I just wanted to point out a double standard...

[Althea]

As mentioned earlier, saying any player sucks/using abusive language can lead to a GM report; saying that player X may need to work on learning their skills is okay (constructive criticism); using a parser to tell a dps that they aren't good enough can lead to a ban. It doesn't even matter if you said it in a nice way; that program is against ToS. Period.

Part of the problem is when you have an ilvl 70 dps and an ilvl 100 dps in the party. Using a parser to determine whose dps is too low really won't work here. The guy in DL is gonna be shat upon for no other reason (probably) than he is in the process of upgrading his gear.

Those who suggest we have parsers available to improve our dps output... you do realize that many of those who have weak dps and good gear haven't even taken the time to learn their skills? What makes you think they will understand a parser much less take the time to actually look at it?

- We're saying that using a parser shouldn't be against the ToS.

- Players who understand the core game mechanics and stats will take item level into account.

- The people who have taken the time to learn their rotation will be the ones that will find a DPS meter useful. And even those still learning, as they can use it to determine if their rotation is optimal or not by giving them a way to measure it's output. So it technically could HELP them learn.

Don't be against a parser, just because you believe that a certain amount of people don't understand how to play the game. That's kind of belittling the player base, anyway.

It would show you how many dmg you did to work on your rotation, like every other inofficial parsers. Or exist already parsers that show how many AoE you dodged?
What you mean is working on the tactic and mechanic, where you don't need a parser for it, only knowledge and communication.

Well. What I mean is that there's no fights where you can just sit on the boss 100%, never having to move out of an AOE, change targets to DPS an add, etc. A target dummy doesn't have the added stress of having to deal with these mechanics.

A dummy's a great way to see if your rotation is optimal. However, when you're actually doing a boss, you'll have added stress to stay alive by avoiding AOEs, etc. This can make you have errors with your rotation, which lowers your DPS.

You seem to assume that people who are skilled and pay attention to numbers are 100% bad people who only do it to be elite.

Some nice people just like playing well and helping other people play. Not everyone is a horrible person who only cares about their e-peen.

Having a high DPS output does not automatically make you an elitist.

Exactly. I, personally, have ran into a s surprising amount of elitists that where super rude, but never once actually talked about my damage output. We'll have elitists regardless of whether there's an in-game meter or not.