Thank you Yoshi for your stance on DPS meters

[DynnDiablos]

I think you are either generalizing too much or misunderstand what 'parsing players' are asking for.
Most of us are asking you to provide the dps needed to clear the encounter at hand (speaking for savage and ultimate), even tho the game does not provide these numbers they are still out there in the code. Hard coded enrage timers for bosses.
Do X amount of damage to the boss in y minutes.
We did not make up these requirements, the devs implemented them when designing the bosses period.

And if you are passing these DPS checks, even if you aren't performing to the level someone else would like, end of story. If you are following mechanics and passing these thresholds in the game, you shouldn't be called out because it isn't going as fast as YOU would like.

[AmeliaVerves]

And if you are passing these DPS checks, even if you aren't performing to the level someone else would like, end of story. If you are following mechanics and passing these thresholds in the game, you shouldn't be called out because it isn't going as fast as YOU would like.

I never said anything about speed tho. Just because I personally did speedkills and aimed for the best of best I don't ask others to do so.

But for savage and ultimate "just passing" is sometimes not enough bc you cannot pass in the first place. You end up smashing your head against a wall and you will just not be able to get over it, because you have no way to find out who is 'underperforming'. Even if you would like to help in a nice and polite manner, you can't because you wouldn't know.

How about instead of a party DPS meter, we could give Billy a personal meter to show how well he's performing mid fight?

This is basically an agreement a lot of us are aiming for already, so people could at least get an idea that something is off with their performance, but a lot of people don't want that either for idk, reasons I guess.

[Senn]

This is basically an agreement a lot of us are aiming for already, so people could at least get an idea that something is off with their performance, but a lot of people don't want that either for idk, reasons I guess.

Well, I'm all for having an in-game personal DPS meter that only you can see. I've been wanting one for a long time now.

[AmeliaVerves]

Well, I'm all for having an in-game personal DPS meter that only you can see. I've been wanting one for a long time now.

I bet most PS4 players are in the same boat. lmao.

I'd still argue a personal one is not ideal, but it'd be a great start and as I said probably a good point to sit on and wait if we end up yeeting each other out the game because of rising toxicity.
No idea how they are logging the fights, but something like the fflogs rank system for finished encounters would be pretty decent in addition to a personal life parse. Just make 4 ranks, A - D (A being best and then decreasing) and when you finished a fight you see a popup with your rank. Everyone can either ignore it or take the information.

[Senn]

Have you ever thought a huge portion of the player base really doesn't care? A large swatch of players play for the story, and clearing content just for the clear or glams.

Have you ever thought that some people might want to see their own DPS so they can improve? Geez.
Just give me a personal DPS meter, and allow players to toggle it on or off if they want and I'll be happy.

[AmeliaVerves]

Have you ever thought that some people might want to see their own DPS so they can improve? Geez.
Just give me a personal DPS meter, and allow players to toggle it on or off if they want and I'll be happy.

That's basically what I find so unfair in this game. Players that don't care get coddled and they have all means ingame to play the way they want, which, again, is great and I like it. But those of use who strife for improvement are left alone and have no chances to play the game the way we want to.
At least not in an official way, which is really sad tbh.

[Senn]

That's basically what I find so unfair in this game. Players that don't care get coddled and they have all means ingame to play the way they want, which, again, is great and I like it. But those of use who strife for improvement are left alone and have no chances to play the game the way we want to.
At least not in an official way, which is really sad tbh.

Yeah, that's why I do want a private/personal DPS meter. I really want to improve, and SSS just doesn't cut it because all you're doing is hitting a dummy, not doing any mechanics. I do SSS to practice my rotation, but it's not enough. A DPS meter would help me greatly.

However, I don't really support having a public/party DPS meter. Some people don't like that level of scrutiny and I think having a feature like that in game being public would most likely create an unpleasant atmosphere. We all know what people can be like online.

So yes to a private/personal DPS meter that only shows your DPS. I'm all about self improvement.
No to public/party DPS meters.