Quote Originally Posted by Wildsprite View Post
the biggest issue with external parsers is they use the chat log, which isnt always accurate. sometimes that log will fail to display numbers which are important for real accuracy which is why people are begging for an official one. many argue that these external parsers are fairly accurate but they can only be as accurate as the data they receive. the simulated dats is for the things they cannot get from the log like DoT spells.

I assume this is part of the reason Yoshi-P and crew are hesitant to release the API and we still don't have addons(ofcourse the addon thing could really have something to do with the PS3 memory limitations) because they don't want the makers of these external parsers to be able to get that accurate data.
I think the biggest issue i have is their reasoning behind not adding parsers.Elitist players are going to find other reasons to be elitist. it has happened well before parsers were a thing and will continue to happen. Basically we are denying a tool because of what 1 group of people may be with it. Regardless of the fact that those same group of people would do the same thing if the tool existed or not. Will literally have no baring on the actions they take.