In competition with myself: a request for PERSONAL parsers

[JunseiKei]

You could always just ask SE to change the SSS dummies so they move around like the actual boss does, or display hit zones for you to dodge (even though no attack will actually happen). Can't guarantee they'd make such a change though.

I think this line irritated me enough to want to quote it and respond to it:

SSS is there solely to see if your gear and rotation will allow you to deal enough damage to clear the content you're aiming to do without having to set foot into the fight. If you can't even clear SSS, there's no point in you even trying to dodge and do mechanics; you'll end up as dead-weight that others need to make up for elsewhere. SSS was never meant to be a test for the fight; the fight itself is the test. Are there tests for taking tests in school anymore? Last I checked, you were given notes (skill descriptions) and it was up to you to do homework to learn the material. Although this is a game, the same still applies. There are plenty of hobbies out there that require research and learning before you can jump into them (including, but not limited to: glass blowing, working on cars/computers/machines in general, glass etching, metalsmithing, writing, any kind of sport; I think you get the point).

Also, pretty sure I said this elsewhere in other threads similar, Yoshi has gone on record to say he does not want a personal parser added to the game either because he knows (emphasis on knows) that people will crack it to allow for monitoring of others, too.

[Sebazy]

Also, pretty sure I said this elsewhere in other threads similar, Yoshi has gone on record to say he does not want a personal parser added to the game either because he knows (emphasis on knows) that people will crack it to allow for monitoring of others, too.

I've got a feeling your taking a different comment a little out of context? (but I admit could be mistaken here) Any chance of a link to that?

Secondly. I really really can't emphasise this enough.

If SE were to put a self only parser in, all they have to do is make it completely client side. From there, there is no way that other people would be able to read the data from it (short of them already having a backdoor to your machine anyhow, in which case, you've got bigger problems sir). This fear is completely and utterly unfounded.