One potential solution to the parser 'problem'

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Well, you sort of got your fix. Stone, Sky, Sea. Which I'm not sure anyone actually uses anymore. Sure you can get high numbers on a stagnant dummy, but how does that relate to an actual encounter. Standing still and doing a rotation does not correlate well with moving around and doing mechanics, while doing a rotation.

Stone sky sea was a weak addition yeah, the numbers it asks aren't even particular relevant to the fights they are tuned for either. It's really more a test of Can you do your rotation for X minutes and do you have enough gear? and even that's a stretch.

The Yojimbo gate is is really closer what I had in mind. That but combined with a wider variety of mechanics to do and a side of having to DPS/Heal through it would be amazing.