DPS meters and why they're necessary

[Malric]

It's safe to say every competent endgame progression team makes use of parsers. At least some of the players in there.

This would be where opinions differ.

I don't think it's safe to assume every group of high end players here are willing to risk their account nor do I believe these "cutting edge" players "need" a parser to do so.

I've been in some of the highest end statics running with many elite players in games where people don't use them at all.

The game designers don't make a game that requires 3rd party add-ons then ban them from use.

Even despite this, if you've read past the last pages here you would see two simple views:

1. I don't believe they are "needed". Our experiences tell us differently, neither really matter.
2. I don't really have an issue with them even in this game, except for being used in duty finder to kick people.

[LetBloodline]

The game designers don't make a game that requires 3rd party add-ons then ban them from use.

Unless you think they want to kick every player interested in min-maxing and teoricrafting about their game they actwally build a game where some NEED the parser and they didn't put one in it. This is the bigghest let down i have with this game

[Exstal]

I don't think it's safe to assume every group of high end players here are willing to risk their account nor do I believe these "cutting edge" players "need" a parser to do so.

It's easily safe to assume this. Why? They don't talk about it. There's no way for other people to know what they are using. Only a fool denies tools that make their job easier. Unless it's straight up cheating tools, but that's a different animal.

Edit: Actually, it's entirely possible. Out in the FFXIV world, there is a static of people who only use PS3/PS4 in their 8 people so they don't have access to a parser.

[SeraviEdalborez]

This would be where opinions differ.

I don't think it's safe to assume every group of high end players here are willing to risk their account nor do I believe these "cutting edge" players "need" a parser to do so.

I've been in some of the highest end statics running with many elite players in games where people don't use them at all.

Citation needed. "Highest end" how, because if it's not "beating Turn 9" or at least "Turn 8 on farm" I fail to see how that's "highest".