2012-04-11, 04:05 PM
Raul Wrote:IMO DoT damage is far more potent than simple straight-up damage, because of its ability to seem insignificant but to be actually very damaging.
I might try this item out to check stacks if I can get in-game on Rammus or Fiora any time soon. If it does stack to any decent amount, then it serves the same function as Malefic Visions or Ignite: to kill people when they try to run. This and something like Black Cleaver or Malady seems like it would be deadly to a runner.
[COLOR="#cc8899"]That's an entirely counterintuitive way of thinking. Less damage is better because people underestimate it? Most players worth their salt recognize a threat regardless of the source, so you're generally going to want to go with whatever's outright stronger if the only stat you're looking at is the damage on-hit. And Malefic Visions is designed to sit there for a bit to make killing creeps easier and efficient, since it bounces from one to the next. It does the same damage to a player standing still as it does to one running away. It also makes for a really efficient spell vamp ability, given that it is single target but will eventually rack up a lot of damage if given the chance.
Again, the damage over time is there to harass people and further mitigate healing effects, not to kill anyone.[/COLOR]