SE's most difinitive statement yet on parsers

[Gormogon]

Let's get a few things straight:

How about you get the thing that matters straight.

Play the game.

[Clavaat]

How about you get the thing that matters straight.

Play the game.

As much as I generally don't agree with his posts, Gormogon's right here.

The fact this thread is still going is unbelievable. We know it's against ToS, so be it. Either you take the risk and use it anyway, or you don't. Complaining about it won't make it "illegal" or not. It's third party, that's against ToS.

However, if they ever release the ability to create Add-ons, and a damage parser is one of them, then you have essentially the same options as before, sans risk. It's really not that complicated. Don't be assholes to each other and move on.

For the record, I take the Neutral Planet's stance. We used a parser in FFXI for fun competition amongst our LS only, but never got on anyone else's case about it. I also can live without it, I can tell generally how well our DPS is doing. It doesn't matter to me.

I'd rather not risk a ban, so I'll avoid it. Should it become an add-on, sure, I'd use one for fun.

[Irving]

I dare you
Point 1 example in this thread of this "insults and belittlement"

I point back to yourself, by calling people addicts btw.
You just became what you are insulting people for this whole thread.

Please quote any example of me using insults and belittlement to further my side of this debate.

I'll be waiting.

With how he is handling solid and legitimate views on this argument with responses such as:

How about you get the thing that matters straight.

Play the game.

He will probably tell you to go fly a kite instead of countering your premise.

I really think the general populous should not waste any more resources trying to reason or debate with this person. While his views are something I can vastly agree with, he refuses to listen or admit some parts of the counter argument could be true.

While I will agree that the usage of parsers is indeed black and white and that intent does not matter as the parser is being used regardless, the people who use them or can see the utility in them (par of course forcing it as a requirement) should not be generalized as such in to said black and white categories.