So, I hate to open up this can of worms again, but....

Now seems like as good a time as ever, with the introduction of Alexander Savage. Seeing the posts about how strict the DPS checks are for even the easiest trash boss of this raid (Faust), I feel the need for an officially supported PERSONAL parser is greater than ever. I do not want anything that shows me the DPS of any other group members, as I know the kind of trolling that could start in this game. As a BLM/SMN main playing on PS4 however, I can't help but feel that I am being held back from progressing as a player by not being able to actually see how much progress I am making. I should not have to beg my friends to parse for me, and if the parsers are as inaccurate as the developers claim, we should not be forced to trust inaccurate third party programs simply to attempt to get better at what we do. All I want, all that the people in my situation want, is a tool to measure our progress, not to "kick the scrubs" from our groups. I know this is a very touchy subject, but at the same time I realize that if we want anything to change, we need to speak up. Feel free to post your opinions whether you agree with me or not, just please keep things civil :)

A personal parser would be a great way to gauge your performance.

One of many reasons damage dealer should not be a role in any video game. If people need external tools just to play the game effectively, the mechanic should be tossed, not preserved as it has been. Plus, DPS parsers have their limits, and fools will try to gauge a particular DD's effectiveness when they know nothing about the class or situation they are in. For instance, you aren't going to get perfect, unobstructed DPS on a boss like Ravana. Especially with directional damage (flank, rear, etc).

I'll take a personal parser but anything beyond that allows seeing other people's dps is just asking for trouble. People abuse them kind of parser like no tomorrow. And don't give me the whole, "it not to kick scrubs" line. Very rarely do people use parser for the right reasons.

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Originally Posted by Fendred

One of many reasons damage dealer should not be a role in any video game. If people need external tools just to play the game effectively, the mechanic should be tossed, not preserved as it has been. Plus, DPS parsers have their limits, and fools will try to gauge a particular DD's effectiveness when they know nothing about the class or situation they are in. For instance, you aren't going to get perfect, unobstructed DPS on a boss like Ravana. Especially with directional damage (flank, rear, etc).

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Of course. But let's say that you run Ravana and die to DPS checks 3 times. If you parsed yourself all 3 times and see a gradual improvement in the numbers for the same exact fight, you know you are making progress.

Something at the corner of the screen that shows my active dps would be lovely. It would really help me tighten up my rotation to keep that number as high as I can. Right now it's just a slightly vague sense of "I should be doing something right now, I'm sure of it".

The group wide parser I can understand may lead to issues and in this particular game may not always be an ideal tool (Things like a singing Bard or a Black Mage who has to manage mechanics because everyone else is melee or doesn't know how will both put out numbers below what would be ideal on paper but are still contributing to the fight in a very real way)

Maybe a parser on a target dummy.

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Originally Posted by Xystic

Maybe a parser on a target dummy.

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Also would be nice but not as helpful as a constant parser to help us tighten rotations and gauge our own performance.

Speaking as a wizard I can wreak unspeakable carnage on a dummy, but put me in a situation where I might have to move (IE any raiding situation except maybe Cuff) and things change.

They already have the coding in game, it just needs to be modified. At the end of every PvP match they show total damage dealt. It wouldn't be hard for them to have it do the same elsewhere. Simple enough to figure out the DPS on our own if we know fight duration and total damage done.

Yes we should have this, and we should have had it a long time ago.