The Real Problem with Parsers

[fm_fenrir]

Quick note: Even without parsers you can get an idea of who's doing what based on threat gauges. If I see a DRG pop in my expert, with similar (or better) gear than mine, and he's under 50% of my threat for an entire fight, something is seriously wrong.

I shouldn't be doing enough dps on my own to literally drop the second dps from an expert and clear the fight normally--specific example cited is the time we locked a DRG out of phantom ray because he d/c'd right as we engaged, and that fight went as well as the others did (since that guy contributed absolutely nothing to the second and third fights when he came back).

[Clarkamite]

Quick note: Even without parsers you can get an idea of who's doing what based on threat gauges. If I see a DRG pop in my expert, with similar (or better) gear than mine, and he's under 50% of my threat for an entire fight, something is seriously wrong.

You can get somewhat of an idea from the hate meter but it's not going to paint you the clearest picture. Take a SMN. They are going to be lower on hate than most jobs just based on the nature of how their damage is. Not only is it split between them and their pet, but since most of it is from DoT's their hate is naturally lower. You can have a job higher on the hate meter than a SMN but actually be pulling less DPS.