So all these RDM and SAM threads got me thinking...


If they really want to encourage players to stop running parser programs in the background they could attempt to diminish it's value using Red Mage.

How?

If RDM was a melee DPS but ALSO a buffer class that was able to cast varying spells on the group that increased damage / enfeebled the enemy, and I mean like 50% of that job would be casting buffs etc... then it could totally change the outcome of parsers. Obviously the creation of a 4th class as solely a Support Class would greatly effect this, but they seem reluctant to implement it.

Obviously certain jobs would still be on top, but if they encouraged it, stats would be pretty varied via spells and parsers would not be able to properly reflect how people played or geared.


It's a longshot, I'm aware, but it would be a first step in the right direction (if that direction is to remove 3rd party parsing software from use that is).

I dunno, I'm aware of the benefit of parsing, but I also find people too reliant on it, and more often than not for the wrong reasons... I'd like to see people less obsessed with numbers, and more into the game itself, so I'm very for encouraging people to use these less.