Revision as of 22:38, 24 January 2010

Overview

Discuss and document powerset article layout/rules.

General Layout

Overview

Brief description of who gets access to this powerset. The exact wording of this overview should be consistent across articles. Konoko keeps re-writing it on new powerset articles. Bad admin.

Also included should be an in game description of the powerset

Power Tables

Contains clear, concise table that describes the powerset. Can contain more than one for similar or identical primary/secondary sets. Must contain two or more if powersets differ in the slightest.

• i.e. Scrapper vs Tanker/Brute taunt power.
  • Tanker and Brute melee sets contain a power usually called Taunt that is a Targeted AoE taunt.
  • Scrapper melee sets contain a power usually called something other than Taunt (Confront mostly) that is a Single Target taunt. This is cause for grief for Konoko, who would rather have 1 table with a note on the taunt power rather than 2 nearly identical tables

• i.e.2 Force Field
  • Defender and Controller Force Field sets are identical (except one is primary, the other secondary see below), while the Mastermind version has powers shuffled a fair bit.

Powersets that are exactly identical except one is a Primary while the other is Secondary (Dark Miasma, most Brute/Tanker melee sets) could be combined in the same table, however an exact method has not been decided on. Archery for example.

General Layout

Below we have some examples and code to help one get started making the power tables section of a powerset article. Included is both the traditional as well as the current split pri/sec attempts. Note that the template creates an in-article link to the power specified in power name.

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CODE traditional

The {{PAGENAME}} powerset is available as a <pri/sec> set for [[<Archetype>]]s. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

{{Powers_LevelHeader}}
{{Powers_LevelRow|Icon=<power icon(without Image:)>.png|Power=<power name>|Level=<level>|Effect=<short help text>|Border=1}} What would happen if we left Border off? it seems to be 1 no matter what
{{Powers_LevelRow|Icon=ForceField ForceBubble.png|Power=Test Power|Level=1|Effect=Toggle: Self +Resist (Nerf)|Border=1}}
{{Powers_Footer}}

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RESULT

	Power	Level	Effect
	<power name>	<level>	<short help text>
	Test Power	1	Toggle: Self +Resist (Nerf)

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CODE pri/sec split

The {{PAGENAME}} powerset is available as a primary set for [[Blaster]]s, or as a secondary set for [[Defender]]s. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

{{Powers_SplitLevelHeader}}
{{Powers_SplitLevelRow|Icon=<power icon>.png|Power=<power name>|PriLevel=<primary level>|SecLevel=<secondary level>|Effect=<short help text>|Border=1}}
{{Powers_SplitLevelRow|Icon=Archery_MediumArrow.png|Power=Aimed Shot|PriLevel=1|SecLevel=2|Effect=Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)|Border=1}}
{{Powers_Footer}}

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RESULT

	Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
	<power name>	<primary level>	<secondary level>	<short help text>
	Aimed Shot	1	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)

Powers

Expanded and detailed list of powers in the set. Most well established powersets have this list sorted in alphabetical order. Konoko would rather they be in level order, but this does not work on Force Field and most Stalker secondaries

General Layouts

The powers section makes liberal use of the templates. Also of note are the and Setset template link templates. This section needs a better way of describing each template

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=== [[Image:Power Icon.png]] Power Name ===

In game description --as stated, in game description. some powers have notes here

{{PowerBlock_Start}} --required, starts a wiki table
{{PowerBlock_Recharge|Slow}} --recharge description, at this time no numbers
{{PowerBlock_Damage|Minor(Lethal)}} --damage description
{{PowerBlock_Level|[[Image:V archetypeicon brute.png|18px]] 10 (Brute)}} --archetype icon, level, and archetype name
{{PowerBlock_Blank|[[Image:Archetypeicon tanker.png|18px]] 6 (Tanker)}} --additional archetype, note the use of PowerBlock_BLank
{{PowerBlock_Effects|Toggle}} --some articles put all effects on one line, others break them up, use best judgment
{{PowerBlock_Blank|Self +Resist (Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Knockback)}}
{{PowerBlock_Enhancements|{{Reduce Endurance Cost}}}} --use enhancement template so that all articles look consistent
{{PowerBlock_Blank|{{Enhance Defense}}}} --more enhancements
{{PowerBlock Sets|{{Set Defense}}}} --use invention set template (icon is in dispute(as in just added))

{{PowerBlock_End}} --end of wikitable

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Aimed Shot

Though it takes longer to execute, your Aimed Shot deals greater damage than Snap Shot.

Damage	High(Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Blaster)
	2 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Ranged Damage

Pet Layouts

Many Mastermind powers and other Pet summoning powers have an additional section that describes the pet's powers. For now, here's an example from Thugs.

Call Thugs

Calls forth one to three Thugs (the second is available at level six, the third at level eighteen) to do your bidding. The third Thug you gain will be an Arsonist. Thugs use Dual Pistols and can be taught additional pistol attacks. You may only have 3 Thugs under your control at any given time. If you attempt to call more Thugs, you can only replace the ones you have lost in battle. If you already have three, the power will fail. ((Note: THe Arsonist Appears to have the Scourge Ability.))

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	1 (Mastermind)
Effects	Summon 1-3 Thugs
Thug	Level 1 and 6 pets are Punks
Basic Powers	Brawl (Smashing)
	Pistols (Minor Damage)
Equip Powers	Dual Wield (Moderate Damage)
Upgrade Powers	Empty Clips(Cone Moderate Damage)
Arsonist	Level 18 pet is an Arsonist
Basic Powers	Brawl (Smashing)
	Molotov Cocktail (AoE Minor DoT)
Equip Powers	Spit Fire (Cone Moderate DoT)
Upgrade Powers	Fire Bomb (AoE)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Pet Damage

Powers History

Optional section that could contain very brief description of changes to the powerset. See Regeneration#Powers History for example.

External Links

Most powersets are detailed on http://coh.redtomax.com/, however the layout of the website has changed. Other websites that detail or discuss the powerset could be linked to from here.

Categories

Not a section, but powersets should be in these categories

• All powersets should be in the Powersets category

  [[Category:Powersets]]

• Each powerset should also be in the applicable Primary or Secondary category for the archetype that use them.

  Example: Dual Blades

  [[Category:Tanker Primary]]

  [[Category:Scrapper Secondary]]

  [[Category:Brute Secondary]]

  [[Category:Stalker Secondary]]