Quote Originally Posted by Judah_Brandt View Post
Wait, so, like, why do you even need to to know your numbers. If anyone can give me a logical reason that isn't related to inflating their personal ego I'll sign the petition. If the SSS trial which has the DPS check in it exists, if you beat it then you are doing sufficient damage. If you fail it you are not. The exact number is irrelevant. Other's numbers are irrelevant.
It comes in really handy for helping players adjust their rotation for certain phases of fights. Take Sephirot EX for example. As a SMN my go-to opener is 2 fester 1 painflare. With a parser I was able to see that dropping that in favor of the 1 fester, 1 painflare, 1 energy drain opener yielded higher numbers due to the mechanics of the first phase.

They really do help. Its not all about epeen.