GearScore 3.1.17 - Release

[Arxkanite]

What is GearScore?

• GearScore is an addon for World of Warcraft that allows you to quickly and easily judge a player's level of Gear. Simply mouse-over any player in the game and their GearScore will appear in their tooltip. No need to visit the armory!
• GearScore represents the maximum potential for a player to perform. The higher your GearScore the higher your potential to heal/dps/tank. Remember however, that is is up to the player's skill to match that potential.
• GearScoreAddon Official Website: [URL="http://www.GearScoreAddon.com"]http://www.GearScoreAddon.com[/URL]
• (Get the latest news, updates, info about upcoming features and of course download the newest beta versions!)
• For a lite version with minimal system impact check out [URL="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/gearscorelite.aspx"]GearScoreLite[/URL]
  

How does GearScore Work?

• Whenever you mouseover a player in the game GearScore will scan that player's gear and calculate a score. The scores are based on how blizzard assigns stats to an item and take in account ilevel, rarity, and equipment slot location. Scores scale smoothly as player's level up and obtain new items.
• Everyone who uses the mod shares information about the scores they scan allowing you to search for player's you've never even seen before.
  

What are GearScore's features?

• Instant Score Calculation - Scores are calculated instantly whenever you mouse over any player in the game as long as they are within inspect range.
• In-Game Armory - Allows you to view any player in your database's equipment and GearScore
• Database - Scores are remembered so that the next time you see a player you will know their score, even if they are in a completely different zone. The database feature also allows you to manually look up a player anytime you want 1000 faster then the armory.
• Communication - Whenever you scan a GearScore of a player you also share that score with everyone in your party or raid and everyone in your guild. This is very similar to how Gatherer works in sharing resource nodes.
• Average iLevel - With this feature you can also see the average item level of a player. This is perfect for such things as Ulduar vehicle assignment and upcoming changes to drakes in 3.2
• Master Loot Upgrade Mode - This mode is an excellent way to assist your raid in increasing their overall level of gear as quick as possible. Whenever you mouse over an item the tooltip will show how much of an upgrade in GearScore that item is for each person in your raid that can equip that item. Prefect for loot-council type raiding guilds and also excellent for leveling characters in helping to choose which item to pick from quest rewards.
• Reporting - GearScore also allows you to post the GearScores of player's in your raid/party into chat. GearScore even has integration with Recount to allow you to see a graphical representation of your raid's GearScores.
  

How does GearScore compare to 'ratings' websites?

• I started working on GearScore before I even knew of WoW-heroes or IMBA. I'm not sure how IMBA calculates its scores but WoW-Heroes scores are always about 1/2 of GearScore's scores. Many people ask me to simply use the same formula these websites do. There are a few problems with that. The first is I don't wish to steal a formula from a website and brand it as inline with their scores. Those sites make $$ from advertisers and if I steal their work I'm also stealing their money. Another problem with this is that the armory gives these websites more information then my mod, therefore they are able to take into account additional factors when calculating scores.
  

ZOMFG!!! GEAR DOESN'T EQUAL SKILL!!?

• I agree completely. However many players like to PUG. When you pug your forced to invite people you don't know. A really sucky player with high GearScore will do more dps then a really sucky player with low GearScore. PUGs dont have time for guild-type interviews each time they invite a player to their raid. PUGs usually have no idea of the skill a player has. So PUGs are forced to use the only factor they know, your quality of Gear. If you don't like this style of gaming I recommend joining a guild where nobody cares what your GearScore is.
• That being said, GearScore 3.x has new features that allow players to make smarter choices instead of simply dismissing you if your not at a bare minimum. The color chart for instances is colored from red to green to represent the difficulty a player might have in a particular instance. The in-game-armory function lets you see if a person's GearScore is low because perhaps they are in PvP gear or wearing a Lance and overall helps you make a more informed decision.
  

How can I contribute?

