Spells: Dot Stacking - not a bug

[Nedala]

I doubt its working as intended, stinging swarm should stack with creeping crud, it just shouldn't stack with the same spell of another druid.

[mwatt]

Well, granted it's been a long time since I left EQ live.... about 5 years now. However, I distinctly remember Druid magic dots stacking and Necro fire dots stacking. Meaning, the same player could cast both lower and higher "versions" of the same line of dot.

It is possible I guess that this ability came along later and I just don't remember the that in the early days of EQ things perhaps worked as they are now working after tonights patch.

But I don't think so. I think this is a mistake.

[nilbog]

http://web.archive.org/web/200008221...ds.com/dot.htm

How does this differ from how its currently working?

[moklianne]

About dot stacking from different casters of the same class (as much as I hate to post it):

from here:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2002-2.html

Damage Over Time (DoT) spells are spells that linger on the target
doing damage. Until today two different characters could not have the
same DoT spell on the same target. As long as one copy of the spell was
active any new version of the spell would not take hold. After today
the same DoT spell cast by different casters can affect the same target
at the same time. Also, if you cast a DoT spell on a target and you
already have that spell active on it, the spell will refresh. (Note: It
will not be possible to stack Lifeburn).

This does not allow for inferior spells to stack along with superior
spells. (Example: Two Necromancers can both land Boil Blood on the same
target. However, Heat Blood, being an inferior spell, will still not
stack.)

Several DoT spells that have debuff components such as Tuyen's Chant of
Frost and Breath of Ro will not stack due to the balance issues of
having several hundred points of Resistance debuffs on a single NPC.

[Gorgetrapper]

Originally Posted by moklianne [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

About dot stacking from different casters of the same class (as much as I hate to post it):

from here:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2002-2.html

Damage Over Time (DoT) spells are spells that linger on the target
doing damage. Until today two different characters could not have the
same DoT spell on the same target. As long as one copy of the spell was
active any new version of the spell would not take hold. After today
the same DoT spell cast by different casters can affect the same target
at the same time. Also, if you cast a DoT spell on a target and you
already have that spell active on it, the spell will refresh. (Note: It
will not be possible to stack Lifeburn).

This does not allow for inferior spells to stack along with superior
spells. (Example: Two Necromancers can both land Boil Blood on the same
target. However, Heat Blood, being an inferior spell, will still not
stack.)

Several DoT spells that have debuff components such as Tuyen's Chant of
Frost and Breath of Ro will not stack due to the balance issues of
having several hundred points of Resistance debuffs on a single NPC.

Which was a patch from 2002, well into Luclin.

[Uthgaard]

Right, so like I said. Working as intended.

[moklianne]

Originally Posted by Uthgaard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Right, so like I said. Working as intended.

Unfortunately, lol

[Badmartigan]

It's more of a big deal for druids than for necros IMHO...

[Haynar]

Originally Posted by Badmartigan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's more of a big deal for druids than for necros IMHO...

Unless you are the 2nd necro in a group, or on a raid.

[parlay1]

Thank you Moklianne for the actual notes, I think this posted out on the main page for patch notes would go along way to avoid confusion after these patches. Just a thought.