In-Game Damage Meter Updates - Bar Graphics Added & Avoidable Damage Taken

Posted 2025/11/14 at 9:31 AM by Squishei

At this time, the damage meter still does not work in game.Bar GraphicsThe only way to preview the bars right now is through Edit Mode, which means there is a Blue tint over the box which will not be there when the damage meter works.New Tracking Types

NEW DAMAGE_METER_TYPE_DAMAGE_TAKEN11
Damage Taken
NEW DAMAGE_METER_TYPE_AVOIDABLE_DAMAGE_TAKEN
Avoidable Damage Taken
NEW DAMAGE_METER_TYPE_ABSORBS
Absorbs

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Comment by veetz21Adding dps meters is a big mistake. It's just going to promote more toxicity.Comment by veetz21why are they so against bars or icons touchingComment by SaruyaIsn't there an opacity option in edit mode to reduce/remove the blue tint?Comment by BeerWolfUther is such a noob.Comment by Cyrus19There ain't no way they're making avoidable damage tracking official.

This was already one of the most toxic things about M+ etc.

Crazy.Comment by AdrenaliinLooks Nice and Simple! ✨Enough for 95% of people. Just pray they pull it off!

Being server-side would be a big plus!

One less addon and a slight performance boost for us.

It'll probably be a bit hollow for the first patch, but they'll figure it out.
It's going to be an evergreen feature so it'll certainly get future updates.Comment by selkiesidheLooks... okay. Would be nice if this could be a chat tab option. Also, once these are testable, we got to know how trustworthy these things are. Blizz already confirmed their rotation helper isn't optimal (aka lazy), so I want to know how "off" the meters really are...Comment by JulmaaAdding dps meters is a big mistake. It's just going to promote more toxicity.Comment by NecrofelUther doing least damage. Ret discord must be in shamblesComment by JulmaaHot daym , this addon look worse than recount , arent there any better customizations for it or we are gona be stuck with this ugliness?Comment by JulmaaSo game wont be casual anymore, it will be a pain with all those addons inside of a game...Comment by steel108LOL, this looks like Skada from 15 years ago LOL. Blizzard is so incompetent, their official damage meter is worse than an addon from 15 years agoComment by AzarajeMaybe turn it on first smhComment by MattiduteUther doing least damage. Ret discord must be in shamblesComment by TorralightWe need also dispells, interrupts, Overall dmg on keys, death recount, hope we can get them on the goComment by KarungashCool, I am pretty sure these blizzboys will catch up with the 20 yo addons in 3 months. Great job guys, yoy are freakishly amazing. Esp you Ion, what a great director you are....Comment by Midday
So I agree this implementation is in fact toxic because NOW people will actually look at this in Details and if they see big bar they'll just flame you. But you can blame Blizzard for that one because that is not what people currently do at all.
Comment by PandaabearSo game wont be casual anymore, it will be a pain with all those addons inside of a game...Comment by AuralyonThere ain't no way they're making avoidable damage tracking official.

This was already one of the most toxic things about M+ etc.

Crazy.Comment by HadorielThings I hope they add to this:

- Way more design customization. Or, at least, the ability to use Details or Recount or whatever else's addons as 'skins' for it. Looks really bulky and kinda gross to me at the moment, especially with how I currently have Details set up
- Death information and counters
- Interrupt information and counters
- Specialization icons instead of class
- Ability to click on someone's damage bar and see a graph of their ability usage, then the ability to compare your own against it to see how you're playing differently than them (VERY HIGHLY useful for actually learning how to improve!)
- Healing done bars
- Ability to refresh on every new pull (including trash pulls etc), or to do total for entire instance (standard options in every meter addon)
- Ability to post to chat (death recaps, top five dps, etc)
- Actual damage (or heal) number overall, dps (or hps) number, percentage number (with an actual %), and the ability to pick and choose which ones sit on the bars for you, be it none to all

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