An alternative to parsing?

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That's not the purpose of SSS. The purpose of SSS is to test weather or not the rotation you are using is enough to pass the dps checks and contribute to damage in a boss situation.

It, however, remains a poor indication due to the lack of raid buffs. Bard and Machinist will both be severely punished, especially Bard, since their damage depends heavily on Crit. Likewise, they are heavily gear dependent, which is far less punishing in actual Savage content. A prime example of that was Alte Roite. With vit melded accessories, you could beat him in i290 AF3 yet you wouldn't come close beating his SSS equivalent.