Refresh types: Restart, Legacy, and 30% Pandemic There are still some other periodic effects that calculate damage/healing at the time of application as well – those are discussed in the Append (Ignite) Type Effects section below. Feral Druids (and Rogues with Nightstalker) are the exception. This used to be a big part of WoW back in the day, before it was removed across the board. Feral Druids have special abilities that allow their DoTs to Snapshot damage at the time they are applied. Some effects have their damage and healing for the entire duration of the effect calculated at the time it is applied. Calculating damage and healingĮvery time an effect ticks, the damage/healing is calculated based on your current stats and the next tick is scheduled… except when it works differently. What happens with the leftover time at the end of the DoT?ĭoTs would be very easy to understand if you never had to refresh them – most of the complexity comes from refreshing because not all DoTs / HoTs are coded the same.If you have 30% haste, does the DoT duration get decreased by 30% or the interval get decreased by 30%?.If a 15 second duration DoT is cast on a target, what happens if we try to refresh the DoT 5 seconds later?.Sounds simple! You cast your spell, the effect is applied to your target for X seconds, it ticks once every Y seconds for some amount Z.īut the idea of refresh starts to complicate things and creates a lot of questions. Uptime – The percentage of a fight / encounter / mob’s lifespan that a periodic effect is present.Presumably the goal is to keep the effect on the target longer or forever. Refresh – The term we use when we talk about casting the effect on your target again before the effect wears off.Each time it ticks, it does damage or healing. Interval – How often the effect “ Ticks” on your target.Duration – How long the effect lasts on your target.
This post explains all the different mechanics and defines the terminology that is used in our theorycraft wiki, which defines how effects work in the AMR simulator. The mechanics of these effects evolved over the years and now we have multiple mechanics being used in the game depending on the spell or effect. They are most commonly referred to as a DoT (damage over time) and a HoT (heal over time). Periodic damage and healing have been a part of World of Warcraft since launch.
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