If parsing is needed to clear challenging content then why is it not in the game?

[Zojha]

Your presumption fails at the "If", because a parser is not actually "needed" for clearing challenging content - yet. The ACT plugin for triggers is getting pretty borderline and if SE designs fights with the assumption that people use it in the future (i.e. lower the time you have to react to make up for that advantage), it likely will become de facto mandatory.

That aside, well...we have at least a dozen of parser threads already, so I'll leave it to the rest of the forum to argue forward and back and then forward and back and then go forward and back and put one foot forward and back over and over.

[Aamalthea]

Your presumption fails at the "If", because a parser is not actually "needed" for clearing challenging content - yet. The ACT plugin for triggers is getting pretty borderline and if SE designs fights with the assumption that people use it in the future (i.e. lower the time you have to react to make up for that advantage), it likely will become de facto mandatory.

That aside, well...we have at least a dozen of parser threads already, so I'll leave it to the rest of the forum to argue forward and back and then forward and back and then go forward and back and put one foot forward and back over and over.

I /clap and also <3 you.

[Frowny]

The ACT plugin for triggers is getting pretty borderline

To provide a counterpoint, I've seen people in A10S derp on callouts even though it is well scripted. Out>Spread>In called, melee go back to keep uptime and someone has a brain fart nuking the group though we called it well in advance. This advantage is akin to triggers and doesn't mean a whole lot in reality since it doesn't DO the actions for you or remove responsibility.

The real problem comes down to mentality. I've gotten REAMED for pointing out where a DRG or some other class I know can improve ("hey, you want to keep Heavy Thrust up as much as possible"). If people get mad and pull "I play how I want" with that, imagine the fit they'll have when numbers are available.