Quote Originally Posted by Shamirah View Post
But I have a question for you Kevee... when I use raging strike (the 20% damage buff from archer) and then dot the mob... I can't refresh my dot when the buff is gone... the mob is "unaffected"... that is really frustrating -_-
Am I missing something here ? Thanks for the answer !
You can't overwrite a stronger DoT with a weaker DoT. It's a good/bad thing because of the universal DoT timer. It could tick in that last .5s that the debuff is up.

That is also one of the nuances people need to learn to time with SMN. You need to time your casts, and the spells animation/application time, to be able to put the debuff back up right after it wears off from RS. Contagion is very useful with RS, btw. THE DEBUFF HAS TO COMPLETELY WEAR OFF BEFORE YOU CAN RE-APPLY IT!

The other thing to note about RS is that the DoT retains the full damage bonus throughout the whole duration, even if RS wears off mid-timer. Optimal rotation will have you re-applying Bio right when RS is about to fall off, maximizing a lot of timers and 2 fester casts per RS.