The Real Problem with Parsers

[Aiselia]

people like you

People like me? You mean people like me who want a personal parser so people can improve but don't see how the subjective benefits of a party parser objectively outweigh what SE expects will happen?

by claiming suddenly more "good players" would become much more aggressive

I don't have to claim that. The pro-parser side already proves it by saying that they'd totally take people to task over low DPS even in content that doesn't have DPS checks at all. Regardless, that's not my claim. That's SE's fear. It's irrelevant if I make that claim because you still have to prove SE wrong. If I stayed out of this thread completely? Yeah, SE would still think the same thing.

to cause unneeded dispute

Who says it's unneeded? Remember, SE already has the stance that they don't want people to turn into mouthy jerks if they let them talk about others' DPS. If you want to try to help get parsers, you've got to somehow convince them that they're wrong. Which means dispute is absolutely needed. I'd also put forward that it's a litmus test for their own fears. If people can't even handle talking ABOUT parsers without resorting to personal attacks, why should SE expect that they can handle USING parsers without personal attacks?

a tool that would be valuable in helping DPS players improve ten-fold.

I've also said that I have zero problems with personal parsers to be allowed to see one's own output so they can improve if they care, and that that would be a safe middle ground for SE to implement because they can still maintain their current policy of not bringing up others' specific DPS because they shouldn't be able to see someone else's with a personal parser.

I've also said that I have zero problems with personal parsers to be allowed to see one's own output so they can improve if they care, and that that would be a safe middle ground for SE to implement because they can still maintain their current policy of not bringing up others' specific DPS because they shouldn't be able to see someone else's with a personal parser.

I've also said that I have zero problems with personal parsers to be allowed to see one's own output so they can improve if they care, and that that would be a safe middle ground for SE to implement because they can still maintain their current policy of not bringing up others' specific DPS because they shouldn't be able to see someone else's with a personal parser.

I've also said that I have zero problems with personal parsers to be allowed to see one's own output so they can improve if they care, and that that would be a safe middle ground for SE to implement because they can still maintain their current policy of not bringing up others' specific DPS because they shouldn't be able to see someone else's with a personal parser.

I can quote it again if you like. I'm not against people having a tool to improve their DPS. I'm against people using said tool to be jerks.

Then we could have a thread full of plenty of positive support for parsers.

Coming from people who completely admit that they'll be the people that SE doesn't want?

Thing is these people you mention would be 'elitists' with or without one.

And they're not allowed to talk about numbers now, which holds back their elitism. Seems like most people just want to be able to let that elitism out. It's a pretty poor argument for parsers for people to say they're completely going to act how SE fears.

Adding in an official parser would wake some up to how they're holding back the other 3 or 7 players also paying for a sub.

Which a personal parser can completely do, which I've already said repeatedly I'm absolutely fine with and is a great middle ground for SE because it lets people see their DPS to improve but prevents people from seeing others' DPS to be the elitists SE doesn't want them to be.

The easiest way to allay this fear is to do a respectable amount of dps.

Who decides what's respectable? The elitists expecting perfection in all content, or the masses who don't care as long as they get through it?