Would you like an in-game parser?

[Khalithar]

I fully support parsers as someone that did tons of raiding back in the WoW days and they became essential when we weren't beating enrage timers and were able to find our weaker links as far as DPS goes. However, we didn't yell at them or tell them to get good, by identifying who wasn't pulling their weight we were able to direct them to websites that showed optimal rotations and other ideal setups for maximizing performance. By doing that we were able to help them increase their performance until we were able to defeat the content we were having trouble with.

The above is ideally how parsers should be used, for those using them to understand that a dps meter is a tool and that it's results should be interpreted based on the situation. In my example above, we realized two of our dps were parsing lower than the tank on a boss where they just had to sit there and wail on a boss for a long time without needing to worry about ramp up time (namely the time it takes before a class can do maximum damage) and swapping to dps adds. Without that tool we would not have been able to figure out where our weaknesses were or been able to make the effort to correct the issue.

The problem I'd have with the DPS meters would be in small group content where some DPS would link it after every fight to stroke their e-peen. DPS meters are generally not necessary for small group content, they should be used as a tool for raid groups trying to beat an enrage timer to identify their weaknesses and figure out how they can up their damage to defeat the encounter in question. Although my group would use them when we did premade dungeons together, usually when someone was trying a new spec or wanted to try tweaking their rotation, it was a good way to experiment without risking a wipe on a raid boss.