Bane + Hex Master / Hex Area of Effect inconsistency

Bane skill is affected by the Hex Area of Effect that says "15% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills" and it makes sense, it has the Hex tag and this affects Hexes.

The inconsistency arrives when you look at the Hex Master keystone passive that says "Your Hexes have infinite Duration". I understand from balance standpoint why this does not affect Bane but it is very confusing as Bane clearly is a Hex skill as it has the Hex tag and is affected by the other Hex passive.

Maybe reword it to "Your Hex Curses have infinite Duration"? That would rule out Bane because it is missing the Curse tag and is just a Hex, not a Curse and prevent these misunderstandings. There is nothing in the game that would tell me that one passive affects it and the other one does not.

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seaman wrote:

The term "Hex" by itself refers specifically to Hex Curse skills.

Then explain why does the Hex Area of Effect apply to it? It's basically a case of "Hex Area of Effect" applies to it because it has Hex tag but "Hex Duration" does not because yes, it has Hex and Duration tag but is not a curse? That doesn't make sense, does it?

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seaman wrote:

I meant when the term "Hex" is used alone.

What is the source of that information? It certainly isn't stated anywhere in the game and is... a bit... ridiculous to assume that people would just intuitively deduce that, lol.

I'm not saying that how it works should change, I'm just saying that a small change in wording would greatly increase the clarity of it.

It certainly is very confusing as is. It confused me (and still confuses me why one of the passives works and the other does not, why is the "skill" word changing anything there) and I play the game since 2014, lol.