How would an optional, official parser be toxic?

[Liam_Harper]

I personally don't doubt its uses, and they are many. Most of them very helpful. I just don't think they should make an official parser that can be viewed group/raid wide is all. It's like giving a 5 year old the keys to a fighter jet for too many people. In a perfect world people would use them right and for the right reasons. This is not a perfect world.

Then why is ACT ok? The 5 year olds have been flying around in fighter jets for years and the game is in one piece.

[Vahlnir]

Then why is ACT ok? The 5 year olds have been flying around in fighter jets for years and the game is in one piece.

This isn't about ACT, this is about parsers. I don't necessarily approve of it either since it's technically against the ToS as well. Until we get actual addon support from SE itself that will be my stance on all things related to addons. If they decided that certain things were permitted officially like ACT or parsers, then it's not really my call. My opinion on them would essentially be irrelevant. However, a public parser would do more harm than good imo. I'd probably be "fine" with something like ACT though since I've used DBM in WoW for years. But WoW has addon support and actually develops some content around things like DBM.

[KaldeaSahaline]

This isn't about ACT, this is about parsers.

ACT is a parser....