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[StarRosie]

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But again, those people who want to improve will seek the tools themselves. So what happens to those who don't? I'm not talking harassment, abuse maybe but the question is ultimately, what do we do about the players who don't want to improve? Do we just boot and exclude them till they quit? I understand the benefits of adding an official parser, I get them 100% but I think we're only looking at the benefits and not really the side effects that could come from it. Trying to remove the discussion about how the parser could be abused, removes a serious portion of discussion. When the abuse starts hurting the game itself.

(PREFACE: Keep in mind, I am not talking about all pro parser users, more the extremes who do boot and exclude people based on parsers.)

If you introduce an official parser, it normalizes the behaviors that come with it. So those who boot based on parsers would most likely be way more open about it and the fact we have GMs essentially saying it's ok to vote kick people based on differing playstyles, means there are no repercussions for people who would abuse the parser to exclude other players. While yes, I think the benefits from adding an official parser are good, I think this would be one of those additions that the top tiers benefit the most from, mid tier players would benefit some from, and low tier players would be hurt by it, possibly leading to players quitting cause they can't get into content.