Dots and Kiting defined?

[spdn4cr]

...can someone explain to me what these terms mean? Sorry if I missed this somewhere else on this forum. I see these 2 terms referred to a lot but have no idea what they mean.

Thanks!

Spd

[Lady_Smokie]

DoT=damage over time
Kiting=luring a hero towards you

As far as i know at least

[Flavius1]

Kiting can also mean staying away from a hero while a damage is being done.

To further explain, Arachna can "kite" a melee hero by casting web shot on them, then walking in a direction away from the hero. The hero moves slower than arachna at this point, so she can continue to do damage without taking any in return.

[Pashtet]

Kiting can also mean staying away from a hero while a damage is being done.

To further explain, Arachna can "kite" a melee hero by casting web shot on them, then walking in a direction away from the hero. The hero moves slower than arachna at this point, so she can continue to do damage without taking any in return.

That's called orb walking as i know

[Tyrando]

DoT = Damage over Time.
Kiting = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiting_(MMORPG_term)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiting_%28MMORPG_term%29)
"referring to a popular method of killing mobs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_%28computer_gaming%29) (monsters) or other players by staying at a distance, using ranged attacks, and running whenever the enemy comes near. Similar tactics may be used in other computer and video games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game)."

[PeeBeeO]

That's called orb walking as i know

AFAIK Orb walking is a therm used when you aggressively chase a hero using an orb skill (arachna's web shot) without auto-attacking to prevent aggro from tower and creeps.

When you are running backwards/being chased it's usually kiting.

[spdn4cr]

Ah, got it. Much appreciated all :)

[_PINK]

Dots and kiting = play Slither :o

[i2av3n0us]

Orb-walking is canceling your animation so you can move towards/away quicker.

[Kennedy]

With orb effects, you can hit stop or direct your character to move mid-shot to cancel the animation of the model shooting but still get the shot off. This allows players to move in between shots while still doing the same amount of damage. This is orb walking.

Kiting is moving away while doing damage. The above example with Arachna is correct, but the fact that her slow is an orb effect is irrelevant; any ranged character can kite if they move faster than their melee opponent.

[dumblydore]

If I'm not mistaken, kiting is constantly harassing a melee hero with a ranged hero. When they come to chase you, run away towards your tower. However, as soon as they turn around and stop chasing you, immediately follow and harass. Very annoying tactic