Thread:Willbachbakal/@comment-24795478-20150827174133/@comment-1330314-20150828164703

Total to me is just the sum of effects from a multi-hit ability, so any DoT or ability that hits over multiple instances in one cast. Maximum is for stuff that happens just in a single instance. You're right that there should be a distinction between the total damage an ability can output and the total damage it can deal to single targets, but ultimately both are total damage.