Quote Originally Posted by Volgia View Post
The numbers are necessary because there's tight DPS checks, so parsing is useful, and having a parsing community of people competing with each other keeps the the endgame with something to do once you're done with the hardcore tiers.
For competition, sure numbers matter, but the post I replied to was about personal improvement, and the best answer for that is the duty recorder since it will have more data than just your damage numbers, like seeing which abilities are being used at what time, if they slide casted or cancelled the cast. For self improvement, the duty recorder is better. For sweaty 'hardcore' people who need a number to feel good about themselves, yeah parsing would work.