Parsers and Problems

[Souto_Nami]

Because of the fact that dps checks do exist in the game I do think that they are needed in the game. However, the only place they should exist is in encounters with said checks. Anywhere else it'll do more harm than good simply because the ratio between people that want to play optimally vs people that just want to play out don't care as long as the content is cleared leans pretty heavily away from the optimal players.

This way, it will give people the tool they need to meet certain mechanics the game throws at them without affecting anything for the bigger audience.

As a side note (and I really don't mean to insult anyone here, it's just my opinion only) you people that play for progress and find it fun are the reason why mmos have stopped focusing on the community and why the sandbox genre just isn't successful with mmos anymore. Talking about wiping continuously as a waste of time when playing a game (and an mmo at that) IIIIS a waste of time and nothing you ever accomplish in a game will ever mean anything (friendships and marriages excluded, those are everlasting <3) and we all need to start acknowledging that.

Again, don't mean to insult anyone. Everyone has different play styles and my or your preferences are not more important than someone else's. I'm sure we all enjoy this world that is ff14 otherwise we wouldn't be playing it.

So parsers for situations where they're needed, not for when it wouldn't objectively help (no, speed running and rushing through content is not objective, that's subjective) and everyone is invited for ice cream at my house, free hugs at the door too <(^_^)>

[sirDarts]

As a side note (and I really don't mean to insult anyone here, it's just my opinion only) you people that play for progress and find it fun are the reason why mmos have stopped focusing on the community and why the sandbox genre just isn't successful with mmos anymore. Talking about wiping continuously as a waste of time when playing a game (and an mmo at that) IIIIS a waste of time and nothing you ever accomplish in a game will ever mean anything (friendships and marriages excluded, those are everlasting <3) and we all need to start acknowledging that.

Wiping continuously without seeing any sort of progress IS a waste of time.
I don't mind trying Bismarck EX for 2 hours straight if I see that we are slowly getting further. But when we are wiping at the exact same spot every single time, it gets incredibly frustrating.