Dam. meter

[Kaethra]

Give an already mostly toxic community a tool to measure people based on DPS and they'll use it for evil, period.

Why stop at a parser? Why not disable chat too? Then disable names. Everyone is anonymous to one another?

I don't need restrictions to protect me from 'naughty' players. I can and have dealt with them myself. This community just needs to grow some gall and do the same. Stop being so damned sensitive and shy about everything.

[Llan]

Why stop at a parser? Why not disable chat too? Then disable names. Everyone is anonymous to one another?

I don't need restrictions to protect me from 'naughty' players. I can and have dealt with them myself. This community just needs to grow some gall and do the same. Stop being so damned sensitive and shy about everything.

Generalizing what I said doesn't make you right. lol
You can project all you want though. What I mean is: we already have asshats around, why give them a "low hanging fruit" as said before?

It's unnecessary. I think if we already have 3rd Party programs that people can use we don't need to force a system in-game.
it's like asking blizzard to add all add-ons as features in the game. If the add-ons are already working, why would you go out of your way to add something. You can use a parser already, go ahead and use it.

We had already made this point earlier in this very thread btw, a point made by multiple people in fact.

[Kaethra]

What I mean is: we already have asshats around, why give them a "low hanging fruit" as said before?

So you agree with giving them a chat platform to harass and bully? Why not take it away if they're so harmful?

If parsers are so evil in their hands and its just a set of numbers, then the chat where they can say any vulgarity they want likewise has to go. They can say racist, homophobic, and other disparaging things. Far worse than any set of numbers out of a parser. So why not silence it?

[Just-Communication]

So you agree with giving them a chat platform to harass and bully? Why not take it away if they're so harmful?

If parsers are so evil in their hands and its just a set of numbers, then the chat where they can say any vulgarity they want likewise has to go. They can say racist, homophobic, and other disparaging things. Far worse than any set of numbers out of a parser. So why not silence it?

I think the concern may stem from the fact that a parser presents an outcome by which one can carry out comparisons. Whether it is to compare with one's own actions or those of others. A parser serves no other purpose. By its nature the parser gives the user a reason to formulate an opinion on the performance of others, for better or worse.

Whereas a chat log is a function built into the game to facilitate communication between players or NPCs. While it can most definitely be used to judge others based on their words and opinions, that is not its inherent purpose and taking away the module because it has the potential to result in harassment would be detrimental to the game experience. That said, I believe chat is in fact disabled during PVP for that very reason.

Parsers have their place, but should not be built into the game.