Spell details for Poison II  

Where'd you get that idea? Of course it doesn't, it's just poison. Whether or not you can have Poison I and Poison II going at the same time I'm unsure of, but I would assume not.

If what these ppl say is true, then it seems worthwhile for BCNMs (Assuming they dont resist it) but not for soloing (DRK kill fast, not worth it, better save your mp for drain to save downtime). Thast just my view tho.

this is just speculation, regarding DoT and hate

I read on a post- and I will edit and throw it in here when I find it again -this info regarding hate.

Direct damage (hitting with weapon, ws, direct damage spells) gives a medium low to high hate, depending directly on the damage dealt. This hate does not dissipate very quickly, but it will, slowly.

Cures do the same thing as direct damage, with regards to hate. It won't go away very quickly, and the bigger the amount of HP recovered, the larger the amount of hate.

Regen will add hate, but it'll be almost negligable because the hate from HP gained every second nearly wears off before the next tic of hp.

I'd assume, that since poison and poison 2 are so similar to regen and regen 2 with regard to hp over time changes, the hate would also be nil.

keep in mind though, there's still a moderate amount of hate delt out anyway, just from casting the spell. Cast poison 3 or 4 times when it doesn't stick at the beginning of a battle and you'll find yourself getting beat on.

if that wasn't clear, forgive me... its rather late. I'll have that link up shortly, i hope XD

I feel it is worth it. As a Rdm, I rarely nuke for damage outside of Magic Bursts. My direct damage to the mob comes from DOT (Damage Over Time) spells.