There are plenty nodes in passive tree that do say "+50% dot damage, -15% decrease to damage that does not deal damage over time". Hmm. My understanding was its a simple tradeoff, +DOT vs - all other, but it doesnt seem so, because if I take these nodes, my DOT dmg goes up (in the character stat screen), but my standard damage stays as it is.
If I read it carefully - "decrease to damage that doesnt deal DOT", does it mean when I hit with a skill and that hit triggers a dot, that skill does full damage, if I hit and dont trigger a dot, that skill does decreased damage? It seems pretty convoluted, does it actually work?