Are we really getting a Dps parsing dummy?

[ShaneDawn]

Any dps worth their salt would never macro attack skills, since it results in a dps loss. You literally have no idea what you are talking about.

What is thiiiiis. Did he really think all people who parse macro their openers and comboes. I wonder where he got this misinformation, but using a macro to chain your skills really is a dps loss and no competent player does it.

I'm going to say what I've kept saying for a long time. Parsers are only as bad as the people using them. It's a common misconception thinking that people using the parsers suddenly turn into evil megalomaniacs that will bash you for sub-par dps. No, they won't, most people will not care for sub-par dps, as long as the instance is getting cleared. There will always be bad eggs, but parsers are generally used for self/raid evaluation, not to stroke e-peens at you. I hope you at least rid yourself of the delusions that people use parsers to macro their whole skill bars Nektulos.

People often confuse with others trying to help them out for bashing in the first place. Someone asking you "are you comfortable fighting this phase? somehow your dps seems to go pretty low" is not necessarily bashing you. There have been sooo many times when I have tried to help out someone who seems to be struggling with the fight, in a polite manner, only to get backlashed by a vicious retaliation and a snappy remark that "they know what they're doing dumbass" or "I play how I want". Sure, that's all fine and good, but booting people out from parties if it's that attitude that keeps the party back is acceptable as well right?

As usual, I think the problem is on the extremes of both sides. There's a select few using the parsers to openly bash people that give them a bad name. But then there's a group of "I play how I want" people, who would be happy to get carried through every fight and calling people elitists is a regular occasion for them. Both sides suck, but you guys should take the foil hats away and really think about whether the parsers are an actual issue. Harassment is a bannable offense in the game, and that includes bashing someone needlessly for their dps. Pointing out that someone is lagging from the expected numbers in a fight that requires it, is not, unless you are a dick about it. People in this game are just often too thick to take any kind of critique, not even the good kind. But I personally think that those people should not be clearing any party-oriented challenges anyways.

While I agree that party-wide parsing can encourage those select few to look down on others, I still think that a personal parser is the way to go. That way you can evaluate your personal progress on all individual fights without fearing needless harassment from others. Parsing higher on average now than yesterday? Alright, I'm doing something better today! Maybe I should change my cooldown rotation for this fight? Maybe it's an overall dps increase.