Quote Originally Posted by Azazua_azura View Post
Its not fear mongering to know that this would happen, nor ignorance. Its actually ignoent to clainm it wouldn't happen. People did it in WoW often. I can't rell you how much content shouts i saw with must parse 1200 or some stuff. Some guilds even required you to parse at least 1100 before you joined them.
A few things:

Most FC's in private that do serious endgame will request a parse. This is to test the player and make sure they at least understand the basics of their own rotation - but this is often for serious raiding free companies.


There is little to no difference between "Must be able to parse X" and "Must be able to clear Y." The only difference I see is that someone might get carried through a clear on "Must be able to clear Y" because they know the mechanics but not their own role and how to optimize it (I've had BLM's doing 600 DPS on A1S who has the earrings drops. That bad. We almost cleared because we had two WAR's decked with STR gear but came up short.)

Using a parser is a gameplay style and should not be considered a negative thing.
Using a parser to harass is a choice of trolls and should not be tolerated.
Players who harass should not be the determinant on the rest of the game. That is punishing the majority for the sake of preventing the minority.