Parsers make you stupid

[Maero]

Someone just gave me grief in Fractal Continuum because his parser told him I wasn't putting out enough damage on my White Mage. -_-

I hate people sometimes.

You should have left them die a few times

[Kitano123]

You only need to stay away from the MT to avoid splash damage and the first attack in the last phase boss rotation (I forget what its called). You shouldnt be getting orbs as monk. You should shoulder tackle to the adds, it shoudnt lower your dps. You may loose your stacks comming out the tubes, but its possible to keep them if you time your attacks right. The between leg phases sometimes you cant help but loose your stacks.

Ultimatly your issue with the tank has nothing to do with parsers, they were simply a bad player, good players who use parsers will understand why someone might have lower/higer dps based on mechanics.

[Kiara1]

So much talk about parsers. Are we allowed to use them now?
I mean sure you can use them if you dont talk about it, but now I see parser this parser that on forums so im wondering if theres been a new rule?

Also, what a douche to comment on someones dps like that. I mean, if I noticed someone wasn't doing their job right, I would subtly imply that they miiight want to use other spells than ruin 1 (i hate summoners in dungeons :C)

[Waliel]

So much talk about parsers. Are we allowed to use them now?
I mean sure you can use them if you dont talk about it, but now I see parser this parser that on forums so im wondering if theres been a new rule?

Techically not, but as long as you don't go hating on other people because of their numbers, Squenix doesn't really care.

[Kathyz]

If you have a problem with them you can just report them and they get ban... so... yeah... its better for them just shut the F*** up.

[Suza]

Firstly, taking orbs should be tank's duty. Tank can take 3,4 at the same time with CDs, and the rest will be share within party. Melee do not need to go out and take orbs unless it's right next to you, for that is dps lost. Even when you want to take orbs, as melee 2 orbs are the limit. If the party don't do the mechanic, they will wipe. let them wipe for a couple times they'll realize, if not, just go for another party.
I main mnk too, and I assure you MNKs will dominate the dps chart if you play it right. Don't let those who don't play the class drag you down. I see Parse as a tool to make a better player, not a thing to harass others players.

[KyrsIsley]

Firstly, taking orbs should be tank's duty. Tank can take 3,4 at the same time with CDs, and the rest will be share within party. Melee do not need to go out and take orbs unless it's right next to you, for that is dps lost. Even when you want to take orbs, as melee 2 orbs are the limit. If the party don't do the mechanic, they will wipe. let them wipe for a couple times they'll realize, if not, just go for another party.
I main mnk too, and I assure you MNKs will dominate the dps chart if you play it right. Don't let those who don't play the class drag you down. I see Parse as a tool to make a better player, not a thing to harass others players.

^this. Ignorance makes people stupid. Parsers are just a means for them to harass you. Take some screenshots and report those people for harassment.

[Badkarma]

^this. Ignorance makes people stupid. Parsers are just a means for them to harass you. Take some screenshots and report those people for harassment.

LOL the amount of wrong in this one sentence.

[Theodric]

More and more people seem to be using them. I loathe them, to be honest - they bring the sort of toxicity into the game that I want to leave behind after encountering it in other MMO's.

[Fendred]

More and more people seem to be using them. I loathe them, to be honest - they bring the sort of toxicity into the game that I want to leave behind after encountering it in other MMO's.

For hard content youll be playing with people who probably all consent to thier use. The real problem is the toxicity they create in pf/df.

I could see an ingame parser for alex savage. A parser used in any other way is just harassment.

Parsers do not cause toxicity. Players doing the same static content over and over again builds toxicity. There is a point where players don't really want to be doing the content, but are there anyway because of the weekly grind or social agreements. Plus damage dealing isn't something intuitive enough for an untrained human being to pick up like tanking or healing. The signs that someone is doing it right are hidden in a mountain of numbers. The parser is just performing the courtesy of adding those up for you. Depending on perspective, the problem is either people not looking at the numbers in the context of the situation at hand or the very existence of damage dealer as a role.