I think it could be useful.
Duck back into cover and unless they enemy knows you are using it, they will leave you to burn out, when in fact you'll get your shield back and have a chance to catch them by surprise
I agree it sounds pretty average on paper, but so do a lot of perks which end up being borderline OP. I don't think this will ever be OP, but it could be very useful.
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They'll know you have it as soon as they hit you once, because numbers through walls. And as I said, the artifact does not reduce the duration of the burn, only the amount, so hp regen will start same as it currently does, and they'll also know when that is.
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Hmmm. I had first read the perk as eliminating the dot. But it just says "dramatically reduce". That could mean reduce damage per tick and number of ticks, but I agree doesn't seem to eliminate it entirely. Would have been better if it inflicted the DoT on the person shooting you.
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That'd be op as f*. And I'd pop it whenever I went into pvp xD But then again, I'd never want to use smoke grenades ever again.
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Smokes technically don't do damage over time
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Yes they do. Walk into a snare or poison and walk out. You'll still take dot
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Haha exactly. "Oh, a team of 3 thorn, suppressor, burn and smoke grenades? Eat this mutha¥$€%#s!!!"