Hello Yoshi-P

[VentVanitas]

You can do some pretty cool things with DoTs too that SE really hasn't explored.

Seeing what Blizzard does with Affliction Warlock then looking back at FFXIV even at its peak with DoTs makes me weep.

[Absurdity]

Seeing what Blizzard does with Affliction Warlock then looking back at FFXIV even at its peak with DoTs makes me weep.

One of the big limiting factors to DoT gameplay is unfortunately the fundamental design behind DoT effects in XIV. Dots deal their damage every server tick, which is 3 seconds, and there is no way to speed this up.

No matter what they do about DoTs it will always feel a bit lackluster compared to WoW's affliction lock where you could have DoTs tick every second, sometimes even faster with abilities like Malefic Grasp and stacking Haste, filling your screen with damage numbers everywhere.