Forum:Character Builds

Other than the obvious topics of weapons and quests, I think another important thing we could feature on the wiki is character builds. Granted, with the limit of 5 points per skill, there aren't a massive number of possible builds compared to something like Diablo, but there's surely enough room for variation that we can encourage people to create articles for their build of choice. On their build page they would obviously post where they spent their skill points, but they could also add list the equipment they use (sheild, mods, etc.), as well as commentary about how they play the build and the success they've had with it.

As for how to categorize/organize the builds, the Diablo Wiki handles it quite well. Each build article is placed into and  (for example). Then on the Category:Builds page, we could use the small images on the main page to link to the builds for each character/class. What do you guys think? JoePlay ( talk ) 23:28, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

Definitely a good idea, although it might take a little bit of time for some of the more creative builds to pop up! Would there be a pre-formatted talent tree table to fill in, or even a table for equipment, or were you thinking build pages would be completely free-form? --Aelwrath45 23:45, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

Well, with a bit of JavaScript magic and templated tables, you could make a dynamic build...builder with tooltips when you hover over the icons. Granted, the tooltips won't be easy to do, but the template could be made. --Gourra (talk) 00:01, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

I have a feeling that in an environment as open as a Wiki, a dynamic build builder (props on the name) would smooth things out a lot. Not only would it help illustrate subtle talent-distribution differences between similar builds, but it would probably motivate new users who would normally be intimidated to make an article to post their build. Unfortunately, my community-college Java class dealt more with HelloWorld programs than any real kind of tables or formatting, so someone else would have to create this if it were to happen. =P  --Aelwrath45 00:19, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean something like the talent calculator on Wowhead? That's a bit out of my league... --Gourra (talk) 09:15, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

Well, now Mordecai Build works, just need to fill in the description of the talents and it should be ready to use. --Gourra (talk) 13:09, October 28, 2009 (UTC)