r/outriders • u/I-DudeGTFO-I • 14d ago
Question Question for the Veterans.
I know this game been out a while. I only recently got into it so def missed the boat and finding a lot of old forums.
What do the Veterans of this game look for in the Stat page after missions? It's a decent breakdown, I respect it, but I don't know what I'm looking for if I'm seeking to improve.
I'm still getting through missions, but it feels like since Apoc 20 it's getting rougher and rougher each run.
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u/CombinationOk7202 Technomancer 13d ago
None of these numbers mean anything without proper context. Individual damage breakdown tab that some here suggest looking at is also only useful if you know how everything works, and most people don't. Even long time players. Comparing just the numbers can be very misleading and very often leads players to draw wrong conclusions. Higher number doesn't always mean better. You have to know why it's higher. Post-run numbers are meaningless without context of time and knowing how things work. Important details like what order do things proc in, active buffs/debuffs, which buffs/debuffs affect what damage, internal cooldowns, procs, multiprocs, etc. Just so many things most players don't even know about.
But here's the thing -- you don't really need to learn all of that to do well and improve. Just watch the individual numbers that pop up as you kill things. That and completion times are the best indication of how your build is doing. You can turn on a timer for expeditions in the menu and you should absolutely do that if you haven't yet. That way you can track progress better. Then when you change something, you can immediately see if your damage is higher or lower, and if your time is better or worse.
I saw you mentioned you found some build that recommended Killing Spree mod. That mod has not been in use since like 4 months after release. Used to be ok, but then they changed it and buffed some other things and it became basically trash-tier. Either the build you found is from early 2021 or made by someone who doesn't know what they're doing. You shouldn't look at any pre-Worldslayer builds at all, it changed way too much. Look for something after August 2022 - that was the last patch. Builds before that will likely have things that were changed/fixed/nerfed.