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[Dualgunner]

There is no use for the parser what-so-ever. It would be touted for the most part as a meta gaming/power gaming addition and be more harm then good. FF 14 should not mimic wow in that regard. It is bad having parses in wow they have dedicated websites for uploading parsing information as trophies.

I respectfully disagree. Parsers would be very useful, and there's nothing wrong with leaderboards (even PotD has leaderboards now). The same logic (we've lived without a parser for 3-4 years we don't need one now) can be applied to *any* QoL thing people want in this game. For instance, the much requested Glamlog. We've gone without it this long.

What are the top three specific uses you see for a parser in a public duty-finder group for instances such as Eyes of the Creator and Dun Scaith? Why are these uses important?

Let me open with important being subjective in this sense. What is important to me may not be important to you.

1. To help oneself optimize dps in suboptimal environments. I like to be the best I can be for the team when I'm in team based content.
2. To help others do the same if they so wish. Similar to the first case.
3. I like to look at information on the side, especially in the case of FFLogs. Much like how TL;DR likes PornHub for the stats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFutqfy4PQ Sure it's not immediately useful, it's just fun info to look at for IMO.

In what way does the parser facilitate accomplishing these improvements? Why do existing tools or options cover none of those three uses? What portion of the player base do you think would leverage these advantages if available?

Stone Sky Sea, as nice as it is, can only help one with the starting point of learning a rotation. Optimizing your rotation in an optimal environment is very different to optimizing your dps in a suboptimal environment. For instance, timing for dropping Ley Lines and using Enochian during bosses and trash pulls in dungeons: do you get more dps overall one way or another?

Speaking of rotations, parsers provide a lot of information that makes developing rotations by optimizing potency over time.