Why do so many people FAIL at dps.

[Arrius]

Two things:

* There is no way to evaluate your own performance in combat as there are no official DPS meters or any other means of seeing your output.

Yes, and no.
There's the emnity table which you can observe during longer fights. If you see certain DPS being far higher on generating said emnity and start creeping up on the tank, then I assume their output is pretty good in comparison to someone who is even under the healer regarding generation (DPS-healers aside).

However that can be only applied to situations where the gear level is similar and it is a duty which isn't downscaled/synced.

[Ryel]

Yes, and no.
There's the emnity table which you can observe during longer fights. If you see certain DPS being far higher on generating said emnity and start creeping up on the tank, then I assume their output is pretty good in comparison to someone who is even under the healer regarding generation (DPS-healers aside).

Quelling Strikes
Elusive jump
Shadewalker
Smoke Bomb

The game has no realistic or reliable way to get real time live combat feedback, many players who are doing horrible DPS either don't know that they are or don't care because nobody else can legitimately tell.

[Arrius]

The game has no realistic or reliable way to get real time live combat feedback, many players who are doing horrible DPS either don't know that they are or don't care because nobody else can legitimately tell.

Through Dungeon/Duty cleartimes, maybe?
You usually get a feeling when the clearing of the trash takes longer than usual.

OP is incredibly annoying, i'm sure if I ever met them in RL i'd probably punch them right in the baby maker.

What a meaningful statement in this thread! I am sure the people here will salute you for your enlightening comment~

[Alberel]

Yes, and no.
There's the emnity table which you can observe during longer fights. If you see certain DPS being far higher on generating said emnity and start creeping up on the tank, then I assume their output is pretty good in comparison to someone who is even under the healer regarding generation (DPS-healers aside).

However that can be only applied to situations where the gear level is similar and it is a duty which isn't downscaled/synced.

The enmity table is useful to an extent but it has some limits. If anyone uses a skill that reduces enmity (particularly a ninja on another DPS) then the table no longer reflects relative damage output. There's also the issue of SMNs and MCHs not being represented properly as their pets do a portion of their damage and generate their own enmity.

You're right that it should be enough for bad players to be able to see when they're trailing at the back of the pack on damage output though. Unfortunately there are a lot of players that don't even know what the enmity table is... A numerical representation of damage output that smacks them in the face with how low their damage is is likely the only way to get their attention.