Scholar: Returning to Roots

[Eloah]

So Shadowflare did NOT do damage over time, is what you're saying.

Really?

It's right there in what I said "considered more of a ground target then a DoT." I never said it didn't do damage over time, just that system-wise its function was as a ground target. Most offensive ground targeting skills use a damage over time effect, but no one ever refers to them as DoTs in the same sense as Bio, Thunder, Aero. Most ground targets are also oGCD, Shadowflare was unique in that regard until SB, where it was turned into an oGCD. No one ever referred to Flaming Arrow, Doton, or Salted Earth as DoTs. The easiest way to to look at it is that not all ground targeting skills are DoTs and not all DoTs target the ground.

[ty_taurus]

Really?

It's right there in what I said "considered more of a ground target then a DoT." I never said it didn't do damage over time, just that system-wise its function was as a ground target. Most offensive ground targeting skills use a damage over time effect, but no one ever refers to them as DoTs in the same sense as Bio, Thunder, Aero. Most ground targets are also oGCD, Shadowflare was unique in that regard until SB, where it was turned into an oGCD. No one ever referred to Flaming Arrow, Doton, or Salted Earth as DoTs. The easiest way to to look at it is that not all ground targeting skills are DoTs and not all DoTs target the ground.

Does Shadowflare do damage over time or doesn't it? That was what the conversation was about. Please, explain to me how going "um, actually it's considered a ground target AoE and not a DoT" impacts the conversation of "How many damage over time effects did SCH have at each stage of its design?" Because I'd love to know how this seemingly useless to the conversation fact is so important-so absolutely necessary that we would be completely inaccurate discussing ways the SCH could do damage over time otherwise.