Quote Originally Posted by Kaethra View Post
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.