Just realized something: FFXIV is a terrible DPS player's DREAM come true...

[Nestama]

Putting them in a gaol doesn't solve the problem. They should be permabanned. :/

If the player doesn't mind their account eventually getting terminated (permanently banned), then that is exactly what will happen after repeated offences.

[LalaRu]

[Shurrikhan]

Also another thing to think about: you can't get to optimal DPS if you are failing mechanics. Knowing mechanics come first, then you can work on optimizing your rotations.

If you go into mechanics without a focus on optimizing your rotations, there will be little improvement. You should be looking at each mechanic THROUGH THE LENS of your rotations. What is it doing? What is it delaying? What's coming next? How do I adjust? The mechanics themselves are just the shallowest point of their impact on gameplay.

If SE wanted players using parsers, they would have put one in. Instead they ban people who get caught using them. That should tell you people something. Also, SE is not the only one. SEGA bans people for using them in PSO2 as well. I'm certain other games also ban them. If you want to use parsers, go play a game that allows for their use like Echo of Soul or something.

This might mean something if XIV's stance in virtually any and all issues weren't makeshift and primarily reactive. I agree that they are aiming for placation of the largest body of players, but that is very different from a design goal, and saying that something is missing in XIV of all games is proof of design... we must be seeing very different QoL suggestion threads, the majority of content in which are MMO staples.

[Enyalios]

Sorry but I disagree with you. Parsing has always been a cancer in MMOs and it gives players the excuse to be toxic jerks and wave their e-peens around as if it mattered. Knowing your mechanics imo is far better than trying to do high dps. If you are dead, then you aren't doing any dps.

Name on fight in any endgame where you can stand still as a DPS, do mechanics perfectly but zero DPS and still clear the fight. While ever there are DPS checks and enrage timers there's a need for parsers. Enrage means X-DPS done in Y-time. I don't care if you dance around the room with perfect twinkle toes, bad DPS is bad DPS

[AphraelAmarantha]

If you go into mechanics without a focus on optimizing your rotations, there will be little improvement. You should be looking at each mechanic THROUGH THE LENS of your rotations. What is it doing? What is it delaying? What's coming next? How do I adjust? The mechanics themselves are just the shallowest point of their impact on gameplay.

That depends on the person. Not everyone learns that way. For some, it's better to learn mechanics first, then focus on your dps.

This might mean something if XIV's stance in virtually any and all issues weren't makeshift and primarily reactive.

2.5 Data Mining. You may not intercept, mine or otherwise collect information from the Game using unauthorized third party software.

Doesn't seem reactive to me since it's in the ToS. Imo, all parser users should get permabanned on a first offense, no exceptions.

[Enyalios]

Imo you should be banned for making everyone else's lives difficult

[AphraelAmarantha]

Name on fight in any endgame where you can stand still as a DPS, do mechanics perfectly but zero DPS and still clear the fight. While ever there are DPS checks and enrage timers there's a need for parsers. Enrage means X-DPS done in Y-time. I don't care if you dance around the room with perfect twinkle toes, bad DPS is bad DPS

I don't think you read what I said. If there was a need for parsers SE would have put them in. Since they didn't and its against the ToS for using them, the game does not need parsers. As you just mentioned, enrage mechanic is a good way to know that "oh look, the raid party isn't doing enough dps, maybe we should try to do better so we can do more damage and not let the boss get enraged." You don't need a parser for that when the game tells you with a mechanic that you are not doing enough damage.

[Enyalios]

Oh look, enrage. Who is the weak link? How would we know? Let's use a parser

[AphraelAmarantha]

Oh look, enrage. Who is the weak link? How would we know? Let's use a parser

Instead of calling out one person, maybe actually get together as a group and get better? Also, based on some other threads I've been lurking on, apparently it's easy to tell just from watching other people to see if they are doing bad or not so again, why do you need a parser when you can tell who is doing bad without one and the game was not built for a parser?

[Enyalios]

What you are doing is actively encouraging the player base to never improve. Making life difficult for those who want to improve. I wouldn't expect stellar top tier DPS from everyone, but crappy DPS is crappy DPS. How can you ever know if you're doing well? How can you tell if what you're doing is right? Until you see yourself next to someone else of the same class or performing you you will never know. "We don't need parsers boohoo" only tells me that you're one of those poor DPS who can't clear endgame, gets told left and right to up how game and is a bit grumpy about this. Get over yourself and accept it