I ran tests in A3 normal before. I can do around 1100-ish on a nice, clean clear on my DRG with my current gear. With full law gear (+190 belt, 190 ring) and the 180 spear, I did around 850. The vast majority of pug-goons in DF do sub-800. Very rarely will I see one i195+ who will crest 900. Even rarer was the one time I encountered a DRG with gear about on par with mine (my sheet said his was a handful above me in weight) who ended ~50 below me (that was the time I was GOING to test Law gear but couldn't turn down a challenge).

But like.

I'm of the firm, sturdy position that

Who cares if someone is doing sub-optimal dps if you have enough raid dps to clear the content? Stop worrying about other people being bads and just focus on playing the game the way you have the most fun. If you like big numbers like me, try to optimize. If you don't care and want to throw Piercing Talon at the boss because you like the animation, go for it. I sometimes try to offer advice to dragoons in dungeon runs who don't use Heavy Thrust or are doing other silly things, and they all become either hostile, obstinate, or just tell me to shut up and do my job, because I'm not a dragoon.

So.

Stop telling other people how to play, basically. Personal parsers on training dummies would be cool. I'd be down for that. But I'd never want to see active parsers in-game during instances.


People who kick people from pug groups in trash content that doesn't matter (dungeons, 24-man raids, Alex normal, any old level 50 content) because of their suboptimal dps are assholes.

Bottom line. :T