Quick Question: Re ATO Proc


ClawsandEffect

 

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... Does it work in a Damage Aura? How does it work in a Damage Aura?

Is it based on activation, pulse of damage, number of targets hit?

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Fireheart


 

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Originally Posted by Fireheart View Post
... Does it work in a Damage Aura?
Yes.

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How does it work in a Damage Aura?

Is it based on activation, pulse of damage, number of targets hit?
I'm not entirely sure, but I can tell you that it will stay consistently double stacked if it is just the regular version. It MAY stay consistently triple stacked with the Superior version, but they tank I have it on is only level 30, so I can't verify that.

My best guess is it operates on the same principle as other PPM procs. If that is the case, the Superior version will proc 5 times a minute, and only gets a chance to check for it once every 10 seconds. If it works how I'm thinking it does, that means it will only NOT proc once per minute and WILL proc the other 5 times per minute that it checks.

Don't quote me on that though, as I'm not 100% sure that's how it works. I can verify that it does work in a damage aura though.


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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
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In a damage aura, it should get a chance to fire every 10 seconds like most procs, and the PPM uses that 10 seconds as the cycle time to calculate the proc chance. With 5 PPM, that should mean ~83% chance, which would indeed give you 2 stacks pretty consistently. The Superior version should have a 100% proc chance, but since it can only proc every 10 seconds and lasts 20 seconds, it won't get you past 2 stacks.