Game, Gear, and Addon Assistance - jfchoii/saints2 GitHub Wiki

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3shWjiAahJGDNV_0fKYMIkKm4QmjxxFcpF7ToYdfx4/edit

Revised Oct 10th, 2021

(Editor's note: Will fix links to headers)

Overview

This document describes the different types of game knowledge that is often requested by guild members when asking for help. The game and its mechanics can get complex at times, therefore it is unlikely anyone will be able to provide expert level assistance without referring to jobs aids. This document provides a list of key game mechanics and some suggestions on where to go for updated information on them for different playstyles.

It is also important to note that players come in a range of different playstyles, so when providing game advice, it is first important to understand their game goals and playstyle before providing recommendations. For example, a progression meta would be completely inefficient if the player mostly played solo or PVP, etc. Also worth noting is that players have vastly different time commitments to the game and ability or willingness to understand the intricacies of the game. Essentially, it is important to note whether or not they are a casual gamer or have end game goals.

Game mechanics, builds and more

Several sites already describe game mechanics very well.

Set and skill resources

PVP builds

  • The Real Godzilla - Great youtube based site. Some of the best PVP build recommendations I’ve seen.
  • Unified Gaming - Great builds, mostly for PVP. Site includes a lot of New World videos as well.
  • KristoferESO - Builds include a nice rating scale to help you determine what may work best for you.

Parses (and more build ideas) - also great sources for PTS test results

  • Liko - great site for build and parses
  • Skinny Cheeks - another great site for build and parses

Intro Videos

Addons

Trading Addons

List other trading addons here
Master Merchant Setup

My Addons

These are the addons I use regularly. Note the greyed out addons are not relevant for this character (e.g. ShalkTracker is Warden specific). Also, I often use only a portion of an addon if there are better features from another addon. To use similar addons (e.g. addons PVP alerts), simply disable the portion of the addon that you are not using in the settings menu. If you do not do so, you will either get conflict errors or a lot of overlapping screen or chat messages. (Add image or list)

General guidelines for providing game assistance to guild members:

Be knowledgeable

Be knowledgeable about different game and stat mechanics

  • Max Health, Max Magicka, Max Stamina
  • Regen / recovery
  • Spell damage & weapon damage
  • Critical hits and damage
  • Armor / spell resistance & penetration
  • Resists, blocking, damage shields and % mitigation and how damage is calculated
  • Roll dodge, break free/interrupt
  • Damage calculations
  • Status effects and brittle duties
  • Buffs and debuffs
  • Damage and damage types (AE vs single target, direct vs dot, channel vs non channel)
  • Healing and healing types
  • Crowd control (CC)
  • NPC monster combat mechanics

Be knowledgeable about character setup

  • Race & class
  • Abilities, passives and ultimates
  • Skill lines
  • Mundus stones, attributes, CP’s
  • Bar setup

Rotation and light attack weaving

  • Understand how to create a rotation and optimize for max damage
  • Understand the mechanics of light attack weaving and animation canceling
  • Understand the difference between PVE and PVP rotation/combo setup

Be knowledgeable about sets and theory crafting for different playstyles

  • Solo sets
  • PVE group play vs Trial sets
  • PVP sets
  • Different types of sets - stat sets, stack sets, proc sets, ability alternating sets, etc.
  • How to theory craft with sets

Be current with game changes (see links)

  • Theory crafting discord sites
  • ESO forums & discord
  • PTS
  • Build guru sites for their interpretation on upcoming changes

Understand how to use addons

  • Basic advice on using addons for game build help and mechanics (link)
  • Popular addons

Understand how to interpret a parse and the tools available to help

Be knowledgeable of game content and/or resources available for guild members to use to learn

  • Key sites that describe game mechanics
  • Key build gurus and their sites
  • Key discord channels
  • ESO sites

Be approachable

Be polite and courteous

  • Players are at different stages of their game understanding and mechanics, builds, etc that are obvious to an experienced player are not always obvious to a beginner
  • Understand that a person that is seeking out advice may be frustrated with something in the game or hit a wall (with dps) or an encounter

Be flexible with game advice and understand the goals of the person you are helping

  • Understand that everyone has different game objectives and time commitments which influence the build that they need
  • Be realistic and help the player set expectations