Mini-guide: The Combat Attributes monitor
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Call Me Awesome,
Posted on: 2009-03-24 17:47 in Player Guides
Nice explanation Bill; like a lot of us this is something I've been asked several times in-game. It's one of those "easy to do, but the how isn't obvious."
My typical layout for most characters is:
*Defense - 3 types, either melee/range/aoe or smash/energy/fire depending on the character.
*To-Hit
*Last Hit Chance - this way I know if I'm wasting my time and need to eat a yellow or two.
The last slots vary by character; a tanker would monitor 3 types of resistance for example while a blaster might monitor damage buffs.
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YAY BILL!
You know this wont stem the flow of how do I questions right?:P
Nice write up, let me be the first to say thanks.
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Of course. I've been pasting "How to search" for how long now? 
Still, it's somewhere to point people.
Linked over to Legendary_Magi's guide. He goes a bit more in depth and gives some nice tips and tricks you can use with this.
Mini-guide: The Attributes window
Since this has come up a few times of late and a six month search didn't pull one up - here's a quick guide for reference on how to set up the small Combat Attributes monitor.
"How do I get that little window that shows power levels, defense and stuff?" If that's what you're asking, you've come to the right guide. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, look in the upper right. Interested in one of thse?
How do I get that window?
That's the easy part. In game:
1. Click on "Powers." Your power list will come up.
2. In the upper left of that power window, click on "Combat Attributes."
This will open up a new window. In it, you should see seven categories:
<ul type="square">[*]Base[*]Movement[*]Damage Resistance[*]Defense[*]Debuff Resistance[*]Status effect Protection[*]Status Effect Resistance[/list]
Each of these categories can be expanded to look something like this.
3. When you see what you want to monitor - you can have several items visible - right click on the item. On the menu that comes up, pick "Monitor (whatever it is.)"
4. When you're done... close the combat attributes window. You can left click anywhere in the new little window you have and drag it around.
Questions:
1. What do I find where?
"Base" covers a lot of the things many peole want to see - current and max HP and Endurance, Stealth, some bonuses, XP needed, debt, and influence among them. Movement covers movement speeds, and so forth. Click through and look - it's a long list.
2. What if I select more than 10 things?
The oldest thing you selected - at the top - will scroll off the list.
3. How do I rearrange these?
Right click in the little window you just created, right on top of whatever you want to move. You will have choices to "Move up" or "Move down."
4. I don't want to see X any more. How do I get rid of one of the lines?
Right click on the item you want to stop watching, and select "Stop monitoring (item.)"
5. I don't want any of it any more! How do I get rid of it?
Right click in the window, pick "Stop monitoring all."
6. What's a good layout?
Depends on you. What do you want to watch?
Typically, I'll have five things:
CURRENT hit points
CURRENT Endurance
Experience to next level
XP Debt
Influence
... and add what I need to it. A Brute might want to see the Damage Bonus from Fury, for instance. A Stalker might want their Stealth radius (PVP) - while someone hunting one might want Perception Radius. What you add, however... is totally up to you.
Edit 12/2010:
Legendary_Magi has his own CAM guide, a bit more complete, with more tips and tricks (including how to rotate through a few different configurations.) Highly recommended.