Why people still USE ACT knowing their breaking TOS ??

[ForteNightshade]

So if SE changed their stance (which is extremely unlikely given they used the phrase Never) I'd like them to implement a personal parser that only the player themselves can see and use for its intended purpose.

A personal parse has little to no intrinsic value without having something to compare against. What does 14,000 DPS mean to someone who has no reference point? They might assume it's a high number, thus they're performing well when in reality 19,000 is where they ought to be. A personal parse is no different than our current sub stat values. Without third party tools and theorycrafter those numbers are entirely pointless since you'd have no way of knowing how much they actually contribute to your damage. Case in point, Tenacity was briefly thought to have huge potential yet due to theorycrafting, it's proven to be more or less forgettable; take it only if there's nothing else better.

As for the whole "no means no." The irony here is by allowing third party parses, people will simply resort to the silent kicks/disbands we do now. Instead of someone actually being able to see why they were kicked and potential improve, they'll just keep getting kicked without a single word spoken.

Honestly you don't need parsers or the "other tools people use" to clear these fights. This is evidenced by all the day one clears of content when those tools are broken.

And yes, I do the difficult content. 8m not amazing, but I'm above average.

Those players clearing quickly are typically much better. Which means the fights, in turn, are easier as a result. When enrages actually become an issue is when you mix in everyone else. You may not "need" them per se but someone woefully underperforming means everyone else now has to compensate for them—something plenty of people dislike.

Nonetheless, parses are what keeps Savage alive long term. Without everyone's favourite site, the higher ilvl is utterly meaningless beyond Ultimate gear. Which brings up a bigger problem. Ultimate would become increasingly more exclusive without parsers. People would be far less inclined to recruit outside their inner circles since they have no way of knowing how that person performs. And DPS matters in Ultimate.