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One quick question. If I have a flamethrower that is not doing specials, and hits for 1100 dam, what is the DOT and how long does it last? Seems a bit inconsistent to me, but I am getting used to it. Thanks for the help.

For me it happens when useing a flame special, you will notice a new icon on there HAM bar, if you put your mouse over it it says the target is on fire, it works like a bleed shot, causing dmg about every 15-20 seconds, the amount of dmg it does depends on how vulnerable the creature or person is to heat dmg, but useualy does about 700-1300 in dmg at a time.

Hope that helps.

The DoT only applies to them when you use the special on them. Its basically like you were regularly shooting them.(600-1200damage a tick)Didnt someone say that lasts several minutes?

also note, as in real life if they run for water the dot goes away. mostly will only happen in pvp.
what makes the dot nastie is the wounds it does. wounds are free damage. watch a mob burn once. when the black bar grows they take that damage too. 50 black wounds means 50 damage. and to finaly make a great bonus the wounds caused, i belive , are based on its ham. i was fighting a atst with a ch and some medics. 1 flame single gave it 3k in wound. second one gave it 6k total. didnt get to do a third cuz it was dead.

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From my observations, the DOT only happens with specials, and goes off roughly ever 10 seconds afterward, doing about 1/3 of the damage delt by the special. (seen 1124 dot on a nice special hit)

Just my observations

FYI

The stronger the Initial hit, the stronger the dot per tick, and the more hp wounds they take per tick.

Hit for 2000, do 1k a tick, do 100 wounds.

Hit for 4000, do 2k a tick, do 200 wounds.

These arent the real #'s...but they show my point.