"Default Active Ability" vs "Abilities Normal"

[thevoden]

I cant seem to find the difference between these two ( "Default Active Ability" vs "Abilities Normal" ) things in the Object editor. I mean I can put abilities in both. How does one compare to another? Why would I use one instead of the other?

 

[Ashcat]

Putting an ability in the default active ability field means the unit will start out with that ability on autocast if it is an autocast ability.

 

[baka-ranger]

abilities normal, are the abilities that the unit can actually use, while default active ablity is which auto-cast/toggle eg (mana shield, immolation) is "turned on" normally.

eg. a priest has heal, inner fire and dispel as "abilities normal" and has heal as its default active ability which makes it set to auto-cast automatically.