The issue nobody wants to address

[Welsper59]

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I think the obvious retort is along the lines of what makes you think those same people would actually try with a parser though? I mean, we are talking about the same mental process of mouth breathers that queue for PvP, "AFK", get called out on it, and proudly express their intent to just do nothing to get their reward. Shaming these intentionally lazy people does literally nothing to them lol. You can't exactly call a GM to get involved because someone did too little DPS. The kick option is also there.

PGs are there to help you learn how to play your role to competency (not how to push out min/max numbers). It, without looking at any other variable, is a tool that is all-around helpful. Absolutely no negative consequence to it being there, as far as the benefits go. You understand this, obviously. The min/max area is basically the dummies along with parsers, which we currently have access to (this includes console players). Believe it or not, you're not going to be banned for using a parser, despite popular scare tactics. If that were to happen, quite a number of users who post pictures/vids/live-streams would have been long gone. Telling someone they have low DPS and need to improve to clear said content will not get your banned. In the case of a roulette, your options are there. Kick someone, provide advice without being a douche, or leave. PUGs are PUGs. It's not like games that do support parsers, officially or not, are immune to bad players. I dare say they're equal, if not worse, in ratio. So your options would again, even with it official, be exactly the same.

I'm all for parsers but you folks need to stop putting it on some pedestal as though it's a magic cure to bad players. With it official or not, your options are literally the exact same.