• Feedback - I'm constantly looking for ways to improve my mod. So if you have any comments or suggestions please leave them here. If you don't have a curse account you can leave feedback on the official website http://www.GearScoreAddon.com where you do not need to register to leave comments on the feedback page.
• Download the beta version - and help me test upcoming and new features. Beta versions may contain bugs and I need help to find these.
• Donate - Your donations help pay for this website and allow me to work less and keep programing on GearScore. As a bonus feature if you donate make sure to give me the name and server of your character and in the next update your character will have the special line "Official Supporter of GearScore" added to the tooltip of your player whenever somebody mouses over you.
  

Commands for 3.0.x

• /gs <name> Opens the GearScore profile for [name].
• /gset Reports this list of slashcommands into your chat log.
• /gset player Toggles the display of GearScore information in player tooltips.
• /gset item Toggles the display of GearScore information for items.
• /gset level Toggles the display of iLevel information for both player and item tooltips.
• /gset communicate Toggles the allowance of hidden addon messages that allow for the sharing of GearScore information with group and guild members.
• /gset reset Resets GearScore's options back ot default.
• /gset detail Toggles the display of complete item lists and their individual GearScores in player tooltips.
• /gset ml Toggles the display of masterloot information in item tooltips. This information allows you to determine who will recieve the largest upgrade from any item you mouseover.
• /gset purge Removes all GearScore information from your database. Use with Caution.
• /gset date Adds the TimeStamp information to the tooltip.
• /gset Chat Adds GearScore information to chat logs.
• /gset transmit <name> Transfers your GearScore database to [name]. --Curently Disabled for Security.
• /gspam <group> <target> - Spams your group info into the target chat.
  

Beta Releases may contain bugs but also contain all the newest and coolest features. If you want to contribute, helping me test these versions is a great way to do it! Beta Releases may change constantly so make sure to check back often, and please leave me

Change Log:
3.1.17

• Fixed a bug where you would see a target's equipment on mouseover instead of the intended player.
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't see the Helm, Neck, Shoulders, and Back equipment of a player in the GS window.
• Fixed a bug where "/gs <name>" would not work when the XP or Options frames were visible.
• Fixed a similar bug when targeting a player with the options window open.
• On the GS Window, GearScore will now display as "Raw GearScore".
• I am still finding a large number of players who dont know about the /gs screen. I have added a message on the tooltip informing them of the /gs option. You can disable this message by visiting the options and unchecking the box.
• THe new Show Help/Tips option will also enable/disable a few additional tooltips.
• The Minimum Level option for the Database will now correctly set.
• GearScore will no longer automatically update on mouseover. You must target a player to capture a new updated Score. While mousing over a player you will see a "*" next to the word "GearScore" to remind you that the info may be out of date.
• Upgraded the DATE tooltip system. The tooltip will now show when the player was last scanned in the format "*Scanned X min/hour/days ago.".
• The Date tooltip system is now on by default.
• The Date tooltip system can now be turned on/off in the options menu.
• New API for the Date system. For addon authors who use GearScore. You can now call: GearScore_GetAge(ScanDate) - ScanDate should be the timestamp the player was scanned on. Timestamp is in teh format of YYYYMMDDHHMM. Example: "December 28, 2010 at 12:45pm" is 200812281245.
• This function returns: Message, Red, Green, Blue, Quantity, Scale. Message is the message shown on the tooltip such as "*Scanned 8 hours ago". Red, Green, and Blue return the color code for that message. Quantity is the amount of difference. For the previous example of 8 hours, Quantity would be returned as 8. Scale lets you know what the 8 represents. It will be either "minutes", "hours", "days", or "months".
• Most functions of GearScore are disabled while in combat to prevent any lag or unwanted effects. I have decided to enable a function that requires manual operation to work.
• If you're using the /gs window and target another player then the window will update for that player even if your in combat. However the addon will not inspect to request new information if your in combat. Mostly this will allow players to check gear/stats/expereince on a raid member while clearing trash.
• Added Halion 10/25 to MISC group of the EXP tab.
  

