DPS display could easily be solved with a system already in game.

[Asierid]

It kept me from joining it.
Part of that reason was because of features like that which eventually crept up into a nightmare of customized ui, addons, and reputation as a community.

I don't want that, I didn't start playing this game to go through another game's experience.

That's great. It kept a handful of people, out of the millions still playing it, away due to damage meters. If numbers scare you that much, I suggest you don't go further down the MMO tunnel.

It's not a hard concept. You numbers are low, make them higher. You're doing something wrong if they are completely different from someone of your gear/level. Why should I take someone that wants to do less work than someone else who clearly (As shown by the helpful parser information) does more and helps the group as a whole? Just like taking a guy to help you move, yet all he does is sit there and point out where everything goes instead of doing anything.

[Kallera]

That's great. It kept a handful of people, out of the millions still playing it, away due to damage meters. If numbers scare you that much, I suggest you don't go further down the MMO tunnel.

I'm sorry you think its not enough that I look for improvement and am willing to correct myself for content already. I am just not interested in berating people out of parties unless I am certain they have ignored given instructions. I do not want to see this game as a 2nd job, and do not appreciate features that encourage it.

Take it another way, if I enjoyed critiquing the hell out of people in my party and regularly vote abandon, and just acted on performance, would I be a better player? Not necessarily. I certainly wouldn't feel better about the behavior and would spend a considerably longer amount of time waiting for parties to fill, thanks to my DPS role.

[RiceisNice]

I'm sorry you think its not enough that I look for improvement and am willing to correct myself for content already. I am just not interested in berating people out of parties unless I am certain they have ignored given instructions. I do not want to see this game as a 2nd job, and do not appreciate features that encourage it.

Take it another way, if I enjoyed critiquing the hell out of people in my party and regularly vote abandon, and just acted on performance, would I be a better player? Not necessarily. I certainly wouldn't feel better about the behavior and would spend a considerably longer amount of time waiting for parties to fill, thanks to my DPS role.

It's not like you suddenly skip the "advice" part and go straight into "berating them" just because you see lower numbers (versus seeing their rotation or uptime)

[Kallera]

It's not like you suddenly skip the "advice" part and go straight into "berating them" just because you see lower numbers (versus seeing their rotation or uptime)

Why would i give advice though if I was acting like that? I'm not obligated to them, if its a df i probably won't see them again. they are the ones keeping us from success, they have all the same tools, they should know what it is already or not be here.

I would rather not act like that.

[Malevicton]

It's not like you suddenly skip the "advice" part and go straight into "berating them" just because you see lower numbers (versus seeing their rotation or uptime)

You haven't heard? The exact same instant you put effort into a game, it becomes your job. You're teleported immediately to your mother's basement, and are made to sign the "Ermagerd We're Da B3st" guild charter, which requires - among other things - that you actively try to reduce the number of new players by making them feel infinitely inferior to yourself (don't worry, they deserve it, you're that much better). You are required at all times to use your <Final Witness> title, but make sure to never actually play your role. You're always more helpful standing afk in the back. This allows you a good view from which to criticize everyone else (If they get sassy tell em to look at your gear, that'll shut em up).

At least that's what I've learned from the forums. Maybe in reality people are just human and prone to emotionally-influenced responses that could vary depending on context. Who knows

[Jamein]

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I think this is where we differ. I tank for my static, monk is my offspec and I have a lot of fun in PF groups for FCOB on it, more so than my tank. Mainly because I use the parser and try to beat my previous best DPS in those turns. I'll try to improve every single time, where can I get my rotation off better, whats causing me to lose some DPS? Can I perfect this more? Where can I get that extra hit in? That for me is actually pretty fun. It's like a mini-game. The parser is just a tool to be used, if someone is going to be a jerk about it they would've been a jerk about anything. We shouldn't disregard an important and informative tool just because a few idiots who probably have no clue how to use it properly start spouting nonsense.

[FallenArisen0990]

I think this is where we differ. I tank for my static, monk is my offspec and I have a lot of fun in PF groups for FCOB on it, more so than my tank. Mainly because I use the parser and try to beat my previous best DPS in those turns. I'll try to improve every single time, where can I get my rotation off better, whats causing me to lose some DPS? Can I perfect this more? Where can I get that extra hit in? That for me is actually pretty fun. It's like a mini-game. The parser is just a tool to be used, if someone is going to be a jerk about it they would've been a jerk about anything. We shouldn't disregard an important and informative tool just because a few idiots who probably have no clue how to use it properly start spouting nonsense.

This is cool and all. I'm glad you take your DPS seriously but honestly not everyone plays like this. I don't play like this. I only care to go in kill and gtfo. It really isn't needed for this kind of game. The community is already divided and a Parser just makes it worse. Not everyone plays this game hardcore. SE should just keep it how it is. I don't want to fully disconnect with the rest of the community like I have already with DF/PF on Raids.

[Raikki]

It really isn't needed for this kind of game.

I assume you know this from your vast pre-echo non-iLvl-capped coil experiences, right?

[Jamein]

This is cool and all. I'm glad you take your DPS seriously but honestly not everyone plays like this. I don't play like this. I only care to go in kill and gtfo. It really isn't needed for this kind of game. The community is already divided and a Parser just makes it worse. Not everyone plays this game hardcore. SE should just keep it how it is. I don't want to fully disconnect with the rest of the community like I have already with DF/PF on Raids.

Take my DPS 'Seriously'?. I just enjoy a different aspect of the game than you do. I like end game raiding and competing with others. It's a game, I do what's fun. Not what's serious.
Why do you have to be hardcore? My static went twice a week with some other nights thrown in the mix if we were all online and we got FCOB down. Hardly hardcore raiding.
I also join in plenty of kill groups just for the hell of it, help out in other PF groups and I don't hold myself above any of the community.
I personally don't believe a parser would do that, as I have said before, it's just a tool. If the person who uses that tool is a complete jerk then so be it, but he would've been that guy screaming at you anyway for anything he could see. Parsers have absolutely NO place outside of end game raiding, so anyone shouting at others in things like experts/WoD is just being a moron, but in end game how you perform your class actually does matter, to say otherwise is just plain wrong and the fact that only 15% or so of the playerbase have cleared FCOB prove that.

Forgive me if I took this the wrong way, but it sounds to me like you're stating if you're into the whole DPS parsers and end game then you must be some sort of hardcore no lifer who treats the game like a job and not for fun and that's just ridiculous. I just get my fun from doing hard raids and working with a group of people and trying to max out my class, rather than chocobo racing and WoD.