The Real Problem with Parsers

[RapBreon]

Look, while I am staunchly pro-parser (I'm pro-data really). For those arguing back-and-forth about people being kicked over low performance, it does happen.

I can guarantee you it does, because I personally have kicked someone for low DPS before. And yes, it was entirely due to the extra data provided by the parser that this person was kicked as I had no understanding of the class and how it played at the time; other than it was doing 200 DPS on A4df the first week it was released. It was close to impossible for us to do it at the time with this person in the group. Ostensibly we may have been able to do it with this person (had we all not been learning the fight), but they were making it way harder than it needed to be.

Whether or not its justified is going to be hotly debated I'm sure (JP DF culturally functions a bit differently from NA), but the parser did play an integral role in the formation of my decision. I've teetered on the edge in other situations as well, such as the last boss of FC.

On a different note; if you guys want to crack down on rampant 'unjustified vote kicking', stop premades from using the DF (being flippant). My personal experiences (in life as well as vidya) has demonstrated that the dickish behaviour is motivated by group dynamics, rather than the odd individual. Unlike parsers, which tend to provide justification, rather than motivation.