SE's most difinitive statement yet on parsers

[Mcshiggs]

What you are describing in your first paragraph is a player issue.

Have you not been playing XIV, I'm not saying what is right and wrong, I am saying this is how SE handles it. Everything from not being able to mail to our alts, to crafting not being a part of end game, it opens it up for RMT abuse, player issues, not issues with the system itself. SE has made it clear they want to avoid handing people information players can use to harass others. I believe that if parsers were to be implemented, some would use them properly, but I am sure that tons of people would use them the way SE doesn't want them to be used. Turn 7 seeking monk, must parse X dps or get kicked, that is what SE doesn't want, but that is what parsers would bring. You have to remember this is a business, saying they should put them in and just police how people use them would mean they would probably have to hire more GMs, or you could expect ticket times to go from hours to days. I am sure they have looked at this from every direction, and have their idea on how useful they would be versus how much wasted time for GMs and grief for players they would cause.

I have used parsers in other games I know how useful they can be, but I have also seen the community in this game, and have seen how hateful they can be, parsers would just add another flame for them to fan. Some parsers too, require multiple people to have to be completely accurate, if you are too far away, sometime this can be just on the other side of the room, from the person parsing, your numbers could come up low because their parser didn't pick up everything, and this helps bring in, not only you must parse X to get in my group, you must also have these addons to be welcome as well.

[Tashigi]

I have used parsers in other games I know how useful they can be, but I have also seen the community in this game, and have seen how hateful they can be, parsers would just add another flame for them to fan.

People will be jerks regardless of what you give or take away from them.
You're essentially punishing everyone, just to get a select few. I would be greatly opposed to this approach.

[Mcshiggs]

People will be jerks regardless of what you give or take away from them.
You're essentially punishing everyone, just to get a select few. I would be greatly opposed to this approach.

You support this approach every month you pay, because this is already happening with how they handle RMTs.

[Tashigi]

You support this approach every month you pay, because this is already happening with how they handle RMTs.

Not a good comparison, IMO.
Their approach to RMT was actually decent, granted late, and it was a move that other MMO had in place for a while now (Refering to the limited whispers/shouts).
I get what you're saying, though. The development team for this game seems a bit outdated, despite their efforts to stay ahead of the game. Which is why we must continue to express our desires to improve and shape this game in the best direction possible.

Not surprisingly, the community can often come off as the same. Outdated/uninformed, as you can probably gather by reading some of the posts on this thread and a few others.