You know what, I have played FFXIV for five years now, ever since 1.0 was in beta. And the two years of ARR were the best years of this game. But now, guess what. This game is starting to lose it's fun. Not because of anything SE has done, but because of alot of the players. Which players, you may ask? The ones that use parsers to crap on their fellow players.
Ever since I started leveling beyond 50, I have been subjected to public shaming and votekicking from dungeons for my DPS because I'm not some sort button-mashing constant-damage-calculating robot who has to pull stuff off perfectly every time. Seriously. I recently had a friend download a parser and gauge my DPS and it is in a fairly acceptable range for my level with my BLM (NIN is another story alltogether, though. That class is far too technical for me).
I personally don't mind if you're using a parser to improve yourself. Hell, I don't mind if you happen to glance at a teammate and politely give them some constructive criticism and protips to improve their strategy if their DPS is on the weak side.
But that's not what I have been witnessing. People are using them to crap on other players. They are taking a game, which is played to have fun, and turning it into a chore for other players. If you are so paranoid that your teammates aren't pulling their weight that you have to hack the game to keep tabs on them, then you seriously need to re-evaluate your life.
In other words, focus on yourself. Worry about your job in the party and I'll worry about mine.
This is SERIOUSLY causing me to consider whether it is worth paying $12 a month for. I got plenty of sources of stress in my life that I get for free. I don't need to pay a monthly fee for another one.