DPS Meter

Anyone knows if it exist? A addon that shows how much dps is doing each member of your group??? Like they were in WoW or other games

FFXIV Parsers.

The best one out there is FFxiv App. It has real time overlays and damage breakdowns.

I hope they don't cause the troubles that happened in WoW with things like recount being posted in fights that didn't matter. People complaining and calling people noobs for their dps in fights with the holiday bosses really pushed me away from that game.

It kind of helps. You notice when people really aren't pulling their weight or playing poorly. Like when you play with 1 Monk (or DRG) who simply stomps you in DPS then play with another different Monk (or DRG), respectively, who you blow out of the water with the same gear.

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Originally Posted by rabbitzero

I hope they don't cause the troubles that happened in WoW with things like recount being posted in fights that didn't matter. People complaining and calling people noobs for their dps in fights with the holiday bosses really pushed me away from that game.

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Yes, it was annoying. Everyone posting their numbers after a dungeon so they can measure their e-peens. It was stupid.

DPS Meters are nice when you want to test certain gears, or test your class in general. Test how well you do in dungeons compared to other classes or other people using the same class.

Sure, bragging gets annoying but they'd just find something else to brag about.

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Originally Posted by Dale

Yes, it was annoying. Everyone posting their numbers after a dungeon so they can measure their e-peens. It was stupid.

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I don't know what you're talking about. I check my numbers after every fight; who needs to wait for the end of a dungeon?

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Originally Posted by EasymodeX

I don't know what you're talking about. I check my numbers after every fight; who needs to wait for the end of a dungeon?

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I think he was talking about the kind of people who were linking the recount in the chat after every single fight when they were ahead (of course). Kinda annoying especially in low level when classes are not balanced at all.

I primarily Tank on PS3, and I can sometimes sort of tell who is doing a lot of damage from the Aggro meters, but it's not reliable. I would LOVE to see the game show a DPS meter or something next to everyone's name in your party.

You guys can hold me accountable for how well I hold Aggro and how long I live, etc, but it is a lot more difficult for me to see if you all are maximizing your potential. I play a BLM on a speedster char as well, and I would love to see my DPS displayed. I feel like it would promote optimization through transparency. Of course some people will be dicks about it, but some people are going to be dicks about everything ever.

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Originally Posted by Shamirah

I think he was talking about the kind of people who were linking the recount in the chat after every single fight when they were ahead (of course). Kinda annoying especially in low level when classes are not balanced at all.

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That was sarcasm that you didn't catch. lol. He's joking about his Epeen. I think @.@

Add-on support is coming in the future(they haven't said how far off though). For now, there's ACT or FFXIV App. I think for HPS, ACT is probably more accurate than FFXIV APP and vise versa for DPS. ACT has everything APP does as far as parsing goes. I've been using ACT for years so I just stick to what I know.

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Originally Posted by Dale

Yes, it was annoying. Everyone posting their numbers after a dungeon so they can measure their e-peens. It was stupid.

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What´s the point of parsing your ´Digital Penis Size´ if you don´t show it?

I use ACT there are a few reddit posts on it

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Originally Posted by Zer0mr

That was sarcasm that you didn't catch. lol. He's joking about his Epeen. I think @.@

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Oh okay. I know EasymodeX likes the number and all... so I did not know ! Thanks ^^

Edit : I don't understand ACT like at all. It gives me some weird numbers :/

Oh I was being facetious with the whole implied "posting the numbers every fight" thing.

... but I do check. Every fight.

Hahahahaha.

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Originally Posted by EasymodeX

Oh I was being facetious with the whole implied "posting the numbers every fight" thing.

... but I do check. Every fight.

Hahahahaha.

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Ha ha, okay ! Since you're there... which parser do you use ? Still using ACT ?

Yeah I still use ACT. I haven't checked between the 3 to see what exact parsing capabilities are different at this point (the only things I'd look out for are Contagion, Flaming Arrow, and Shadow Flare handling). Mainly I know that logrep still uses the horribad DPS aggregation so I'll avoid that one unless there's no alternative.

