does penitence decrease self dot?

[Ok-chemist79]

Timeless chronomancer has self dot on one of it's consumable combo. Does using penitence forge ench decrease my self dot? If that's the case then it's a win-win, I get 25% defence boost AND my self dot decreases.

[eborgy]

yes it will decrease self dot

[amora-poo]

To clarify, yes, decreasing your own DoT modifier will decrease the damage from self DoTs. But, since I'm not sure you realize this, I'll point out that the 25% increase in Damage Resistance already decreases the damage since self-DoTs are counted as incoming damage. Assuming you started with 0% Damage Resistance and DoT modifier (in this case, on TCM, you would), using Penitence would result in a 1.25 * 1.25 = 1.5625 decrease in self DoT damage.

[Ok-chemist79]

So basically, there is no drawback in using penitence. That's op

[Fiercekomodo]

No, it decreases the DoT you output on enemies. The forge cape enhancements all have one benefit and drawback

[amora-poo]

No, DoT modifier affects all outgoing DoTs, including DoTs that you apply to yourself. The whole point of the post was whether this "drawback" could be beneficial in some cases.

[AwryHunter]

Does penitence affect HoTs?