An attempt at proof that they hardcoded it this way:
The patch notes say
- DoT spells have all had their duration slightly increased. If the
monster moves for 18 seconds during a fight, it will take as much
damage from the DoT as it would before the patch. If the monster moves
for less then 18 seconds during a fight, your DoT will do more damage
then it would have done before the patch. If the monster moves more
then 18 seconds during the fight, it will take less damage then it
would have before the patch.
We can interpret this as less than 3 ticks, 3 ticks, and greater than 3 ticks. Assuming the change added 1 extra tick at the end of DOTs, the one extra new tick would result in more damage than before if the mob took only 2 ticks at .66x, as much damage if the mob took 3 ticks at .66x, and less damage if the mob took more than 3 ticks at .66x.
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