Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
If the fight is mechanic heavy, and you fail the mechanics, we don't really care how much DPS you do. You first goal is to properly deal with mechanics. Another problem with parsers, is that people will stare at them, and, at the end of day, will only judge the resulting number, without caring why the number is low. Worse, someone who manage every mechanic correctly, but lack some skills in his rotation or some stuff might do lower damage that a stronger/easier character in the hands of the players that fail every mechanic, and will be the one to be punished because he's "bad".
No they won't unless you party up with idiots. Any good raider will prioritize mechanics over DPS. The idea is a seamless balance between both, which a parser allows since you can better micromanage your damage. Your example of Life Surge is flawed due to its simplicity. What a parse tells you is:

- It's a DPS gain to use Life Surge on Wheeling Thrust or Fang & Claw if, and only if, you would otherwise have to delay it a full combo to line up with Full Thrust.
- The order to utilize your buffs to maximize their potential
- Potential holes in your rotation (Doom Spike + Sonic Thrust can be a DPS gain on a single target if timed to save BotD)

These smaller nuisances add up, which only helps players improve. You cite "jerkasses will call you out." Only if the devs suddenly stop enforcing their harassment polices. We can't call people out now. Why would that change because an official parse released?