Trouble understanding the large/small HITBOX concept

[frareanselm.1925]

I see in the benchmarks that some classes make good dps in large hitboxes and others are better in small, but what does mean the hitbox?My personal idea is that a large hitbox may be like the wells of a necromancer, or the storms of elementalists that have a big area of damage and can hit multiple mobs, while small hitbox may be damaging a single target like a elite boss? I'm a wrong?

[Arcaniaxs.4519]

Probably large hitbox means boss with massive health pool and small means the opposite

[Ayrilana.1396]

It has nothing to do with the HP pool.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hitbox

[otto.5684]

@frareanselm.1925 said:I see in the benchmarks that some classes make good dps in large hitboxes and others are better in small, but what does mean the hitbox?My personal idea is that a large hitbox may be like the wells of a necromancer, or the storms of elementalists that have a big area of damage and can hit multiple mobs, while small hitbox may be damaging a single target like a elite boss? I'm a wrong?

Ayrilana linked the wiki. A simplifying example, Ele Meteor Shower skill. The skill has a large AOE where meteors hit randomly. If you are The larger the hit box, the more area the enemy covers, the more likely they are to be hit by a meteor. The less, the less. As a result, the larger the hitbox the more damage the boss typically takes, from builds with AOE attacks that does variable damage in an area.

[TheNecrosanct.4028]

It's simple. Click on any enemy in the game. That red circle you see around them on the ground, that's the hitbox.