What is parsing?

[Ariel_Valmont]

Yeah, who would want to know their performance in a progression based game.

You don’t need numbers to tell if you’re making progress or not. You either are, or are not. If you’re not dying and you’re hitting your proper rotation, odds are your performance is good.

[Rinhi]

and you’re hitting your proper rotation

and yet, that's something that a concerning amount of players can't seem to do

[Naaura]

and yet, that's something that a concerning amount of players can't seem to do

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

[SturmChurro]

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

No. It's quite easy to tell when player(s) are underperforming with a quick glance at information available in-game. What is this thread anyway?

[Naaura]

No. It's quite easy to tell when player(s) are underperforming with a quick glance at information available in-game. What is this thread anyway?

I would like to know how one can tell if others are underperforming if you can tell how. I personally cant tell unless I can visually see that they are distracted and just not doing their rotation and following boss mechanics.
And this thread is about what is parsing because I kept hearing for years but I finally remembered to ask since it was mentioned earlier

[ZedxKayn]

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

Actually it's pretty easy to tell without a parser just by observing other players, debuffs on the boss and how long a duty is taking.

[Naaura]

Actually it's pretty easy to tell without a parser just by observing other players, debuffs on the boss and how long a duty is taking.

That stuff is normal paying attention to though no? So why do people need an addon then if it will risk them getting banned?

[ZedxKayn]

That stuff is normal paying attention to though no? So why do people need an addon then if it will risk them getting banned?

It's normal paying attention you say but you also just admitted to being unable to tell when someone is underperforming? Mmh...

Something that's useful is parsing and putting your numbers through xivanalysis to figure out what's going on and what to work on.

[Naaura]

It's normal paying attention you say but you also just admitted to being unable to tell when someone is underperforming? Mmh...

Something that's useful is parsing and putting your numbers through xivanalysis to figure out what's going on and what to work on.

I cant tell number by number no! Of course not!

Normal environmental awareness, absolutely yes!

This seems like something that may keep the community quite divided if parsing is so important for progression...

[ZedxKayn]

I cant tell number by number no! Of course not!

Normal environmental awareness, absolutely yes!

This seems like something that may keep the community quite divided if parsing is so important for progression...

It's vital for min-maxing, which is one of the main appeal of harder content, and punishing people for using ACT in an innocent and positive manner would just kill the raiding scene, most of the negativity towards it comes from either people who don't want to be held accountable for slacking or people who are afraid of the toxicity it might bring in easier content.