Add a Parser that only the player can see.

[Ricdeau]

It'd allow folks with poor DPS to actually see they're doing poor DPS, and would (hopefully) encourage them to seek information/assistance to see how to fix it.

Without seeing other people's DPS then there's no context if your numbers are good or bad though. So someone that isn't informed will continue thinking they are doing well when they are not.

Anyway, if they add in something like this it needs to be all or nothing.

Parsers are one of the worst things to happen to MMOs, it's pointless because some classes will always do better in turret style fights, long fights, short fights or mobile fights. So it really doesn't help anyone. The only people who advocate parsers are people who play FotM dps classes who are strong over all or broken in fights.

Parsing is fine. No matter what you're going to have people that want to act as though they are better than others regardless of parsing. Also stating that the only people that advocate it are ones playing FotM classes is a bit silly considering they don't rebalance classes very often nor do they change the gearing often enough enough for anything to be considered "FotM". Also wide use of parsing can show not just when a class is overshadowing others, but when and potentially where other classes are suffering. The various class buffs didn't happen out of nowhere. There was large pools of data to show that these classes were falling behind. That wasn't just SE reviewing everything under a magnifying glass. Terms of Service aside they do look at what people are saying and they do see parses that players have made to display inadequacies which helps to further prompt their internal testing of various class/comp/fight mechanic combinations.

Parsing is just a tool. What people do with it is all up to the player. For as many people that chastise others you will have ones that use it solely for their own reference or attempt to help others out. Then you also have the people that don't want to accept any advise and want to continue being ineffective at their role. Parsing is already here and there's already so many that use it for whatever purpose they see fit. SE just needs to roll with it because it's not going away.