Built-in Parsers

[HyoMinPark]

How many MMO's have you played? I've only played four, and two of them had easy-to-obtain parsers. "Do this much DPS or we're kicking you" "You're doing 3% less than what you should be, we're kicking you" etcetc. It happens A LOT in those games. The reason why is because there is a numerical value. Parser's are definitely a great tool, but certain people don't deserve to have a tool like that.

This is all anecdotal; not quantitative evidence. And whether or not it occurs in other games does not necessarily mean that it will or will not occur in this game if a built-in parser were to be implemented in high-end content where parser use actually matters (there's very little reason to have parsers in dungeons or even 24-mans because the content is relatively easy, and usually does not have the same types of DPS checks or rDPS requirements that Savage or Ex content does). If these were restrictions set in place in a PF group by the PF leader, they have the right to set whatever restrictions they want in their party. That's why PF has all those fancy options when you create one. In DF, any clear cut cases of harassment will be properly dealt with if reported. That isn't going to change just because a parser is a publicly condoned/built-in feature.

You're right in saying that some people do not need such a tool at their disposal, because they are only going to use it negatively and paint those that use the tool for "good" in that same negative light; people usually tend to pay more attention to the bad, and use it to generalize concepts as a whole. One person was a jerk and used a parser to do it? Now suddenly everyone who parses is also a jerk--because one guy was. But you blame that person for being a jerk; you don't blame the tool, nor do you generalize others who use said tool. It's not the parser's fault someone was being a twat. They would probably be a twat without a parser anyways. Because that's sadly how people are. But again, you blame the person, not the tool. (Note that I use the general "you" in the latter portion of this paragraph; it's not meant to imply you, specifically.)