Channeled dps abilities for classes.

[Raggaz]

This might apply to melee dps type channeled abilities, but have most experience with ranged classes.

The classes that get any sort of long range dps channeled ability. The way in which damage is portioned is off.
It will instantly do x amount of damage, then about a sec later it will do x amount of damage, then near the last half inch of channel bar it will do 2 more x amounts of damage. This is for all ranged classes that get a channeled dps ability.

It should tick damage based on how dots tick, not spikes of damage at certain timings in the channel bar.
The BW gets withering heat, which applies a snare. You can use this ability for .1 sec to get that snare and the initial damage off.
Abilities that apply a debuff should apply those effects halfway through the channeled bar or at the end, otherwise it can be abused easier.

[Rydiak]

When you channel an ability you cannot cast anything else. DoTs can continue to tick while additional abilities are being cast. Why should channeled abilities perform exactly as DoTs? Why have a distinction between channeled abilities and DoTs at all then?

So smart use of ability mechanics is now considered abuse. Interesting argument. Your argument would be better made if you said X ability is overperforming, or Y ability is underperforming. Wanting to blanket-change an entire archetype of casted abilities seems akin to rolling a stone up a hill.

[roadkillrobin]

Moast ranged channels are being used as a instant cast DD ability coz they tend to not be very effective, neither in dps or AP management. Game is kinda bult upon burst so the initical tick combined with the setup of other skills to creates a sequence of burst is kinda what they are used for. The initial tick can also be used in a chain of other instant casts to create a cast on the move rotation.

I can agree that BW having acess to both Withering Heat and Fireball Barrage, aswell as Nova, Burning Iron and Sear give the class acess to an amount of fast and instant casts that basicly makes the class be able to pull of something that should really be intended for just Shadow Warrior.

[Sulorie]

To prove, that timings are off, you could have ran tests and posted several combat logs with timestamps.
Range channel abilities work exactly as they are meant to, first hit instantly and all other hits 2 sec after the previous hit, if not modified.