Sources Policy
Every source on this site carries one of five evidence labels: official, in-game verified, third-party tested, community report, or editorial inference. The label controls how a claim may be used — official statements set mechanics facts, community reports are leads only, and commercially interested sources are downgraded to named-author opinion. When sources conflict, we show both positions instead of merging them.
Why every source has a label
A statement from the developer, a YouTube comment and a wiki table are not the same kind of evidence — but most game sites present them as if they were. On this site, every cited source shows its evidence type, publisher and the date we last checked it, so you can weigh a claim the same way we did.
The five evidence types
- Official — statements from Bellring Games / Skystone Games: store pages, patch notes, official news posts and announcements. May set mechanics facts and event dates. Roadmap items cited here are still described as planned, not shipped.
- In-game verified — things we confirmed ourselves in the live game (menu options, UI text, reward mail). May set mechanics facts for the version shown on the page, and only for that version.
- Third-party tested — hands-on reporting from media, wikis and databases that tested the game. May support mechanics claims, but non-official transcriptions (stats, drop locations) are treated as needing in-game re-verification.
- Community report — Reddit, Discord and video comments. Used as leads and player experience only; never presented as official mechanics proof, and never the sole basis for a numbers claim.
- Editorial inference — our own judgment, clearly marked. Used for recommendations and interpretations, never disguised as a sourced fact.
When sources conflict
We never merge conflicting sources into one confident claim. If official wording, third-party testing and community reports disagree, the page shows a conflict note with each position and its source, and the summary says the point is disputed. This is a hard rule from our editorial policy, not a style choice.
Sources with a commercial interest in the conclusion — for example boosting or account-selling sites publishing build advice — are downgraded to named-author opinion and flagged for the conflict of interest, no matter how detailed the article is. They are never cited as mechanics fact.
Dating and re-check cadence
Every source shows the date we last checked it, and every page shows the game version its claims apply to. Beta-era (June 2026) material is labeled as historical and never presented as current for the launch version.
Volatile topics are re-checked on a schedule: Twitch Drops and redeem-code status weekly (see the Twitch Drops page and codes status page), and builds and the tier list after every balance patch (see the build hub and tier list). When a re-check fails, the claim is flagged for review — it is never silently rewritten.