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I dont know if you aware, but AoE nerf was applied to spell that cause damage over time faster than every 2 seconds. Thus Barrage _is_ supposed to cause scattering, and so is SS, but not Hundred blades or cyclone axe.
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Alright, I know I got into the thread late, but I SERIOUSLY feel the need to clear up this garbage.
Barrage
does not cause damage over time. It causes the damage once every time you cast it. Although you can cast it faster than every two seconds, it only deals damage
when you cast it and therefore, although it is area of effect of a sort (It has a limited number of targets, unlike what I normally consider AoE) it is most certainly not DoT.
About Spiteful Spirit, you are completely wrong about that too. Unlike Barrage though, I can actually see where you might get the idea that this falls under the nerf. However, it doesn't. As you should know, Spiteful Spirit is a hex which deals damage to the target and its adjacent allies whenever it attacks or uses skills.
This seems to be AoE DoT, and it seems to do damage faster than every two seconds. But that is misleading. Spiteful Spirit is enormously different than fire storm and the other well known AoE DoT spells in that the field is centered around the monster itself, not a position on the field. Running in a blind craze over a hex casted on you would be utterly idiotic, probably stupider than standing and taking a meteor shower. The simple reason for this is, no matter where you are, the "AoE field" travels with you because it isn't targeted to a direct spot on the map.
Another simple reason that this is not an AoE DoT spell, or at least not one of the typical kind, is the complete ability by the enemy to control the damage. Spiteful Spirit does not deal damage directly, but rather indirectly through the outcome of the enemy's actions. In PvP, a warrior with SS cast on him simply needs to stop attacking and there will be no damage. Actually, if they really did nerf Spiteful that would be the best way to do it (But please AreaNet, don't do it lol) because that's simply what a normal (I'm not thinking RA Wammos) would do.
Finally, Spiteful Spirit does not "do damage more than every two seconds". Well it does, but only in some cases. As SS is directly linked to the enemy's attack, the enemy has complete control over how many times and how often SS does damage. If the enemy attacks less than every two seconds, then it will recieve damage less than two seconds. As there is not a set amount of times it is hit for in two seconds, it therefore does/should not apply in the nerf.
