Survey: Community Opinions Regarding Parsing/Parsers in Final Fantasy XIV

[Avatre]

Could always end up doing it like the upcoming "record" feature that is happening, where everyone has to consent to it before it gets used. Though, at the same time there is the possibility that it would cause harassment by kicking people who reject the use of it.

It's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situations where the select few who are overly toxic regarding it will ruin it for others.

Me, personally, I don't care if people run the parser as long as they aren't discriminating/harassing others due to it.

[Paladinleeds]

Though, at the same time there is the possibility that it would cause harassment by kicking people who reject the use of it.

And frankly, if they do that, the person who got kicked is being done a favour. It would come under playstyle differences and I'd say fair game. You can always make your own PF. Not all players are going to gel with each other. I don't gel with the elite for example, I am far too casual. I'm not even midcore these days, so why would I want to play with the elite group who parse? I wouldn't fit in, so I'm best off staying out of it.

Frankly, I think this is what needs to happen at a community level. We need to understand that there are different player groups, and not everyone is going to fit into each player group, and that's absolutely fine! Build up a community of like-minded individuals. Ir's OK to not get on with everyone! Let's not let the select few ruin it for everyone else.

[Avatre]

Frankly, I think this is what needs to happen at a community level. We need to understand that there are different player groups, and not everyone is going to fit into each player group, and that's absolutely fine! Build up a community of like-minded individuals. Ir's OK to not get on with everyone! Let's not let the select few ruin it for everyone else.

Oh, I completely agree. I'm just saying that there will be people who view it as harassment, and will likely come to the forums screaming bloody murder. The best way, at least that I find, to deal with situations I don't agree with(aside from physical harm to others/stuff that I can actually make a difference in by speaking up/acting against) is to move along past it and not let it get to me/ignore that it's actually there.