I have run a number of tests, and when you are using Hail in a rotation with the VMA bow, it is appears to not be counting the last two seconds. with the action duration timer addon on, it shows the skill counting down to 2 seconds remaining, and then jumping straight to 0
well mathematically barrage should be stronger anyways, if you can sustain it...but tests will proof or disproof that
but how do you wana test it, if its bugged?
Wonder if Barrage will indeed be stronger. Yes, 20% damage per tick is slightly stronger than adding two ticks from 11 to 13 (which is around 18% damage increase), but then there's also a factor of better duty cycle (it was 2 seconds windup, 10 seconds of hail, now rotation will be longer, 2 seconds windup, 12 hail) and the fact that vMA bonus gains two more trailing, most damaging ticks. So just might be that Hail will still be stronger. But yes, can't possibly test now.