Change Log:
3.1.15

• The LibQTip windows should no longer scale incorrectly with TipTac / other GametoolTip addons.
• GearScore will now correctly show "Dependencies Missing" when BonusScanner is turned off.
• Removed the excessive decimal points in the recount mode.
• Updated Sponsor's list.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
• Corrected bug where Release versions still showed as "Beta" on the options screen.
• Foundation is now in place for Custom Weights section. However a last min bug made me pull this feature. I'm going to have to rework it. Shouldn't take to long.
• Any alliance who cause the killing blow to the "Author of GearScore" in battlegrounds will have their GearScore reduced by 50% for 48 hours. (This is a joke!)
  

Change Log:
3.1.14

• Pressing "ESC" will now close GearScore windows.
• Tanking DKs that DW will no longer be nerfed points.
• DPS Specs for DKs will be labeled as such to reduce confusion.
• BonusScanner will now properly read DK Defense Runes.
• SpecScores will now be labeled as such to reduce confusion.
• Coloring for Exp bars is improved.
• Removed specific naming from Update Notifications.
• Made update notifications less annoying/nagging.
• Now includes options to turn of SpecScores, or to only display selected SpecScores.
• Note: When using the GS Profile screen on another player it will still show that player's class' SpecScores.
• Improve Compatibility when using "/gs <name>" when the name contains a special ASCII character.
• Updated Welcome message to notify players that they can use /gs for advanced features.
• Fixed a bug in the Recount Module that effectively doubled memory usage of Recount.
• At the persistant requests of users I have added both a Damage Done / GearScore and a Healing Done / GearScore.
• All Recount Modes involving GearScore will now correctly list all items a player has on mouse-over.
• GearScore will no longer subtract SpecScore or show the stats as negative for +10 Stat enchant / gems.
• Addon should no longer crash when running non US-Localizations.
• Should reduce the amount of FPS drop when holding shift to compare two item links.
• When no target is present on Exp tab the message "No Target" will be dispalyed on XP bars to reduce confusion.
• Addon will now correctly give update notification. Notification only occurs onces per session.
• Test versions of GearScore will not broadcast version info, but will be able to recieve it.
  

Download Link:

  GearScore3.1.17.zip (Size: 173.05 KB / Downloads: 21318)

While downloading GearScore please consider donating.
I run a small self-owned computer repair business that has been hit pretty hard by the current economy. I mostly program GearScore in my free time. Your donations help me keep working on GearScore and allow me to avoid closing my business. Donations ARE NOT REQUIRED in anyway.

Installation Instructions:

• Open the zip file containing the mod.
• Copy all files to your "World of Warcraft\interface\addons\" folder.
• Restart World of Warcraft.
  

How to find the location of your addons folder.

• Right-click your "World of Warcraft" icon and choose "Properties"
• In the bottom left corner of the window click on "Open File Location"
• You will now be in your World of Warcraft folder. Open "\interface\addons\"
• If you do not have an "interface" folder create one, and create an "addons" folder within it.
  

[Gendou]

Thank you for the changes to Death Knight tanking, in regards to both the +defense tanking runes and removing the negative score for dual-wielders.

[Guest]

WOOT! You used my idea!

When no target is present on Exp tab the message "No Target" will be displayed on XP bars to reduce confusion.

[Arxkanite]

Yup! I do listen to the feedback you guys give me!

[Guest]

When i try the beta version i get "dependency disabled" and the addon will not work.

[Arxkanite]

Make sure you have "BonusScanner" both installed (It comes in the Zip file) and make sure it has a golden check next to it. Having a silver check means it is turned of for some players. BonusScanner has been around for a long time and comes with lots of addons so its entirely possible you disabled it at some point.

[Guest]

Hi, did this version work with non us-locations?

[Arxkanite]

IT "SHOULD"

[Guest]

(01-24-2010 01:27 AM)Guest Wrote:  Hi, did this version work with non us-locations?

Yes, it works fine at the german client of Wow

[Guest]

Still not works at RU client of WoW.