A parser is absolutely necessary when running stuff with my static, we need to see who is bottom dps so we can all mock them. Seriously tho, it isn't needed, but (well for me personally anyway) true endgame is competing against myself, every week I want to know what were my numbers, is it a personal best, did I do better then last time

In pug content, a parser isn't needed to clear the content; it's needed to identify the people who join farms without much idea how to play their class properly, and are there purely to stay under the radar and get carried. Sometimes, they genuinely don't know their dps is low, a parser could help here. There are also who some who just half-ass it, and are banking and not getting noticed. Sometimes you get a few of these in the same party and don't have the dps to clear. There are too many of these people imo

I think if a parser was introduced, sure there would be people who misuse it, and abuse people. Some people are a$$holes, this is not news. But they should just be reported, and SE punish them accordingly. I'd hope they'd be a minority, and I don't think it's fair that the entire playerbase is denied this tool, on account of a few.

As a PS4 player, I always want to know my numbers, but often don't ask, as I don't want to annoy others by asking after every run.

It is a shame. A parser could really help people who want to improve. This in turn, could maybe even lead to SE being able to bring in more interesting content that was a bit more challenging, if the average playing standard of the playerbase was a little higher. I think the fact that average ability is generally quite low is why almost everything has to be made faceroll ("expert" roulette lol)