Built-in Parsers

[Voltyblast]

I had a discussion on another thread, so before I give my two cents I'll post what I initially mentioned in the other thread.

Parsers are avoided and banned to avoid toxicity and abuse...by using toxicity and abuse. Love the irony here for sure!

I'm a supporter for parsers and really it saddens me that people are too blind to notice the benefits and instead see only the downsides, like toxicity and whatnot. Yes, a parser could bring a lot of problems but it could also bring a lot of good and actually separate those who want to improve from those who don't care about playing the game at all.

Truth is: the game is already toxic, and it never the parser's fault to begin with.

Think about it: people legitimately refuse certain jobs into high ending content because "they suck" and the fact that the raids are only for 8 men (when it should be probably higher) causes the game to be heavy in a meta orientated playstyle.
Just like Mobas and competitive fps where only a certain specific type of composition - AND ONLY THAT - is allowed. And yes those games are a toxicity cesspool.

People already demand you to know everything from the get-go and to do optimal DPS on the first try or else is an instant disband (Zurvan's Soar in extreme?). And yes, this is on training groups so imagine on legitimate serious ones!

People don't even help each other at all, even mentors (I am one, but I always hide my crown), and instead prefer to call names and even kick people because they make mistakes, instead of actually helping them improving (I was even kicked once because of "low aggro", despite I didn't even finish the aggro rotation, and I can assure you that my ilvl was above par)

You know what's funny about all of this parser hatred? I hardly ever seen a parser user harassing or name-shaming those for low dps. I mean I use one, on occasions, and did anyone see me harass someone for low dps? I don't think so. Sure I might hint that the boss is taking too long, but I never say that our <insert job> is doing low dps because if I did well, I'd be banned on the spot and probably called harasser despite my good intentions of helping. Friendly behavior not allowed!

Parser is a tool, a harmless tool that on its own it cannot harm, just like a hammer, a screwdriver, a kitchen knife, all tools that are potentially lethal on the wrong hands, and just like in real life people would rather point their fingers on the tool of said disruption rather than to point it on the actual culprit; it's like banning internet because of its harmful possibilities like cyberstalking, trolling, name shaming, doxxing etc, or even banning electricity or metal because "we can create weapons with it".

This is beyond ludicrous: this is medieval kind of close-mindedness, with the exception that we are afraid of a bunch of numbers instead of actual witches.

So let the witch hunt continue I say...afterall while two dogs strive for a bone, the third will run away with it