Damage Meters

[Vurtney]

Combat Rating Meter

I've had this idea for some time as well. Instead of cold numbers the meter gauges player performance with current gear level in mind and actions made in combat (just like any dps meter) but gives more rewarding feedback through colour (and maybe sound)

A colourful visual cue. It doesn't provide hard cold numbers yet is enough information for even the most casual of the casuals to know how he/she is faring in a fight.

Feedback like this is commonly used in fast paced action games because it feels so damn satisfying (yummy endorphin) It doesn't suddenly make lazy or mediocre players play better but it's a fun personal performance guide to work and have fun with.

[CYoung187]

People are bad because they just don't care, no amount of colors or numbers is going to change that. All these complaints about bad dps are getting to be pointless. I have still never met a player that said "my dps is bad and I don't know why, help me" The bad ones are mostly the silent "IDGAF" types. Bad players never have a shortage of reasons to justify the badness.

Throw red lights at them telling them they suck will cause them to unsub. Which might be what we want, but not what SE wants.

[Doki]

Would just lead to PF groups "if you are not in green, you will be kicked"

[Mclyde]

What people try to say it's that we need something that clearly say to someone that he's not in the good direction with his current gameplay.

It's normal that you get fucked out when trying to advise someone who seems to not doing well. How is he supposed to know that YOU know the right things.
"you should do that instead of this because it's better for that"
"just... go die man. Let me do as i want"

But if it's the computer that highlights his lack of skill or a wrong gameplay, he's not going to see red.
He would try to get the

Flashing/Rainbow/Stars/insertwhatevergratuitouspsychologicalrubdownsyougot

that notifies you're the best.