Editorial standards

Source Policy

Taskbar Hero Tools is an independent guide site edited by Taskbar Hero Tools Editorial Team. The site uses official sources for game facts, community reports for issue discovery, competitor pages for search-intent comparison, and original verification notes when gameplay claims need more support.

Official TBH Task Bar Hero Steam capsule image. — Official Steam capsule image used as a compact source-backed visual.

How sources are used

Official sources

Official sources are preferred for release details, platform support, feature descriptions, developer/publisher names, system requirements, and store-page facts. When an official claim conflicts with a community report, the official source is treated as the baseline until a newer official update says otherwise.

Community reports

Community reports are useful for finding questions players actually ask, especially black screen, crash, inventory, market, and launch-window problems. They are not treated as final fixes unless repeated reports point to the same low-risk step or an official update confirms the issue.

Competitor research

Competitor pages are used to understand search demand, content gaps, and page formats. This site does not copy competitor prose, screenshots, tables, heading order, or page structure. Competitor coverage can justify a topic, but it cannot replace source-backed recommendations.

Original verification

Original verification is required before publishing exact stage routes, drop rates, rune values, final class rankings, or calculator-style tools. Until repeatable tests exist, pages use conservative decision frameworks and mark exact values as unverified.

Current source list

Steam store pageOfficial release date, developers, tags, supported languages, system requirements, and feature claims.
Steam Community hubCommunity discussions and player-reported launch issues.
SteamDB app pageApp ID, Windows support, release timestamp, tags, and player-count context.
Pro Game Guides tier listCompetitor signal for class, pet, and team-comp intent.
Game Rant party setupCompetitor signal for best party and build intent.
Sportskeeda class tier listCompetitor signal for class tier-list intent.
GAMES.GG beginner guideCompetitor signal for launch-week beginner guide structure.
GAMES.GG hero slots guideSource for Rune of War, Rune of Growth, Rune of Command, and early hero-slot routing.
TheGamesWatch hero slots guideSource for starter class choices, Priest access, and second/third hero-slot costs.
AllThings class and slots guidesSource for six-class coverage and launch-window class ranking claims.
Taskbar Hero Wiki runes pageFan database signal for rune-map demand, with broad rune-node coverage that should be cross-checked before exact values are reused.
Taskbar Hero Wiki homepageFan database positioning signal: broad item, class, stage, language, and tool coverage confirms wiki demand but also shows why this site should stay guide-led.
Taskbar Hero Wiki Farming OptimizerFan reference showing gold, EXP, and stage-ranking search demand; useful for intent validation while route advice stays independently scoped.
Taskbar Hero Wiki Drop FinderFan reference for Taskbar Hero drop finder, drop table, item drops, and loot-table searches; used to validate intent and source scope.
tbh.city tools pageCompetitor signal for calculator, tools, farming planner, and lightweight utility-page demand; useful for page framing and query grouping.
TaskbarHeroWiki farm calculatorCompetitor signal for farming calculator, EXP route, gold farm, and best-stage calculator intent; useful for validating the calculator cluster.
Taskbar Hero chest referenceCompetitor signal for chest drop rate searches and chest-table intent; useful for keyword validation and page framing.
Taskbar Hero Wiki Knight pageFan database reference for class identity, weapons, skills, and planner-style modules that can support role-based guide checks.
Taskbar Hero Wiki heroes pageFan database reference for six hero classes, base stats, gear types, unlock metadata, active skills, passive stat paths, and local hero image sources.
Taskbar Hero Wiki heroes dataSource-data signal for the Builds Guide, transformed into local typed data and paired with local hero image assets.
Taskbar Hero Wiki pets pageFan database reference for pet names, bonuses, unlock rules, monster keys, and stage farm candidates; paired with source caveats and route checks.
Taskbar Hero Wiki pet data filesSource-data signal for the Pets Guide, cross-referenced with pet stats, monsters, stat strings, stages, and slug map data in the local research document.
Taskbar Hero Wiki monsters pageFan database reference for monster names, portraits, combat stats, spawn routes, rewards, and detail-page structure.
Taskbar Hero Wiki monster data filesSource-data signal for the Monsters Guide, transformed into local monster stats, stage references, and local image assets.

What the site avoids

Unsafe cheat, trainer, mod menu, piracy, credential, or account-manipulation advice.
Exact best farming routes without original run logs or reliable official data.
Copied competitor screenshots, copied wiki tables, or hotlinked competitor images.
Large database trees before Search Console or keyword evidence supports expansion.