An Alternative? to parsers..

[Lilseph]

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I understand your point, but don't take it to the extreme. It's not about being an Ace at your job. Knowing the mechanics is one part, but knowing how to play your class effectively is the second one. No one here is expecting perfect play, either. Guides, videos, other players are there for you to improve. People also have standards. Like Cass said above, if there is someone holding them back, then you're ruining their fun. Is that fair? I'd say no.

That's why you, in this scenario, have to either: Look for a group that fits your vision of the game or make your own group stating the rules from the begining. Laid back run? As long as we clear? No salt? Go for it. No one is going to say anything. You'll get players that allign themselves with the way you play the game. This is because not everyone is like that one example you gave before. When pairing yourself up with the right kind of players, even with a grade system functioning, no one will care about it. The grade system wouldn't force you either, it just shows you where you're at. You can either go further or stay there, because either with it or without it, there is where you're at anyway. People that actually care for these factors will have a parser running and will most likely kick you anyway. Nothing changes. As much as it sucks when that happens, I'll refer myself to what I mentioned before: Gather like-minded individuals.

Also, games nowdays still have the ranking function. Other games have a "star" grade, giving you none to 5 stars based on your performance. It's an ongoing system for many, many, many mobile games which is a huge gaming market nowdays.

I'd help you out with Cass since we're on the same datacenter, but I don't have much time to play lately. x.x (From work I can use the forums np)