How exactly does burn work?

I was curious on how burning damage works. There is no straight forward understanding that I can find. What calculates the actual damage burning would do? Obviously not talking about increased burning damage....I am asking about skill to burning damage mathematics. What exactly determines the amount of burning damage there will be? I ask because of an interesting concept I had. Its a burn mage that functions through ice nova linked with ele pro, chance to ignite, increased burning damage, increased AoE, and cold to fire. I want to know if this would be viable on how burning damage works.
Last edited by Dreadnaut3447#6966 on Jul 10, 2013, 3:43:32 AM
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If you land a critical strike with an attack or spell that deals fire damage, the enemy begins Burning. Burning causes damage over time. Humanoids, Monkeys and Sea Witches will flee while burning.
Burning lasts 4 seconds, and the amount of damage over time is 1/3 of the fire damage dealt per second. So a total of 4/3 of the original damage, over 4 seconds.
Multiple instances of burning can be applied at the same time, however the damage from them does not stack. Only the highest-damage burning effect that is on a creature at any one time will deal damage.
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