Combat Systems
A stagger meter gives a boss fight a second kind of progress
Read a boss’s stagger meter separately from health and test how openings, recovery and resource timing work in the game you are playing.
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Combat Systems
Combat Systems
A Damage Number May Hide Several Separate Hits
Before comparing two attacks, check whether the damage display shows one strike, several hits or a total accumulated over time.
Combat Systems
Threat and Damage Are Not Always the Same Number in a Boss Fight
Boss targeting can depend on threat or enmity systems rather than the damage leaderboard. Read the current game’s abilities before planning a pull.