Combat Metrics vs Skada

Combat Metrics is a free addon for The Elder Scrolls Online that records and analyzes combat logs. It measures damage per second, breaks down damage by skill and can show who caused incoming damage. It also analyzes healing given and received, healing per second, buffs and debuffs, and magicka or stamina use and regeneration. Players can filter combat logs to investigate specific issues. A resource-light mode shows current-fight DPS and HPS, while the CombatMetricsFightData module can store combat data separately from settings; that module must be enabled in the game's addon manager. The addon requires LibAddonMenu, LibCustomMenu, LibCombat and LibDataEncode, which are downloaded separately; LibDebugLogger is optional. It can export builds to the ESO-Hub build editor, but older fight exports may omit role, passives and attribute points, and alternative skill bars are not supported. The maker says many heavy fights in succession can reach the Lua memory limit and suggests limiting stored fights. Minor Savagery is ignored, and PvP statistics require disabling “Light Mode in Cyrodil.” The project is described as still in beta.

Skada is a free, modular damage meter for World of Warcraft that lets players inspect combat data across saved fight segments. Its Bar, Inline, and Data Text windows can display different levels of detail, and users can open multiple windows and customize them. The Midnight edition supports WoW 12.0 and later and uses Blizzard’s session-based combat systems; a classic version is available for older releases. Listed game flavors include Retail, Mists of Pandaria Classic, and Classic. The Midnight edition also includes UI presets, animated visual elements, and a theme engine for importing and exporting themes. Data Text works with LDB display addons including Titan Panel, ChocolateBar, and ElvUI. Third-party plugins add displays and metrics such as graphs, tank performance, and friendly-fire damage, and the project API lets developers create more plugins. Skada aims to use memory and CPU efficiently. It is listed under the MIT license and is available at no cost for World of Warcraft.