How would an optional, official parser be toxic?

[Maeka]

I would only support an official parser, ONLY if it were PRIVATE, meaning only you can see your own damage meter and that nobody else had access to it. I don't want to join some 4-man and get kicked because I'm doing too low damage on some job in some leveling roulette or something crazy like that.

[KaivaC]

I would only support an official parser, ONLY if it were PRIVATE, meaning only you can see your own damage meter and that nobody else had access to it. I don't want to join some 4-man and get kicked because I'm doing too low damage on some job in some leveling roulette or something crazy like that.

This right here is what I would be fine with. Some folks may say that this is a dead horse, but I'm certainly not the only one that keeps bringing it up, and the OF is definitely not the only place that it does come up. I am fine with a private meter because us console players and those whose PCs can't support having multiple things up at once would benefit from it if they chose to use it. Anybody pressuring others into sharing their numbers should be immediately reported - simple as that, along with everything else. Though admittedly, the reason I'm bringing it up today is because I'm tired of assuming that I'm the bad player in the group - without having the numbers to show whether that is true or not. But having official numbers would still be beneficial because it's better than having nothing at all. So yes, I agree with having this, Maeka.

[SilverObi]

Though admittedly, the reason I'm bringing it up today is because I'm tired of assuming that I'm the bad player in the group - without having the numbers to show whether that is true or not. But having official numbers would still be beneficial because it's better than having nothing at all.

Frankly, any player who cares that much to give half a damn about their contribution most likely won't be the bad in the group... Unless you're entirely new to a fight or using a whole new job in familiar fight, it's unlikely you're the sole contributor to a bad performance or a wipe (depending on your role anyway). And yes there's always the tiny doubt that you're the one at fault and you can't be 100% sure without the hard numbers to convince you but putting in actual effort almost guarantees you'll outperform a lot of the standard playerbase.

[Hamada]

It seems to me that the dummies are not sufficient enough for those players who want to get better. It's nice to smack around a dummy in the 3 minutes that you get, but it's simply not enough, especially in a raid setting. The chances of Yoshi budging on this are low to null, but surely there has to be something that would assist with those of us stuck on PS4 that the devs could give us in an official capacity. If not an in-game parser, then maybe the option (key word here) to enable us to view how we personally did after an instance.

I hate having to be stuck on PS4 and having to bother people to help me figure out how I'm doing. Regardless of how many people have offered, I feel like a pest because at the end of the day, I'm still asking them to take some time out of whatever they are doing to help me. It would be nice to just have ...something on PS4.
Sure, there are the arguments that it would lead to toxicity, but if it's a personal meter that mimics what PvP has, or something similar, how can that be toxic unless you share the information with others? Anybody demanding to see what you have at the end of a duty can easily be reported. I just would like something on the PS4 side.

It's not cool that a select group of individuals rail against parsing in every form, incarnation, or whatever they want to call it and state that it's a crutch, cheat tool, an epeen stick, etc., then here I am desperately trying not to be a bad player and hearing their voices, I fear I'll never become at the very least a decent player, because they give so much opposition to even having an official option on consoles. Players who want to improve should be given something that allows them to improve, at their option. Again, bringing up that key word, option. Like Duty Recorder.

If the devs can bring in instruments, then I know they are capable of doing something like this. And honestly, until the devs finally cave in and put to work on something that a lot of people are actually asking for, this is just going to keep coming up by a lot of others. Honestly, if they can implement instruments, how hard can it be to put in some kind of parse tool compatible for PS4 that only allows you to parse yourself?

How would something like that even lead to toxicity? I can't wrap my head how a personal tool that only you would see (unless you decide to do something like share it publicly) would equate to an increase in toxicity.

Because the skill gap is too big. Even yoshi-p is aware of this as I heard something on the lines of "will think about it once the skill gap is less" A LOT of people simply do not know how to play, and when you try to advice them, they lash out, so can you picture what the situation will be when people can actually see it? Most people do not know how to see rotation issues without parsers. I am all for it, but i feel the general player base isn't. Given this is a forum for a game, most people that know how to play will be here, so this thread is more on the lines of preaching to the choir.

[CryBloodwing]

I would love a parser that would only show my damage output or healing, but also would show the average output of the same classes that did that same content. So I could compare myself to the average player, not another person in the party.

[TheCount]

It would be completely non-optional. I think you know that though, OP, the moment they add something like that it would be mandatory and watched like a hawk.