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Damage over Time

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Damage over Time (often shortened to DoT) is a common term in MMORPGs. It is used primarily to describe effects that cause enemy players damage over intervals (also known as ticks). As an example in Star Trek Online a DoT would be the damage over time effect of a Plasma Grenade. Players will often see this term used on ability and skill descriptions, and also in release notes from Cryptic.