BuxbrewResist — decisions and evidence
| Implemented choice | Evidence | Interpretation boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Shared weighted bucket average | expectedReduction |
Legacy estimate, not measured distribution |
| Combine misses multiplicatively | totalReduction |
Assumed hit scenario; not universal spell behavior |
| Separate vulnerability branch | negative resistance path | Server validation outstanding |
| Preserve original hover handler | hook wrapper and guard | Other-addon coexistence untested |
| Verify output with mocked Lua | tests/test_tooltips.py |
Lua 5.1 harness is not a live WoW test |
Open verification
- Run the existing Lupa test with Lua 5.1 support and record the exact command/result; a mocked harness cannot validate the 1.12 client.
- Verify tooltip positions, existing handler preservation, repeated initialization and interaction with other character-panel addons in game.
- Compare estimates with controlled server observations before claiming probability accuracy; the legacy bucket model and miss assumptions remain unverified.
- Validate negative resistance, low levels, caps, missing stats and spell-specific binary/DoT behavior separately.
- Keep screenshots and wording synchronized after future UI changes; TOC BuxResDB is declared but unused.
These are source-observed choices and proposed checks, not invented historical approvals or an approved feature backlog.
Preserved earlier documentation
The following earlier record is retained verbatim. Statements about unavailable history or pending verification describe that earlier snapshot; the dated evidence above supplements it.
BuxbrewResist — design choices and evidence
Author: Babuni.dev
Observable approach, not formal historic decision
It distinguishes long-run averages from outcomes of individual spells and treats partial-resist and base spell miss explicitly.
Unverified
Run the Python tooltip tests and verify tooltip positions, numbers, and limitations in the intended 1.12 client.
Document information
Project author and creative direction: Babuni.dev