User:Krschkr/RBI

Rüdi Build Index (RBI): Userspace template for the evaluation of a PvE build's quality.

Usage
The criteria are filled in numerically. Refer to to find the value you need to insert.

Criteria
0 to 5, higher values mean better results.

Effectivity
Describes how effectively a build is in achieving ingame goals considering the build's intended role. It is generally assumed that the effectivity includes the intended forms of support, such as external energy support from blood is power] or the enchantment [[dark aura]. The performance when lacking these is part of the [[ criterion. Sub-criteria that may help with evaluating a build's effectivity include:


 * Damage (Single Target)
 * Example 5/5: Build:N/any Order of Undeath, Build:Rt/A Spirit's Strength Dagger Spammer, Build:Me/R Simple Energy Surge, Build:N/A Soul Taker Dagger Spam
 * Example 4/5: Build:D/any Pious Renewal, Build:W/any Warrior's Endurance Axe, Build:E/any PvE Invoke Lightning
 * Example 3/5: Build:P/W Soldier's Fury Spear
 * Example 2/5: Build:R/W Barrage
 * Example 1/5: User:Shadeinthebox/A/Mo Deadly Whisperer
 * Damage (Area)
 * Example 5/5: Build:N/A Soul Taker Dagger Spam
 * Example 4/5: Build:Me/R Simple Energy Surge, Build:D/any Pious Renewal
 * Example 3/5: Build:E/any PvE Invoke Lightning
 * Example 2/5: Build:W/any Warrior's Endurance Axe, Build:R/W Barrage, Build:Rt/A Spirit's Strength Dagger Spammer, Build:N/any Order of Undeath
 * Example 1/5: Build:P/W Soldier's Fury Spear
 * Example 0/5: User:Shadeinthebox/A/Mo Deadly Whisperer
 * Shutdown (Caster)
 * Spell or skill interruption.
 * Casting or skill usage speed reduction.
 * General shutdown like knock-downs if it affects casters.
 * Shutdown (Physical)
 * Attack interruption.
 * Attack speed reduction.
 * Attack damage reduction or prevention.
 * Snares against melees.
 * General shutdown like knock-downs if it affects physicals.
 * Self-preservation
 * Generally more important for the player in a hero team or a melee in player teams.
 * Assume 1/5 for a build that introduces heavy health sacrifices or [[frenzy].
 * Assume 2/5 for a character with 60 armour and no self-preservation skills.
 * Assume 3/5 for a character with 80+ armour without self-preservation skills or a character with 60–80 armour and self-preservation skills.
 * Assume 4/5 for a character with 80+ armour and self-preservation skills.
 * Assume 5/5 for a full tank.
 * Healing (Single Target)
 * Rating penalty if skills activate slowly.
 * Healing (Party)
 * Rating penalty if skills activate slowly.
 * Protection (Single Target)
 * Protection (Party)
 * Functionality Preservation
 * Removal of conditions and hexes.
 * Knock-down prevention.
 * Interruption prevention.
 * Count [[asuran scan] and [["I Am Unstoppable!"] because they reduce the team's need to bring functionality preservation.
 * Offensive support for allies
 * The supported builds receive a better effectivity rating in the assumption of support. Accordingly, the supporting build should consider that in its own effectivity rating, because if there's no supporter, there's no supported.
 * Utility
 * Movement speed improvement and other convenience features.
 * Aggro management.
 * Special
 * Some builds have unusual jobs that are not caught properly by the aforementioned categories, like reducing the duration of foes' [[Spirit Bond]s with [[Air of Disenchantment] or preventing resurrection with [[Frozen Soil]. Use the special category to fix otherwise unfitting effectivity evaluations, but don't cheat.
 * Speed
 * Running builds. Compares with both alternative runnings builds and teams that try to achieve the same goal without running.
 * Prolificness
 * Average gain from a farming build.

Reliability
Positive: Negative:
 * Independence from support
 * Resilience against potential counters
 * Success rate of a running build.
 * Success rate of a farming build.
 * Severity of expected fail-states
 * Coefficient: Likelyhood of expected fail-states
 * If the execution of a farm is reliable, but it's only done for a rare drop that appear very unreliably.

Ease of use
How easy it is to use the build effectively. This does not mean perfect execution. If a build requires that, its ease of use should be 0/5 anyway. In general, assume 5/5 and lower the rating based on factors that negatively affect the ease of use.

Negative:
 * Requires micro management. If micro management is not crucial for a build to be effective, consider neglecting this point.
 * Player failure negatively affects the build performance for an extended time or particularly severe, like using [[Shelter] during [[Soul Twisting]'s downtime.
 * High APM.
 * Requires good timing of skills, i.e. timed skill combos or interruption.
 * Requires good target choice to work, i.e. skill type dependent mesmer skills such as [[mistrust].

Universality
Describes how well-suited a build is for various content.
 * 5/5 if a build can be used effectively in almost all areas, i.e. Build:Me/R Simple Energy Surge
 * 4/5 if a build can be used effectively in about 85% of areas, i.e. Build:N/any Order of Undeath
 * 3/5 if a build can be used effectively in at least 66% of areas, i.e. Build:R/any PvE Beast Master
 * 2/5 if a build can be used effectively in few areas, such as an [[air of disenchantment] mesmer.
 * 1/5 if a build only works for a very narrow selection of areas, i.e. Build:Any/N Augury Rock HM

Compatibility
Describes how well the build fits into teams and whether there are dependencies.


 * No conflicts with any common build type.
 * Build:N/any Minion Bomber Hero conflicts with Build:Rt/any Ritual Lord Prot
 * Archive:N/Me SS Nuker conflicts with Build:Me/E PvE Panic
 * Effective without support; does not need to support a different character.
 * Build:Me/R Simple Energy Surge won't work without [[Blood is Power].
 * Build:W/any Warrior's Endurance Axe is not particularly effective unless supported by [[splinter weapon], [[strength of honor] etc..
 * Build:Me/N Lyssa's Aura Orders is near-useless without an appropriate team.

RBI Formula
This template prints two different RBIs
 * RBI(g) :Rating for general builds.
 * RBI(s) :Rating for specialized builds.

They are derived from the criteria you evaluate in the template.

RBI(g) formula: {8(Effectivity)*0.2(Reliability)+Universality+Compatibility}/10+0.05*[(Effectivity)*0.2(Ease of use)] RBI(s) formula: [3(Effectivity)+(Effectivity)*0.2(Reliability)]/3.8+0.01*[(Effectivity)*0.2(Ease of use)]

Real-Vetting
PvXwiki:Real Vetting

Effectiveness = Effectivity*(0.2*[Reliability]) Universality = [(Ease of use)+7(Universality)+5(Compatibility)]/13