Quote Originally Posted by Kacho_Nacho View Post
Not true. Can't you see why parsers would turn a large number of people off? I can't speak for everyone; but, a lot of us FFXIV players came over from WoW, a game which embraces the use of parsers.

It is common to have people post their DPS numbers into party/raid chat after every pull. It is not uncommon to be called a scrub or worse because you can't match the dps of someone twenty ilevels above you.

So, it's not parsers will hurt someone's feelings. It's that they will irrevocably change the game's community and atmosphere for the worse.
FFXIV's community is really no different except people will just omit the numbers. You also have to keep in mind WoW's numbers dwarf FFXIV by a significant amount. You'll here more complaints just based on sheer volume. Per your example though, pointing out said ilvl difference makes the accuser look dumb unless you're underperforming relatively to your ilvl.

Regardless, I would prefer some actual accountability than the passive aggressiveness and constant vote abandons we see now. Once again, people like those you described will kick or disband without a public parse. They simply won't tell you why. Will some abuse parses and/or be hostile? Yes, so report them. In the long run though, allowing parses helps improve players, especially when you can direct compare rotations, buffs and get a much better understanding why your DPS may be low. Right now, it's a guessing game unless you silently run these programs, which a good number of raiders do.