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'''Abbreviation:''' DOT, DoT

==Damage Over Time==

[[Damage Over Time]] simply refers to the amount of damage a character inflicts over the course of a battle. Jobs that are characterized to rely heavily on [[Damage Over Time]] are generally jobs who have very consistent damage dealing mechanisms such as attacking quickly and accurately. Jobs that do not place an emphasis on [[Damage Over Time]] often focus their attacks into large single strikes that are slow and do not occur on a consistent fight for fight basis. 

Jobs that are known to be able to inflict very consistent [[Damage Over Time]] include [[Beastmaster]], [[Dragoon]], [[Monk]], [[Ninja]], [[Thief]], [[Puppetmaster]] and [[Warrior]] when using [[Dual Wield]].

==Damage Over Time Spells==

*A spell or ability that deals generally small amounts of damage over a period of time to the affected target. This kind of damage can add up nicely. These sorts of effects can affect [[mob|mobs]] as well as [[Player Character|Player Characters]].
**Some Examples: [[Poison]], [[Bio]], [[Dia]], [[Foe Requiem]], [[Elemental Debuff]], [[Helix]]
*DoT spells will wake up most types of sleep unless the damage is prevented, usually by [[Stoneskin (Status Effect)|Stoneskin]].
**An exception to this rule is [[Diabolos]]'s [[Blood Pact]] Nightmare, which is a DOT + [[Sleep]] effect. Nightmare's DOT effect will automatically overwrite any DOT currently affecting the target, and the [[Sleep]] effect will stick (assuming it is not resisted).
*Target cannot use the /heal command while it is under the effect of a DOT spell unless the damage is being prevented (again usually via [[Stoneskin (Status Effect)|Stoneskin effect]]) effects.
*If a [[Regen]] effect and DOT effect are both present, the player or [[mob]], regen effects take priority; that is, if you have 60/[[tick]] [[poison]] and 25/[[tick]] [[Regen]] with 40 HP remaining, you will first gain 25 hp, putting you at 65, then lose 60, leaving you alive. Also, if you have full hp, a 10/[[tick]] DOT, and a 12/[[tick]] [[regen]] effect, you'll appear to have 10 less than your max HP after each [[tick]].