This game needs better DPS feedback

[Dyvid]

I was in a sephirot ex clear party the other day, and one of the nin's commented that he was jealous of the rest of our dps. Checked his gear, mix of 220s/230s, 230 weapon, no melds.. So nothing overtly bad. Mention of DPS made me assume he ran a parser.

Friend checked his own after, and said nin was about 400 dps under the other 3 of us. He had glaring rotation errors (and never used his own trick attack). Having the tools (and internet to search rotations) won't always save you.

..we didn't clear anyway. hopefully he compared his data to the other nin for some tips. Parsers might be nice to have in game for some reasons, but it won't save everyone.

I would suspect that NIN was fairly new to the run and didn't know all the mechanics yet. This is the key point people seem to be missing when demanding parsers for all.

SSS is a great tool for letting players know if they have a solid rotation or not, but knowing the fight is key. If you are new and still learning, your dpsing is going to suffer and no parser is going to save you from that. Instead of wondering why someones dps is so low, ask them if they know and understand the fight.

[Kaurie]

I would suspect that NIN was fairly new to the run and didn't know all the mechanics yet. This is the key point people seem to be missing when demanding parsers for all.

Actually that is the main point of why a parser is more useful than SSS. SSS gives you a vacuum DPS number, but that isn't really useful. It's important to know how you perform when you are doing mechanics. As you see this, you can adjust your play and work on your numbers and mechanics simultaneously. Or, as we often do with my static, focus on mechanics. Then once we hit enrage, we start posting numbers and working on that.

[raela]

I would suspect that NIN was fairly new to the run and didn't know all the mechanics yet. This is the key point people seem to be missing when demanding parsers for all.

It was a "know all phases" clear party, and he didn't faceplant any mechanics. Maybe he was still iffy on it, but he was making basic rotation errors and not using all of his skills.

Maybe he only recently picked up the parser though. Hopefully he did look at it to get an idea of how to improve.

[FoxyAreku]

I would suspect that NIN was fairly new to the run and didn't know all the mechanics yet. This is the key point people seem to be missing when demanding parsers for all.

There is no excuse for a ninja to not use trick attack. Ever. Regardless of mechanics, anyway.