Absolute frustration at not being able to see my own DPS (ps4)

[Ghishlain]

Might be worth noting (I don't know if you actually go to the DPS forums to find Optimal rotations) that theorycrafters still don't use parsers, even if they are more accurate now. The best rotations is determined strictly by highest potency per second, which is done completely with math, not by trial and error or in practice. Whether or not someone is skilled enough to perform the rotation is another story though. But even then, parsers aren't even part of the process, with the exception of stat weights, for ease of statistical mining.

If you aren't doing your rotation correctly, no amount of parsing will fix that. You have to know what you are doing wrong, which frankly looking at a bland number will not tell you that you should be using contation after tri-disaster on the last second of raging strikes to improve output in the opener. Not only is such information impossible for a parser to determine (DoT aren't actually in the log and the ticks are not on the client) but it's also completely obvious without using a parser. People who do not understand the usage of a parser cannot improve from using it. You shouldn't be using a parser to fix your rotation. You should be using a parser to fix your equipment.

Oh, I know. I've theorycrafted single target HPS potentials on AST and WHM on the healer forum and no amount of parsing will allow you to determine that effectively due to the resource nature of the classes.

I will admit, I'm not quite sure why you're speaking to me at length about this as I am fully aware this is the case. xD As I mentioned, the comment you were replying to was an unfortunate reaction on my part to the tone of a comment, not the actual content of the comment itself.