Aside from that, ACT has so many useful views of the data and other features.

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Originally Posted by Sinaloa

What´s the point of parsing your ´Digital Penis Size´ if you don´t show it?

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The problem with this is no one cares about the size of your digital penis. We don't want to see it.

And I mean this. If this game becomes like wow in this respect, I will be filtering my party chat. I am not going to be put through the torture of watching people boast and compare their so-called parses. _____ that.

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Originally Posted by EasymodeX

Yeah I still use ACT. I haven't checked between the 3 to see what exact parsing capabilities are different at this point (the only things I'd look out for are Contagion, Flaming Arrow, and Shadow Flare handling). Mainly I know that logrep still uses the horribad DPS aggregation so I'll avoid that one unless there's no alternative.

Aside from that, ACT has so many useful views of the data and other features.

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FFXIV APP's overlay now tells the boss's %hp and such, any way to get ACT to do that? seems quite helpful

ACT added that this last week or so ... the button is in the upper right next to "Show Mini". I think it's "Show Overlay"?

Had mixed results -- I don't think it works in fullscreen and I always run fullscreen. Pretty sure FF14app's is similar though. Maybe not, dunno.

I just can't use Act... any guide out there ? That'd be really helpful.

This is one thing I like about Wolf's Den; it shows how much damage each player in the match did. I've even managed to top the charts a couple times, which surprises me since I don't feel very "make stuff die"-y in PVE. XD

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Originally Posted by EasymodeX

ACT added that this last week or so ... the button is in the upper right next to "Show Mini". I think it's "Show Overlay"?

Had mixed results -- I don't think it works in fullscreen and I always run fullscreen. Pretty sure FF14app's is similar though. Maybe not, dunno.

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i have the mini, but didnt see the % thing. maybe there is an update i dont have

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Originally Posted by xyaie

i have the mini, but didnt see the % thing. maybe there is an update i dont have

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Yep, there's a new button called "Show FFXIV Overlay" right next to other buttons top-right of the window. My version's 1.0.4.9 (the latest). I love the G15 integration, no need to run those shitty overlays that lower my fps by 10-20%.

I currently use FFXIVAPP and i like it a lot, but i keep hearing that DoTs are not calculated correctly. Im looking a little more into ACT and Logrep. Anyone have a list of Pros and Cons to each of these? I really like that FFXIVAPP has Widgets that can Parse as you fight, but i want something that can give me the most reliable numbers.

All DoT work fine with FFXIVAPP (except the ones like Shadow Flare but it's the same for the 3 parsers). There was an issue with DoT few weeks/months ago... but it's over.

I always liked recount in wow, never posted it unless someone asked. I just like to try and better myself.

In this game I usually check agro meeters and im usually 2nd behind the tank, but id like to see actual numbers. Maybe ill try a paraer, just havent looked into it yet.

aggro meters means nothing.

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Originally Posted by Chrono13

I always liked recount in wow, never posted it unless someone asked. I just like to try and better myself.

In this game I usually check agro meeters and im usually 2nd behind the tank, but id like to see actual numbers. Maybe ill try a paraer, just havent looked into it yet.

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Aggro meters mean nothing when you have classes who split aggro between player and pet, classes who use aggro reducing skills, etc.

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Originally Posted by T0rin

Aggro meters mean nothing when you have classes who split aggro between player and pet, classes who use aggro reducing skills, etc.

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I know that, and understand your point. This game provides you with no detail too how you are doing besides agro meters unfortunately (if they do I would appreciate directions :).

With that said though If you are second to the tank in agro in a 8 man group above the other tank, and healers the entire time I would expect a decent DPS score as a DPS class with out increased enmity skills. Am I wrong for thinking this? Maybe I should just get/try a parser?

get a parser if you wish to improve your performance. It may not accurately show everyone's DPS, but you will see increases in your DPS when they happen. worth your time and effort