Parsers

[KiraVaela]

You're having fun the wrong way I say!

Why would you feel entitled to say what's the correct way of having fun? People are, you know, different.

edit: Actually, now that I think about it, it's this kind of thinking that is causes the worst out of this community. People feel entitled to say how things should be done (use parser, get the best out of you, otherwise you are not having fun vs. get a life, play this video-game just for fun, this is not a hard-core game). And I say no to this. Find like-minded people with who you can enjoy the game the way you have most fun. Don't try to convince others that the way you do it is the best way to entertain themselves.

[Vasher]

You must of missed Yoshi talking about it.

FF14's stance on parser is, fight club rule.

If you want to test how ban-able it is, please be banned quickly.

IF enough of these threads go through they would have to start being active about it and ban everything related to parsing. Good Job for making that one step closer.

It can't be detected anyway, so anyone using them can avoid ever being detected by simply not admitting to it.

So yeah, it's not being made any closer by these posts.

[Vasher]

I sure did. I also remember whenever someone is complaining cynically it isn't fun.

Sticks and stones.

They taught that in preschool for good reason.

As for the OP, I don't agree you should be attacked for low numbers, but you are saying it should be banned because of your single experience, which is ridiculous.

[KyroeFelix]

When parsing fights, the numbers should be looked at when doing mechanics properly obviously...

Doing the best damage possible within proper mechanics, and being a moron are not the same thing.

THIS. I ran numbers last night because two monks in our FC Alliance wanted to epeen each other. So we did Ultima HM. They died...ALOT...so I turned it off. People don't seem to realize that you can't do any damage if you're dead. So for people who like to stand in aoe pools or not avoid targeted skill shots by bosses just to up their damage, I get frustrated. You're wasting my time and the time of others in the run with you.

[kukurumei]

It can't be detected anyway, so anyone using them can avoid ever being detected by simply not admitting to it.

So yeah, it's not being made any closer by these posts.

Yes it can. developers just don't want to devote manpower to it. It's laughably easy to destory parser club, if not somewhat more harder. All they have to do is set up a banned program running thread, like 90% of the f2p mmo's out there.

Sure the parsing developers can defeat it, but can they defeat it every week? It would be the windower all over again. With the developer rage-quiting and put it off, abandon, and passing the hot potato.

[Vasher]

Yes it can. developers just don't want to devote manpower to it. It's laughably easy to destory parser club, if not someone expensive. All they have to do is set up a banned program running thread, like 90% of the f2p mmo's out there.

Sure the parsing developers can defeat it, but can they defeat it every week? It would be the windower all over again. With the developer rage-quiting and put it off, abandon, and passing the hot potato.

They can't win lol, home brew apps would just keep adapting to any changes as they lose more and more money.

[Delsus]

as one person mentioned, they are bannable offenses in that if you are harassing someone about their DPS, and they report you with screenshot evidence, then you could receive some disciplinary action.

No need for a screenshot, SE has every chat log stored on the server, they just need to search for a player, location time etc, and that will evidence what has been said in game.

[Clavaat]

Sticks and stones.

Welp, I'll chalk it up to, I'm glad you're not on my server.

[KyroeFelix]

Yes it can. developers just don't want to devote manpower to it. It's laughably easy to destory parser club, if not somewhat more harder. All they have to do is set up a banned program running thread, like 90% of the f2p mmo's out there.

Sure the parsing developers can defeat it, but can they defeat it every week? It would be the windower all over again. With the developer rage-quiting and put it off, abandon, and passing the hot potato.

Only way they could stop it is if they prevented players from accessing the combat logs. Which wouldn't make sense at all since there is a combat tab in the chat window for us to view.

[Vasher]

Welp, I'll chalk it up to, I'm glad you're not on my server.

I don't play in PuG groups anyway, so you won't find me harassing anyone...

Either way, if what somebody on a video game says seriously bothers you, I would cringe at how you would handle an actual insult from your boss or loved ones in real life.