Self Parsing and rewards system

[bardaboo]

I'm all for parsers. Honestly if harassment stays bannable nothing needs to change if they make it a part of the game.

[Synrin]

I'm all for parsers. Honestly if harassment stays bannable nothing needs to change if they make it a part of the game.

This. Harassment is harassment and should be punished, whether it is due to your name or your numbers that others see and you don't.

I do however agree that self-parsing can be beneficial in a way, as people could actively work on improving their DPS, healing done or damage taken. The goal being a better player in general.

[Lambdafish]

I'm all for parsers. Honestly if harassment stays bannable nothing needs to change if they make it a part of the game.

It's not just parsers that need to be sorted out. Clarity of numbers needs to be sorted out across the board, from stat weights to damage calculations. Can I please know what the hell 982 crit means without going through 3rd party means?

Yoshi P once said that this won't be changing because he prefers players experimenting and discovering what those numbers mean, and thinks that is more fun. I'd love to see how much of the community actually agrees with that.

[Faliandra]

I'm all for parsers. Honestly if harassment stays bannable nothing needs to change if they make it a part of the game.

only if we can all agree to the fact that calling out a dps whos approximately only spamming one button and doing abysmally low dps is NOT harassment. (<--- NOT an exaggeration,btw...I'm talking about nicely equipped players doing 600-800 dps in expert....this is an extreme case and I do come across them regularly...and even I do more dps pushing one button)

It's calling out laziness and telling people to put effort.

[Phazon]

The other day, during an expert run on Baelsar's Wall, I had a blm that did 1400 on that first large pull. I on the other hand was at 4700 as a drg. The other members praised the blm for having massive aoe damage after that pull was finished, and continued to do so for the rest of the dungeon.

All I could do was sit there and watch how misinformed they were since I can't say a word about numbers. Now this isn't their fault, because Square Enix's stance on parsers, but it definitely shed some light on a problem. This probably happens way more than it should.