parse for ps4 users !

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tablet died ; ;

Anyway,

i have a question for parser users or advocates, why do you want them?

My take on it that the use and data provide is inaccurate due to the inconsistency of players.

Also why is it when you make an argument tward those who do want parser, its always "you're lazy" and "you don't know how they work"?

I'm against parser due to player inconsistency,and the fact something user made is prone to it's own inconsistency, errors due to being user made, and poor way to judge if a person is good or not.


Parsers are not hard to figure out, they read the damage the player/party does and present it as an easy to read ratio of how much damage they do in a time frame.

With that said, numbers change from player to player due to a ton of variables, between gear, netspeed, action/reaction time, state point allocation, hotbar/crosshotbar layout, and how much experience they have with content. Also players have good and bad days, based on mood, health or other basic stuff.

How can a player be judged good or bad when that stuff changes from player to player or over the corse of content.

From reading the posts there is 2 sets of groups who want parser

group a) wants parser for self improvement.

group b) want parser to weed out low dps players as a reason for wipes.

I'll speak to group a first.

Why do you guys need a parser to improve? How do you know the numbers are what to shoot for? Who set the bar for a number to reach and how do you know that wasn't a fluke moment (they do happen)

My take with group A stance is you don't need a parser to improve, basic trial an error helps, also does practicing content, and your role. A mix of gear and food also help as well to maximise the stats that benifit your build/class. Tweeking the hotbar/cross hotbar layout to make using skills/buffs timely also will help. If the mobs/bosses are dying faster with your damage (which simple using the hp bar) then you are on the right track. And you should always try to improve.

Not to group b

Why do you guys feel the need to witch hunt a group and point blame to a person for a wipe? How do you know if a player is doing good dps or bad dps? Are you basing that on the players in the group? Or do you have a spread sheet that lists every gear food state allocation combo for every job and what the best dps is for each combo? Also why do you need a parser to make it feel dps are help up to the same standar as healer or tank


First off, it is very rare one person can cause a wipe, people make mistakes with good teamwork these can be worked through with out a wipe. Witch hunting in a group causes tension and hystaria and group morale goes down fast, which causes people to not care and people will wipe for sake of not giving a rats booty if they beat it or not. Also, Dps role is help up to the same standard as a tank and healer. No 1 role is more importent or has more responsibility then the other.

And why do you care so much on someones performance if content is infact being cleared? Why the witch hunt to find the person who is "being carried"?

My take on this is, STOP. It us a video game, thgat is ment for fun, relaxation, and entertainment. As long as content is being completed who cares? The only reason to care is if you are the top 10% of the top 10% of players, and not everyone wants to or can play to that level.

You guys are just as much fault for wipes you have experienced as the supposed "low dps" your witch hunting. Back seat playing someones character is rude, and wrong. If content isn't being completed step yup and communicate on why it isn't being completed, playing the blame game is simply childish as everyone is at fault.

Instead of treating your party as tools, treat them as fellow players. In truth though instead of coming to the forums to force SE to add a parser do this instead. Which is 1 of 3 things.

1) OFFER (not enforce) a player job tips on jobs you play well at. example: "hey i mainly play as <instert job> want any tips or tricks that help out?"

2) communicate a good boss stratagy and OFFER players who haven't done it alot or are fresh tips and tricks about the boss fight. example: "hey this boss does <instert move> you can stun it and keep fighting" or "this boss does <instert move> at <insert hp%> when it gets close be at <insert location>.

3) make friends who are in the same time frame that you play in, who share your experience and ideals and play with them.



Those in this thread advocating for a parser in the way of a complaint that others are not up to their standared are part of the problem, if not the problem. As i said before all job roles are equal and need to work together to beat content. And wipes happen for a lort of different reasons not just "low dps". There is a spectrum of players and play skill, try to play with people of like ideal instead of trying to force others to have your ideal.

And lastly, "low dps" doesn't always mean a person is lazy, plauers could be new to that content and still learning how best to complete it, but all guides and vids have correct or up-to-date info, nor can everyone understand what is being presented, stop up as a gamer and communicate. Blaming a fresh playing saying "watch a vid" makes you part of the problem, never the solution.