Would you like an in-game parser?

[Reinha]

That is way too much work and pointless just to try to keep the peace.

The only real compromise with a parser is for it to be a personal one that others cannot see. The idea of an official parser is nice, but it comes with a lot of set backs and inevitable drama that SE prefers to not cause. WoW still doesn't use an official parser either (at least that I am aware of).

I think people would be better off yanking SE's arm for releasing the add-on system and let the community make a unofficial parser.

Way too much work how? It wouldn't be much work for them to make a parser and add some tick-boxes to duty windows.

It's not a compromise that people are forced to be parsed in all content without their consent or even without their knowledge. It's giving the pro-parser camp everything they want and the other camp no choice in the matter and no tools to avoid the possibility of parser use in their group. That's not a compromise. I have used those unofficial parsers in WoW and their use was not moderated at all. An official parser made by the devs would make unofficial parsers less common because of hassle-free use and it not being broken at the start of every patch. And since the use of unofficial parsers would be less common if not stop completely, everyone would have more control over when they are parsed. This was already posted in this thread earlier I think:



It's only diversifying/separating the people who are adamant in their play style preference (pro/no parser). This stops unnecessary drama whilst allowing players more tools to work with. Those who don't care either way can join both kinds of groups, just like it is with the other options (newcomers welcome, slow vs fast, multiple runs vs single run, item level, loot master vs need before greed vs greed only, synched vs unsynched). If dividing the community (or separating the extremes) is such an issue, why are the new loot methods and unsynch option not resisted/hated at all?