I had a conversation with another player who argued that this interaction was working as intended because, when a valid target comes in range of Ivy while Tether is active, the tether attaching to the target is treated as a new instance of the spell occurring - thus Ivy is
performing an action.
This is not true. If a new instance of the spell was occurring each time Ivy came in proximity of a valid target,
1) Ivy
would not automatically tether to an ally while stunned (she
does)
View attachment Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (2).mp4
2) Watcher's Covenant occurring a subsequent time
would cause Restorative Locket to accumulate an extra charge each time (it
does not).
View attachment Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (3).mp4
3) It
should not be able to occur WHILE Ivy is busy Channeling another ability (it
does occur while channeling Rescue Beam).
View attachment beam - Made with Clipchamp.mp4
Note that the ally being tethered is happening automatically due to Watcher's Covenant buff being active - except for the last few seconds of video where I am spam inputting '2', causing this UI to pop up informing me "
citadel_ability_tangotether_trigger" cannot be performed because I am busy channeling Rescue Beam.
If automatically grabbing a new target truly is the player "casting a spell", it should not be able to occur during a stun, OR while the player is channeling. (Players cannot take actions during stun!) If we want to consider this automatic leashing onto valid targets as just a status effect (result of a buff, not an action) which can occur while Ivy isn't actionable, then it
should not interrupt Magic Carpet.
This item is insane on Mo & Krill partly because he has a spell that grants him +3m/s move speed. Ivy has a spell that gives +2 m/s and makes the item feel great to use - EXCEPT pathing anywhere near an ally immediately interrupts the item.
