Quote Originally Posted by Kona_Nightwind View Post
I asked for a large sample size, not epeen lists. BLM mage being a proc based class allows for higher then average DPS scores, the class can't be judged by those top numbers. That a huge reason you need large sample sizes. To show where the classes really stand.
How large of a sample size do you want? 50? 100? 200?

Obligatory ain'tnobodygottimeforthat.gif. I don't think we need that many, when people who have presented me and Puro their dps parse have been parsing themselves many times over and over again. And there is no way to get that many people when again you can't get the attention of that amount of people to do so. We use what we have now with the slightly moderate sample size we have. Unlike Vivi, I prefer using a range instead of saying that one person did this much cause each fights has so many variables on each turns:
  1. The number of DPS that died at certain phases.
  2. How fast adds are dying (this is very huge on SMN).
  3. How many times you have to deal with certain mechanics (bad if your dots fell off at that time).
  4. Mainly for SMN, did you ress and at what certain point?
  5. How high your other DPS's are doing (it could be for the good or bad).
  6. Does your BRD played another Foes Req in the middle or was it used for TP/MP?

I think ACT gets the job done right when it comes to tracking numbers. My static has been keeping track of their parse data for over 6 months on a spreadsheet and we have at least 3-4 people parsing. They all get around the same numbers. I don't think we're allowed to directly post parses/proof on forums, so if I wasn't so lazy, I would show you dot ticks and other numbers if I could and get someone else to show me theirs. But all of this is too much effort to just prove that SMN is doing lower than BLM. So since it takes too much work, I now care less if people think that is untrue, but at least, it is generally known for some other people.