A question about AoE DoTs

[Joven]

why is this only DoTs? why does a BLM dropping Flare on a mob not burn the tank?

why does a PLD doing Total Eclipse spinning his word not hit the melee?

I guess I should have just meant AoEs in general, but my brain was stuck on DoTs.

[Gwenorai]

Wasn't there some lore where the echo is involved regarding this? I know it's the lore reason for why we can see boss mechanics such as AOE placements and all that.

[Edax]

Easy. By salting the earth, you are preventing crops from being grown there, thus limiting the world's food supply and causing a worldwide food shortage. The more you do it, the worse it will be, causing mass starvation and millions of deaths.

Enemies know this to be true, and thus are dealt damage from the sadness and regret of the bleak future to come.

I had no idea Diabolos had such a sensitive soul! This just goes to show that I shouldn't judge by appearances.