Following the wiki, DoT formula is: Tick Damage = Total Damage / Time
This means increasing DoT duration only slows down the dps, dealing the same damage but on a longer duration. So points like "The Maj'Elkan Grasp" from Multishot (Marksman) would mean less bleeding damage per second.
Am I missing something, or DoT duration is just a damage decrease?
External link →I can see how that can be confusing. What I can do is have the team add a better ALT (more info) description underneath it to clarify.
No, it doesn't change your DPS at all. It just allows you to apply the DoT less frequently, or stack up more DoT effects at a time. It will keep doing the same amount of damage every time it ticks, but it will tick for a longer period of time.
As an example, let's say you have a DoT that does 100 DPS and lasts 5 seconds, for a total of 500 damage. If you give it +100% DoT duration, it does 100 DPS and lasts 10 seconds, dealing a total of 1000 damage. The stat is good for DoTs that can be applied multiple times, as increasing the duration of each DoT will allow more of them to be stacked at once.
Thanks for helping the community u/federalX, that is the right answer :)
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