Some changes to the way Action Points work has been brought out by the recent implementation of patch 1.3.2. Nate Levy, who is the Combat and Careers Team Leader answered some questions about the bug fixes, which affected AP regeneration.

Levy said, "Right now, Action Point recovery works exactly as it was designed: You gain 25 AP per second (and we fixed the issue which heavily tied AP rates to server performance, so that fixes the second bug and means AP will be more consistent), and you do not gain AP while you're in the middle of a combat action (which fixes the first bug)."

Since this change should increase the amount of time players can survive in RvR and makes AP efficiency a factor in ability decisions, Levy feels this change should actually have a positive affect on game balance.