Dot Meaning?
3.0BRAINROT SCOREDoT Short for "damage over time": an effect such as poison, burning or bleeding that reduces health gradually over several seconds or turns instead of all at once. Players say a target is "DoTed" or talk about "applying DoTs" and "DoT classes".
Origin:Wikipedia's glossary of video game terms defines damage over time as an effect, such as poison or catching on fire, that reduces a player's health over the course of time or turns. The glossary gives no origin or first use. It is an acronym with a plain technical meaning; the community use is the verb-like "DoT" and "DoTed" in party chat, which the sources opened do not document in detail. The entry is weak on slang specifics.
First Seen:Unknown (no dated first use is documented in the sources opened)
Peak Era:2000s-2020s (MMOs, RPGs, MOBAs)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""Put your DoTs on the boss before the add phase starts.""
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