User blog comment:Tailzdafox/Ark, The Rune Constructor/@comment-220.255.2.92-20121003065157/@comment-188.223.3.181-20121003144256

Yeah, I see where you are coming from, but the buffs are permanent until use (except the shield kind of) because you have to stand still to charge them, so making them permanent means you don't have to rely on ridiculous timing.