SOULCASTER Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) I am wondering how DoT clipping works in swtor. From what I hear it exists, and dots applied by the same person will erase the old dot, and start a new dot from the begining over again. My question is, to what extent is this true? If I have Gut/Retractable Blade (Internal bleed), and use a Plasma Cell/Combustible Gas Cylinder (elemental dot) and also have Incendiary Round/Missle (another elemental dot)......do they all overwrite each other? Or can all 3 be used at the same time effectively and be ticking away at the same time? My assumption is, all 3 dots can be used at the same time, and do not overwrite each other (but will overwrite themselves if clipped). However I have not yet tested this extensively in pvp. Any and all advice appreciated, thank you. Edited May 2, 2012 by SOULCASTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOpf Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I am wondering how DoT clipping works in swtor. From what I hear it exists, and dots applied by the same person will erase the old dot, and start a new dot from the begining over again. My question is, to what extent is this true? If I have Gut/Retractable Blade (Internal bleed), and use a Plasma Cell/Combustible Gas Cylinder (elemental dot) and also have Incendiary Round/Missle (another elemental dot)......do they all overwrite each other? Or can all 3 be used at the same time effectively and be ticking away at the same time? My assumption is, all 3 dots can be used at the same time, and do not overwrite each other (but will overwrite themselves if clipped). However I have not yet tested this extensively in pvp. Any and all advice appreciated, thank you. Dot Clipping refers to refreshing a dot before it has it's final tick, not about different dots overwriting other dots. Dot Clipping = Hitting Retractable Blade before the Dot has fallen off. All your dots are seperate and can be applied to have 3 ticking dots on a target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dartanel Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Dot clipping is when you refresh a DoT effect before all its ticks of damage have had a chance to apply. Best example would be incindiary round. At four ammo it's something you don't toss out lightly. If you fire a second incindiary round at the target while you still have a second or two left on the original incindiary round DoT, you lose the last tick of damage from the first DoT. This wastes ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOULCASTER Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Dot Clipping refers to refreshing a dot before it has it's final tick, not about different dots overwriting other dots. Dot Clipping = Hitting Retractable Blade before the Dot has fallen off. All your dots are seperate and can be applied to have 3 ticking dots on a target. Ok so i was correct in assuming that then. Thanks for the quick reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghalthos Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Can anyone enlighten me as to how DoT work in this game in relation to adrenals/buffs? Does your increased damage from buffs apply when the DoT lands, and continue for the duration of the DoT? Or does each tick of the DoT run a check and damage according to your buffs at that moment? I was reading in the Vanguard forums that the recommended damage priority for assault spec would be to cast IR --> hit relics/adrenals --> AP --> HiB --> SS/IP --> HiB on proc. This runs a little counter intuitive to how I had thought DoTs worked and would also affect PvP performance depending on when you reapplied DoTs (since DoT clipping is not quite as much a no-no in PvP as it is in PvE, depending on the circumstances) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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