Merged parse vs. what alternative?

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Except every game parses you while you're in combat, even during downtime. It's the only way to normalize the encounter for the entire playerbase.


"dps is lower than it should be"? Compared to what? I want to see how I do compared to others regardless of what happens in the fight. Parsing phases is stupid, because you can't compare. You don't know who used what cooldown when and whether it pays off over the entire fight. Parsing the entire fight in one go also gives you a baseline for yourself to beat in future runs with no variation.


Nobody serious about raiding takes merged parses seriously. It's pointless other than wanting to see bigger numbers for your e-peen.