SE, can you please make a definitive statement on your stance on parsers?

[Tashigi]

It's coming, but you'll have to wait.
The mod/api tools won't be available until later in the year (Possibly next year). At which time, these things will be available to PC and I believe, PS4 users, too. I don't know about the PS3, as it's already pushed to the very limit when it comes to these things (Memory maxed for UI).

Although...
You honestly don't need a parser.
It's handy, for sure; can give you insight into things you would otherwise ignore, but it's not going to make/break your end game experience, if you're already pushing decent DPS.
Only problem is that you probably don't know what that decent DPS would be, and, well... unless you get someone on PC with the parsing tools to scan you, it'll be impossible at the moment.
Do note, as the other users have stated; it is currently against TOS to use these type of third party apps. You're risking a lot by doing this currently.

So I guess you have that or have to be patient.

[Krr]

You honestly don't need a parser.

I think in this case, the issue is that a player is being forced to use what is definitely TOS-breaking software in order to participate with a group, that both has other methods available to them for gauging the player and is managing that requirement in a way that makes them immune to action.

[Tashigi]

I think in this case, the issue is that a player is being forced to use what is definitely TOS-breaking software in order to participate with a group, that both has other methods available to them for gauging the player and is managing that requirement in a way that makes them immune to action.

I see.
Though as you noted above, there is very little that can be done about it.

[Krr]

I see.
Though as you noted above, there is very little that can be done about it.

Yeah. It's an unfortunate sign of player attitude at the top level and not much else, I guess.

[ghostx1984]

It's coming, but you'll have to wait.
The mod/api tools won't be available until later in the year (Possibly next year). At which time, these things will be available to PC and I believe, PS4 users, too. I don't know about the PS3, as it's already pushed to the very limit when it comes to these things (Memory maxed for UI).

See but why do i have to get this kind of information from you though? Why cant I get this from them? Why cant they be open about it? It's such a glaring inequality. And I don't like all of the vagueness on the issue. It's supposed to be a fun game. Not some epeen measuring contest but that's what it is right now. You cant even get into groups that take the game seriously unless you have the stupid freaking meters.

So in my situation, i'm goign to have having to ask others who have this advantage what i'm pulling and if that's against the rules, then i'd rather just be an ignorant fool like they want me to be so i can continue playing. fucking a. I just want it explicitly clear so that I am not violating any of their flawed rules.