Letter to MR Yoshi: Why parses system is destroying the ffxiv world.

[Lambdafish]

I mention that people - you apparently - love to harrass others because they are not good in a video game. That is awful and kind of disgusting, Sir.

So let me get this straight, apparently *I* am now harassing people, thats a hell of a leap. Sounds to me like you are just trying to point the finger of accountability at anyone except the person making the complaint. Sorry to say thats not how multiplayer games work. You have to pull your weight if the content requires it, otherwise you need to rectify that any way you can (whether it be parsers, the advice of other players, or practice and research). It's not about skill as you are trying to make out, its about attitude, and this thread stinks of people with poor attitude when confronted with people who want them to be better.

[MaloraYuki]

So it is of them. Pushing "themselves to their mathematical peak in terms of performance" is selfish of them, too.

How exactly is it selfish of people? Please explain? If I want to be a great player and improve myself in game how is that selfish? It’s not is has nothing to do with you it’s self improvement. Grow up dude just because others are not you doesn’t make them selfish. Everyone likes different things and has different hobbies.

[Jijifli]

So it is of them. Pushing "themselves to their mathematical peak in terms of performance" is selfish of them, too.

Apparently wanting to be a useful party member to everyone is selfish.

I still remember getting into Snowcloak 45 minutes in progress with a warrior that only butcher block'd without comboing. I tanked it as monk, and did everything in my power to heal myself, mitigate, and stay alive. I guess I was just being selfish though. Next time I'll just only bootshine that and compliment the tank on his amazing skills unironically.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Apparently wanting to be a useful party member to everyone is selfish.

Don't you understand? We aren't respecting the content enough. We need a main tank who always remains in Tank Stance, the healers should mostly heal and the DPS do just enough to kill the fight. Who cares you see Phantom Train's enrage six months into the tier in a supposed clear party. If you ask for anything better, you're being s e l f i s h.

Ask for Viera in 5.0. That's okay! Ask players be a little appreciative of everyone's time and not do 3k when the average is 5k? E L I T I S T.

[MaloraYuki]

To use the words from page 1, a massively upvoted post: "Go make your own group". There you can cause drama because Player 4 did not perform as good as you wished. Even though you might've gotten trough that duty easily, but man, those parser numbers...!!! /s

That upvoted post was aimed at the OP and the people arguing against parsers and improvement... so um that means you. I guess your reading comprehension isn’t that great huh?

[Ultima]

Don't you understand? We aren't respecting the content enough. We need a main tank who always remains in Tank Stance, the healers should mostly heal and the DPS do just enough to kill the fight. Who cares you see Phantom Train's enrage six months into the tier in a supposed clear party. If you ask for anything better, you're being s e l f i s h.

Ask for Viera in 5.0. That's okay! Ask players be a little appreciative of everyone's time and not do 3k when the average is 5k? E L I T I S T.

The Boogeyman Raiders and their discriminatory ideal that you should clear FASTER and SMOOTHER than a day 0 run of the content. Ask to cheese the Train Car Ghost and kill the boss a few minutes faster than enrage? E L I T I S T you're ruining the game with your expectations! What if their dog got ran over and they were sad and they just wanted a nice CASUAL CLEAR of the SAVAGE (Read: 1% of the game where you're asked to do more than slap your hands on the keyboard like a deranged child to clear.)

Make a suggestion on how to make the community better? E L I T I S T you should let us play how we want and make our own rotations and playstyles in this game of HARD MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION THAT EVEN THE DEVELOPERS USE. You're all sheep for using the same rotations, don't you know my ultra unique rotation of not using half my skills is F U N?

[era1Ne]

Here is an toxic post OP. Probably the most toxic, generalised post in this thread: (Just in case you want proof that a parser are not the problem. humans are on both sides of the fence, so to speak)

I am being a department manager or head of department (or whatever you wanna call it), and I have basically spreadsheetss, limits, ratings, rankings every day at work. Basically a real-life parser about my and my collegues performance. And I have to think about them evey single day.

I wold never ever use these in a video game. It's my leisure time. If I get the stuff done, everyone else should shut up. Period. I've been flamed for like 30 seconds longer dungeon runs.

Often I feel unemployed over over eagerly addicted speedrun people use these to cause flames and madness and show their pro-ness.
Just like you guys like your rankings and whatnot, I do not. This is not my job.

We get the stuff done, I do not shake my balls while you pull your weight, just to get that straight. I am not one of these "freestyle" guys that make you lose because of DPS checks or something. I know how to adapt - to an extend, enough to not being dead weight.
But I also do not want to have fights over a bit less damage just because you got nothing else to do in your real life that fills you out so you gotta call on people for not doing this or that in a video game.
Then you come up with "diss iss multiplayeur game" and want to kick people, but indeed, it is not just about you (parser users). The argument can go both directions.

No, only unemployed people need to get angry over such things. Like they have nothing to really care or fear about in their real life. First World problems.

Please do not read things that are not there.

You have no idea what you are talking about. It doesn't matter if you are employed or unemployed, what matters is the attidude and what the individuel considers to be fun. Some want to challenge themselves, others want to work together and help the team as good as possible or some aren't willing to put effort in for their own reasons.

[Sigma-Astra]

No, only unemployed people need to get angry over such things. Like they have nothing to really care or fear about in their real life. First World problems.

Please do not read things that are not there.

By the way, I looked over this little gem. You have got to be the most swarmy, arrogant department manager that I've ever heard of before.

The unemployed don't have anything to care about or fear in their real life? Are you for real?

By and by, my fiance is unemployed.....due to brain and nerve damage. You want to come by and run that sentence to me again now? That he doesn't have cares or fears in real life while I'm working two jobs to cover the loss of him not being able to physically and mentally work.

I dare you. You'll be running back to Microsoft Excel before you know it. Spreadsheets aren't that hard, they're tedious...any high school educated person can figure out how to work a spreadsheet. Ya ain't special, even I know how to use Microsoft Excel.

[Okamimaru]

some words I honestly didn't care enough to read

I thought you quit... you know literally nothing you quit over has changed...just saying

[HyoMinPark]

Well this thread got fun today...

Often I feel unemployed over over eagerly addicted speedrun people use these to cause flames and madness and show their pro-ness.

I may not work, but I am a full-time college student. I raid, and I enjoy it. It’s what makes this game fun for me. Most of the people in my Ultimate static work or go to school as well. We all enjoy raiding, and we all enjoy parsing ourselves so that we can constantly push for personal improvement. But, according to you, we’re all fat and lazy unemployed basement dwellers. And addicts. Apparently. Get over yourself, please. And work on your grammar and sentence structure skills.

Your definition of “fun” doesn’t apply to everyone, just like you say the “speedrunners’” definition doesn’t apply to you. Try to keep that in mind for the next time you write an insulting and condescending forum post.

But, remember kids! Only raiders are the toxic ones around here!