Quote Originally Posted by MadeOfMush View Post
SE and the dev's messaging indicates that parsing is definitely against TOS but they don't ask questions as long as it doesn't impact other player's gaming experience. If statics are openly demanding parses to join, then that to me is going against the spirit of "not letting it impact other player's gaming experiences." While players can make their own parties with their own requirements, that is not a great excuse given that parses are impeding player's enjoyment of FFXIV. If I were SE I would not want the player base split between parsers and non-parsers, especially since console players have trouble parsing, accessing and managing their logs, etc.

If these groups keep their identities anonymous, whatever. But if they're advertising in-game, I would definitely report them. You can parse for yourself, imposing parsing on anyone else is against the TOS. If I was required to do something illegal to join your group, the problem isn't me, it's your group's requirements.
They don't advertise in game, so, the posts talking about PF are a bit out of touch; PF's not where the issue is.

As for statics, well. Yeah, having a record of your performance (whether or not said player runs a parser) is often a requirement and pretty important. But, before putting all the blame on players, it's worth noting SE continually puts very strict DPS checks in the game.

So it's a bit catch-22 - "You can't complete these encounters unless you do good DPS, but you can't know how you're doing unless you turn to that horrible no good illegal third party software or someone else who has it."