The Real Problem with Parsers

[Aiselia]

Period end of story.

So you're asserting that it would be literally impossible to complete everything in the game without a parser? That it would be literally impossible for people to get good enough to beat the content without being able to see specific numbers? That a raid group all on consoles is doomed to failure, period, end of story, simply because they can't parse?

The only inarguable point is that there is content with built-in time limits. Whether or not they REQUIRE parsers is completely arguable.

As far as the community goes, their will always be douchers and people who just want to harass others, this is completely independent of parsers and exist regardless.

And if SE's position is that they don't want to risk having MORE of those people, then simply shrugging and pushing them aside and saying "Oh well, they exist anyways" isn't going to convince them they're wrong.

The claim that this would get any worse or better isn't necessarily based in fact or objective proof

Neither side of the argument is based in fact or objective proof because it's a hypothetical at this stage. The problem for you is they don't need objective proof in this game to qualify a fear that things would turn out how they have in other games.