The Real Problem with Parsers

[RobBull]

I've played MMOs since the late 90s and most of the games I have played have parsers. In non-raid settings, I can count the number of times I have personally witnessed harassment due to low DPS on one hand. The paranoia about how parsers will make the community toxic is unfounded and laughable. It's the MMO equivalent of "Reefer Madness." When I think about it, I wonder if a lot of this is brought on by people's own perception of inadequacy rather than actual run-ins with other players. It's like being a guy with average endowment walking into a locker room and being worried that people will think your junk is small. Most of the time, people aren't even looking