Barbarian's Damage over time skills

Robbinkid - Lost City
Robbinkid - Lost City Posts: 7 Arc User
edited April 2013 in Suggestion Box
I feel like our barb skills such as Firestorm and Garrotte have fell off in skill wise. I think it would be good to give the Bleeds and Fire Damage a boost Maybe the Damage of the Bleeds and Fire Damage based on Str or Vit
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  • XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary
    XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary Posts: 1,173 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Firestorm and Garrotte are both based on physical damage, and therefore ARE based on str.

    DoT spells aren't supposed to be hugely damaging, the point is the damage is spread out so that they can stack as you can beat the charm tick, or to go around def levels. Neither of them are fantastically efficient, but they're not supposed to be. The same problem exists with ALL DoTs.
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  • Robbinkid - Lost City
    Robbinkid - Lost City Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    yes i know they are based on Str base dmg wise but the dots only do 30-80 dmg each thats so pointless I would love to see it upped some atleast
    XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Firestorm and Garrotte are both based on physical damage, and therefore ARE based on str.

    DoT spells aren't supposed to be hugely damaging, the point is the damage is spread out so that they can stack as you can beat the charm tick, or to go around def levels. Neither of them are fantastically efficient, but they're not supposed to be. The same problem exists with ALL DoTs.
  • XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary
    XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary Posts: 1,173 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    At what level garrotte/firestorm are you talking, what gear do you have, are you saying you do that damage to a mob or a pvp target?
    xSonOfCircex-105/103/102 Sage Wiz
    DrakeEmpress-101/102/103 Sage Cleric
    Gaygasm-101/101/101 Sage Stormbringer

    Because I can't stand playing melee classes
  • Robbinkid - Lost City
    Robbinkid - Lost City Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    gear has nothing to do with the bleed dmg. and demon
    XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary wrote: »
    At what level garrotte/firestorm are you talking, what gear do you have, are you saying you do that damage to a mob or a pvp target?
  • Crixxix - Raging Tide
    Crixxix - Raging Tide Posts: 848 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    XSonOfCircex - Sanctuary wrote: »
    DoT spells aren't supposed to be hugely damaging, the point is the damage is spread out so that they can stack as you can beat the charm tick, or to go around def levels. Neither of them are fantastically efficient, but they're not supposed to be. The same problem exists with ALL DoTs.

    You sir, obviously don't know much about Seekers. Edged Blur is insanely damaging, is magic (metal) based, and is easily coupled with Void Step and Heart Shatter. Edged Blur is a DOT attack, and is an AoE skill.

    I feel that other classes with DOT skills need a bit of a boost to the damage they give over the set time. Don't make them OP, but let us do a lil more damage with them.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • Runemine - Dreamweaver
    Runemine - Dreamweaver Posts: 572 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Well if barbs need boost in DoT damage id say do same with BMs or all classes with weak DoT. Assassins get some nasty DoTs and other classes as well. For example if i use BMs draw blood on any normal gears (Not super high) it;d tick like 50 HP a time which would do well nothing. Now say you do a Psy DoT it'll tick 1ks depending on target (AA/HA/LA).

    So overall some classes need a boost in DoT damage but not like SUPER boost where half one person HP is gone with it.
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