[Feedback] We need a solution to help players improve... Simple Idea.

[Azazua_azura]

We need dps meters.

It's hard to see if you are doing anything wrong if you can't judge your damage against someone elses.

Battle log

Click self

Click party

Turn off mob

There you go...

Why do people get gear though? for bigger numbers
Why do people use buffs and skills? for bigger numbers.
Why do people do the mechanics of a fight? to stay alive and continue getting numbers.

Literally everything we do in this game during combat is for either bigger numbers or to stay alive for, yes, numbers.

Also the battle log as it stands is a horrible way of calculating DPS. people aren't expecting savage dps numbers.

That's not always true, for me I upgrade my gear to survive better

I use my buffs to kill a mob/boss faster then it can kill me.

I dodge aoe to survive longer, I do other boss mechanics to weaken n the boss, to kill it faster.


And how is the battle log bad??? That is what a dps meter would use, that is what parser currently use. All parser dons average out the damage done into a easier to read number.

@ pho

Thing is, you are coming off as an elitist in some points, first of all you're assuming my thoughts/ opinions. All I'm doing is being honest, not everyone plays for big numbers. And we do have the battle log, it shows you what skills and buffs players use. If you see someone not using certain skills, or certain buffs you can OFFER advice.

Thing is you should NEVER shove advice down someone's throat, its not always about being attacked, but its seen as being rude.

RL example: you are shopping for food and you see a disabled person shop, you would automatically help? Or would you ask

In most cases people would think you helping them is condescending, or patronizing.


Same can be said for people playing games, some people have fun figuring out for themselves instead of asking for help. They want to be stronger for it, and proud that they did figure it out for ourselves.

Only exception is if the run is going bad, and you're wiping. You can communicate questions like

"can you please use flash more? You're doing good but keep losing agro on this"

If the run is going well, why say anything?? I think this mentality of " getting carried" is going to far.


And, I don't care if people use a meter or not, that has never been an issue with me. What people are failing to consider is things are ok ATM, because only a select group current are illegally, using one.

Having one built in the game means everyone will hive access to it, and not everyone will be chill about it.

My thing is, every "my suggestion to help the player base" is always a parser/ meter. I think as a forum we should come up with more then that, as there other stuff outside meters that can help.


It bothers me a bit that people can't look past that, and keep suggesting it.


Meters don't always help, not everyone cares how much damage they do, as long as they use their skills, update their gear, and stuff dies their content.


And it helps to not assume the stance of others, I never assumed all pro dps meter are rude, or want top dps.

Also to clarafy i have all my numbers turned off due to clutter/ doesn't help me. I'm VERY bad at math, and tend to think I'm reading a forgien langue when i try to read numerical values. I'm much better in measurements, and percentagages.