The Real Problem with Parsers

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While many players feel they have the right to play however they like, they fail to realize that in a MULTIPLAYER online game, one should have the common decency and courtesy to do one's best for the sake of the GROUP. One should not take a single-player mentality into an MMORPG, which many players are currently doing.

In a given dungeon with two equally geared DPS, if one is doing 1000 DPS and the other is doing 400 DPS, UNLESS the lower DPS is new or still learning rotations, such a discrepancy should not exist under normal conditions. But you'll hear about people saying that they are playing with one hand, watching a movie on another monitor, or just too lazy to care. But to them, it's okay because they paid their monthly subs. If that's the case, then they should have been more considerate of the other players in their groups who are willing to put in the effort to complete a dungeon quickly and efficiently.

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I'm sure you wouldn't want to be the person stuck with completing 90% of the work for a group project at school while the other team members got to slack off but still receive the same credit. And if there were a way to prevent that from happening, you'd probably want to make use of it for any upcoming group assignments. Parsers are an objective way to measure player contribution in dungeons/raids, so that one can monitor other people's input but also strive for personal improvement.

TLDR: In a single player game, do whatever you want. But by engaging in an MMO, you can't just think of yourself and whatever is most convenient to you. Parsers provide a means of gauging everyone's effort in a TEAM BASED scenario. There is no reason to prohibit parsers for day-to-day use; only those abusing parsers should be reprimanded.

Also, it's unfortunate that the term casual is now associated with being bad and elitist with being a prick.