Would you like an in-game parser?

[Preypacer]

SSS is a good start. If u dont know ur rotation enough to beat it i cant expect u to have good dps in raid when mechanics are implamented. Parsers are a great tool to see progression and sure as u get more use to the mechanics u will do better dps by putting your dots up anytime you wont be able to attack boss and knowing the good times to use your strong CDS and all the other ins and outs. Maintaining a conistent strong dps is important. But parsers are more then just reading your teams dps and dps progression. You can see your teams damage, what was hurting you, if a mechanic caused damage to others, your limit break, if you missed hits, and more. Thats why it should be in the game but only for the content it is needed for. People that dont want parsers are not going to do savage, so dont put it in duty finder content, kind of like how pvp has its damage totals at the end.

I still find it rather sad that people whom, ostensibly, consider themselves to be at the top of the/their game, doing the hardest content, are so insecure about their ability to play that they require and even demand a security blanket in the form of "numbers!".

It's right up there with people (often from the same group - the so-called, self-declared "top players") who will readily tell others to "learn to play", while they themselves have to rely on guides and videos in order to successfully clear content. The people who make those videos and guides "learned to play" the game. People who learn things through trial and error are "learning to play". Those who can't succeed without using guides/videos aren't "learning". They're mimicking.

FFXIV wasn't designed with parsers in-game. They're not allowed. Yet the content is surmountable without them. People don't need parsers to succeed. They use them as a crutch; a security blanket. And no, saying "well they are needed because people use them!" is not an argument - it's a non-sequitur; it's a freaking stupid argument. Further, Yoshi-P has concerns about their implementation. Those concerns are, again, well founded and supported by the behavior of people who've used them, and the drama they inevitably cause in many MMOs, across many years. This game already has its share of would-be dictators who are just dying to get their hands on data they can openly weaponize to harass/belittle/berate other players, because they've convinced themselves they are the arbiter of how everyone else should be playing. Some are already doing it, even with the unsanctioned parsers already in use. Again, I'm sure Yoshi-P sees this, and it's at least part of what he's concerned about. If some are already being this hostile without an official parser, what the hell is going to happen if he officially makes them okay, and it becomes open season?

I'm sure there are some who truly would only use them for good use, who wouldn't abuse or misuse them or weaponize the data. Those individuals clearly wouldn't be the problem. It's all those others who would do so that are the concern. So, I'll say it again.. if you want to see a more positive point-of-view emerge about parsers and their use, start by shunning, shaming and ostracizing those within your sub-group (pro-parsers) who would abuse/misuse/weaponize them. Don't sit on the sidelines and say "Ohhh... I'm sure it'll be fine. None of that's going to happen". Don't be the kind of person who thinks "well, I guess it's going to happen, but as long as I get my parser numbers, and can see others', then it's worth it. People will just have to learn to deal with it".

And for those who keep talking as though there's some mandate that other players must "improve their game to meet your own standards", get the f*** over yourself. Seriously. Your self-importance, arrogance, and sense of authority over how others play are not warranted, nor earned.