Build Philosophy
Before ability scaling and gear stats are known, the best guide approach is to define playstyle templates rather than pretend to know optimal damage numbers.
Starter Templates
- Survival Build
- Prioritizes healing, defense, safer exploration, and forgiving combat choices.
- Burst Damage Build
- Focuses on ending fights quickly, but may require precise timing and resource control.
- Stealth Route Build
- Values scouting, ambushes, escape tools, and quest flexibility.
- Narrative Choice Build
- Tracks dialogue, faction outcomes, and non-combat utility if those systems exist.
What Needs Testing
- Respec availability and cost.
- Ability scaling by weapon, stat, or story progression.
- Best early upgrades for new players.
- Boss-specific build counters.
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This page is part of the walkthrough hub. Use the hub page when you want the broader reading path and related launch planning pages.
Launch-Week Publishing Pipeline
When a build is tested, copy the build template from templates/build-template.html. Publish only after skill costs, power synergies, and respec risk are known. Link each build to combat, powers, and tested boss pages.
FAQ
- Can best builds be published before launch?
- Not as final rankings. Pre-launch build pages should be frameworks that explain playstyles and the evidence needed before recommending exact setups.
- What build types are useful to prepare?
- Prepare beginner, survival, stealth, vampire, melee, burst, control, and story-focused build pages so launch data has a clear destination.
- What data makes a build guide trustworthy?
- Skills, costs, gear, respec rules, boss matchups, route risk, and tested strengths and weaknesses make build advice trustworthy.