Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity - Original Sin - General Big problems with elemental surface damage.

I somewhat agree with the OP.
It should be beneficial to leave an AoE, at the moment it really isn't, better to cast a HoT and wait.

* Standing inside an AoE should hurt you when your turn begins (if you are standing in a fire and you also are burning you will take damage from two sources when your turn begins).
* Entering an AoE field should seriously hurt you.

* Once inside, walking around in it shouldn't hurt you.
* However each AP spent walking inside has a chance of applying the status effect.