In-Game Parser.

[Dwill]

What are you smoking? No one cares about being ranked in dungeons they have to farm over and over again. They're just speed running for zodiac/tomes, ergo ranks don't mean jack squat. And how the heck do you get scored? Kills? Heals? Not dying?

Pretty much. In dungeons, speed is everything so whatever Rank System you would introduced would mean nothing and in raids, there is always at least a person running a parser so again, irrelevant. Let's not forget the fact that it would be a convoluted mess to decide on which metric each roles would be ranked on.

[Lycelle]

It goes to show without saying, people are still going to kick/boot people from parties based on behavior/attitude. Using a parser once again does not endorse these attitudes. If it does you are BY POLICY free to report these scumbags and have them jailed/banned from the game. It's like saying having a hammer induces murderous intent because it's a blunt object. No. If you're dumb enough to alienate people via a parsing script, then you're dumb enough to let SE ban you in the first place.

What is the first rule about fight club ladies and gentlemen?

[Faelandaea]

What is the first rule about fight club ladies and gentlemen?

Which is a reminder that this topic should not have been broached in the first place.

But I like rule #2 . . . always come armed with popcorn XD

Nice signature, BTW. Story of my life during Leves LOL

[nuyu11]

Hi, sorry for interruption.

IMHO, I don't really agree with parser, this game is really good for how it was, parser will make community more toxic.
There is a lot of good player who follow mechanic out there, most of them are FF fan and not have any experience with other mmo's.
We don't need you to bring other mmo's style or influence here, and btw it's just a game why so serious?

I love doing RPG and content in this game with my friends.
Game is to be enjoyed, if you want to find something that you can compare who's is better, do it in real life, much worth it.

[-Khiiral-]

Hi, sorry for interruption.

IMHO, I don't really agree with parser, this game is really good for how it was, parser will make community more toxic.
There is a lot of good player who follow mechanic out there, most of them are FF fan and not have any experience with other mmo's.
We don't need you to bring other mmo's style or influence here, and btw it's just a game why so serious?

I love doing RPG and content in this game with my friends.
Game is to be enjoyed, if you want to find something that you can compare who's is better, do it in real life, much worth it.

You're the perfect depiction of the picture above.

Granted a game is meant to be enjoyed but.... Do you enjoy being bad at it ?
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I believe a parser would be an especially useful tool, not to put other less efficient players down, but, for example in progression context just to know more about the DPS and what needs to improve to meet the requirement of the newest content/find the "weak link".

[nuyu11]

Yeap maybe yes and maybe not. I move to this game because I want chill type of playstyle, that's the reason I pay for this game so far with the low sub community on it. I'm not sure this game has reached 1m subscriber or not.
The game itself is good, all I see is everyone doing great.

"Do you enjoy being bad at it ?" Yes, because I will improve from time to time with my friend, no need parser tool to improve.
Everyone start from bad to good that how it goes, this game have a proper learning curve on it.
If parser tool is available even for normal dungeon will be hard for new player to PUG, Elitism will be keep complaining.

From my point of view, there is no need to monitor everyone score if you with your friends or FC, everyone know what thy're doing and not to let their friend down, unless if you're always doing with stranger.

I believe PC player can access to this tool, go ask them with dummies. end of stories.

[Stihllodeing]

You're the perfect depiction of the picture above.

You've missed the point entirely of the picture above.

[Lycelle]

Here's my take on parsing personally. Everyone pay's for this game monthly, you pay month by month. In 30 day you should be able to make notable progression, whether it be light raiding or hardcore raiding what have you. Parsing numbers helps maximize your play time because you don't waste time trying to figure out your rotation on looks alone. You break it down in numbers so you can see where you are weak at in terms of your actual rotation. In that regard you then take those fundamentals and apply them to raid mechanics. You reduce your marginal error and therefore maximize your numbers in combat, in doing so you reduce your own chances of wiping. Meaning less time wiping in raids = Time well spent.

[Werhusky]

I am for a personal DPS meter that only you see. It personally hurts me to see people that do exactly 0 dps. I met em in T9 (Imagine a scholar going FULL dps at heavensfall to be able to push the phase in last second before the 3rd heavensfall because a monk (!!!! yes monk !!!!) adds exactly 0 dps to the team) or I had even dungeon runs where you meet ppl that can do nothing to contribute to dps needed. I had a WP HM lately where I had to chase as tank those spears at first boss beacuse dps was low and i ran out of space at final boss D:
I am against the open viewable DPS meters because ppl would start to insult each other even more than they do now but if you yourself see that your contribution is none you will start to try to improve.
Friends will get my friendly hint randoms.... well lets say on a 8 man party I may go hmmm somewhere we lack dps.
I am on Playstation and I would even when playing on PC not use a parser because point 1 gainst ToS and point 2 fun > being top off on sth. But id srsly enjoy possibility to see my personal crap dps (y I main tank heal :P) and mby find ways to improve it.

[Staris]

But if we had a parser and people got better, it would be much harder to sell Odin runs for 500k each.

Stop trying to hurt my profits.