So apparently FFXIV-App is banworthy now?

[RowanLauron]

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If he only counted your personal dps then he was in the wrong. People forget and neglect to add in a summoner's pet damage. Typically it is about a third if not more of your personal damage so I'd say in reality you probably did closer to 200+ overall with pet. Besides DoTs aren't perfectly parsed as the logs do not break down each tick of damage. The parser runs a simulation to "estimate" the damage done by taking into consideration your stats, potency of the spell and ticks, and any modifiers like Raging Strikes.

That's how I think it works anyway.

On topic: I can easily look at my logs and do all this by hand, but I guess the clincher is using a program to do it

It's like using a calculator on a math test and getting a fail when your teacher told you not to use it because it needs to be done by hand. The parser may make it easier and be harmless, but if they say no/against the rules as stated in the ToS, then we can't use it.

I use it personally, but not consistently. I don't post it in chat logs nor make a mention I am parsing except for my friends on teamspeak. That way we can compare numbers and figure out what needs to be tweaked. Great tool......just needs to be approved.

[Teykos]

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It's like using a calculator on a math test and getting a fail when your teacher told you not to use it because it needs to be done by hand. The parser may make it easier and be harmless, but if they say no/against the rules as stated in the ToS, then we can't use it.

I use it personally, but not consistently. I don't post it in chat logs nor make a mention I am parsing except for my friends on teamspeak. That way we can compare numbers and figure out what needs to be tweaked. Great tool......just needs to be approved.

To continue the analogy, it's more like you CAN use the calculator but are still required to show your work, because of idiotic responses like "this is the answer because my calculator says it is."