Useful Plugins and Tools

All tools mentioned below are confirmed to be within GW2 ToS and will NOT get anyone banned! These tools are NOT required to play with TEAM but help you and TEAM in understanding yours and your TEAM’s performance. If you are not using these, you cannot truly tell how well you are doing in a battle.

ArcDPS

 
ArcDPS is a plugin that allows players to see several sets of stats ranging from damage, to boon output. ArcDPS is the baseline to many other extensions that can be added if a user finds a need. (Healing Stat Plugin For Example).
 

Healing Stat Plugin

 
The healing stat plugin allows healers to be able to see their healing output. Since healing is not included in the API of GW2, the Healing Stat Plugin is required to effectively see your healing contribution compared to other’s. Without this you cannot see your healing output or other’s. This also means if someone is healing but does not have this installed, you cannot see how well they are doing or if they are healing at all.
 

ArcDPS Logs

 
ArcDPS Logs is a website that analyzes the logs from ArcDPS battles saved to your computer; and displays it in a useful replay / stats. (This is really for the mega nerds of WvW that like to analyze their previous fights.)
 

Optional / QoL

 

Nexus

 
Nexus is a GW2 Mod Manager. It keeps your tools up to date for you so you don’t have to deal with installing and updating dlls. Nexus comes pre-loaded with ArcDPS so uninstall it before installing this. (This is also how you get ArcDPS to look much better, rounded corners ETC)
 

YoloMouse

 
YoloMouse is a mouse overlay that lets you customize your in game mouse to something more suitable / visible. If you have a hard time finding your curser in battle, this may be for you! (This may cause other games anti-cheats to trigger, so disable it when playing other games.)
 

Unofficial Extras

 
Several QoL Features, my favorite being right click item and wiki is now an option.