I have a stupid question about divine punishment...

[justagame]

If it lasts 15-16 seconds, and has an 8-second cooldown...

How can it stack 3 times?

[Tobril]

When you cast it again the timer resets.

Try it out on a big HP monster with the new examine window open and it will make a lot more sense.

[dkyle]

If it lasts 15-16 seconds, and has an 8-second cooldown...

How can it stack 3 times?

Multiple casters, for one.

[justagame]

Thanks, will check it out when I'm back online!

[Cyreonx]

It refreshes its timer when reapplied. So you can cast it, do something for the 10 second cooldown, hit it again, kill another 10 seconds, then applied a third time for the most damage you will see from the spell.

[Matuse]

Quote:
Originally Posted by justagame View Post
If it lasts 15-16 seconds, and has an 8-second cooldown...

How can it stack 3 times?

Multiple casters, for one.

Not exactly.

Multiple casters can stack ANY DoT effect now. This isn't the same thing.

:00 Cast Divine Punishment - Timer :16
:10 Cooldown Expires - Timer:6
:14 Cast Divine Punishment - Timer:16, Damage x2
:24 Cooldown Expires - Timer: 6
:28 Cast Divine Punishment - Timer: 16, Damage x3

Further castings will stay at x3 damage, and just keep refreshing the timer.

If you have a party of 6 Divines, you could have x18 damage running. Although only a raid boss or Crateos would survive that for very long.

[Razcar]

Further castings will stay at x3 damage, and just keep refreshing the timer.

It's a bit fun since you have to watch the timer to hit the boss in the last 5 seconds. Breaks up the monotony of watching red bars in raids.