DoT Ticks Mathematics Thread

[Almalexia]

I'm trying to understand how DoT is affected by critical hits/buffs.

1. Yes.
2. At the time of application.
3. DoTs tic every 3 seconds on a server-wide scale. So a 10-potency DoT that lasts 30 seconds will tick 10 times, and each time it ticks it will deliver an attack with a potency of 10.
4. Your base crit rate isn't 0% against mobs of equal level; it's 5%. If you apply a DoT that is in any way more effective than the existing form of that DoT, it will overwite. If the DoT you are applying is in any way less effective than the existing form of the DoT, it will have no effect.
5. DoTs already on a mob will not inherit any buffs you gain during the duration of the DoT.
6. Yes. Think of every tic of the DoT as an X-potency WS or spell that happens at a set interval while the DoT is in effect. All damage calculations apply to DoTs as they do for direct attacks.