Quote Originally Posted by Raelsar View Post
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My, my.
If you go from one thread to another, you can see how XIV community goes from the best people have seen in MMO to terrible stat abusers. /s
First of all, you don't become a hardcore player just because you start caring about your own performance. As a casual player myself, I don't feel pressure when there could be a potential number attached to me, so please don't speak for all casual players here. I personally think it's fun to do as best as I can in any content I go to, tho I am not so interested in the actual "hardcore" stuff and this does not make me a hardcore player.
First of all, no one is asking to have parsers in low level dungeons. Second, it is not needed for throwing dirt around, but for making people feel somewhat responsible for their play in a GROUP CONTENT.
Again, I don't see any actual reasonable explanation of why it is fine to jump around lazy casuals that don't want their "fun" ruined by toxic hardcore players, yet it is not fine to ask of somewhat decent performance in ONLINE GAME, where you interact with OTHER people. Why do you protect those who do not want to drag their own weight in a group content? Why is it okay to absolutely disrespect others' time when you join a group? Why is it fine to "let them play how they want" while they don't give a damn about anyone else but themselves? Why only THEIR fun matters?