Quote Originally Posted by Tyrial View Post
The community didn't make parry a worthless stat, the devs did. Can't blame the community for adapting to what they're given.
Parry's worth as a defensive stat is not relevant. The fact that it is not an offensive stat is what matters. Even if it made Tanks literally invincible at some threshold, the majority of Tanks would still try to get away without it because it doesn't increase damage.

What I'm saying here is that the player focus on DPS we're currently experiencing would have still occurred even if Parry was a very effective defensive stat in 2.X or if DPS checks never became overbearing in raids.