HoT and DoT question.

[Pyatra]

Hello,

 

I am fairly new to the game and had some quick questions.

 

[*]Do heal over time abilities stack?  Like if I use Dehydrate to get a 8 second HoT for 7% health back.  But I cast it again at 4 seconds due to fast recharge times, what happens?  Do they stack or just reapply?

[*]Same question but with Damage over Time.  I cast Gloom with a 8 Second cool down but a 15 second dot.... what happens if I cast it again at the 8 second mark instead of after the DoT has finished?

 

 

[Trickshooter]

Heal over Time and Damage over Time aren't separate mechanically from regular Heals and Damage, they just have the addition of a tick rate and a duration. Neither effect is ever flagged not to stack from the same caster. If you can cast a second HoT from the same power before the first one finished, you would just have two HoTs ticking on you for their respective durations. Same with DoT on an enemy.