The Real Problem with Parsers

[karateorangutang]

Calling someone out means pointing out something negative about them. It doesn't have to be done in a dickish tone.

Let me tell you a story:

Waaaaay back when I was a young gladiator lad I was DF'ing halatali for the first time. I had tanked for a long time in FFXI and thought I knew everything. When we are pulling mobs I was not using flash enough to keep hate on AoE damage bursts from the mages in the party. This led to a "you suck tank" style rebuf that was greatly unappreciated. However, in that same instance the healer ( a higher level tank) politely pointed out what I should be doing. It was simple advice that I probably could have figured out on my own over time, but I still think kindly of that guy to this day. I have on many occasions in content I don't know been asked to do things differently, it's always been more of a help than a hindrance.

As long as people are going into content with a higher than 3rd grade mentality then you should be giving advice if you are the more experienced one in the dungeon or raid.

[Elazu]

As long as people are going into content with a higher than 3rd grade mentality then you should be giving advice if you are the more experienced one in the dungeon or raid.

Wouldn't be surprised if many people gave up on giving advice, because a lot of times the response will be "**** you, I play how I want."

[Aiselia]

Wouldn't be surprised if many people gave up on giving advice, because a lot of times the response will be "**** you, I play how I want."

Wouldn't be surprised if many didn't even bother trying to give advice in the first place because they assume a lot of times the response will be "**** you, I play how I want."

[spelley]

Wouldn't be surprised if many didn't even bother trying to give advice in the first place because they assume a lot of times the response will be "**** you, I play how I want."

I have found that 95% of the time, the person accepts the advice as long as it's said in a polite/sugarcoated way. You can't always work everything around the worst of the worst of the community or you end up with Nintendo-style online communication.

[Elazu]

Wouldn't be surprised if many didn't even bother trying to give advice in the first place because they assume a lot of times the response will be "**** you, I play how I want."

Like how you assume that parsers will somehow make people jerks!

[Aiselia]

Like how you assume that parsers will somehow make people jerks!

And like how you assume that having 300 less DPS means the moon will grow a face and crash into the planet in three days!

[Vieirax]

And like how you assume that having 300 less DPS means the moon will grow a face and crash into the planet in three days!

Aren't there actually multiple DPS checks across multiple fights where exactly that can happen but with out the 3 days
days (nice majora mask reference)

[Griffeth]

And like how you assume that having 300 less DPS means the moon will grow a face and crash into the planet in three days!

With some fights, there is a really high DPS check. People not doing the DPS to meet the check cause the group to die. I dont understand why people hate on parsers so much

[Aiselia]

Aren't there actually multiple DPS checks across multiple fights where exactly that can happen but with out the 3 days days (nice majora mask reference)

That realization when Dalamud was just a failed DPS check.

Man, parsers could have saved 1.x.

With some fights, there is a really high DPS check.

You don't say? This is news to me. I thought all the fights in the game were balanced around auto-attack only and weaponskills, spells, and abilities were just to make them go faster.

People not doing the DPS to meet the check cause the group to die.

Except for the tank that had just enough HP to survive! For one more hit.

I dont understand why people hate on parsers so much

I don't understand it either. It's so silly.