Quote Originally Posted by Penthea View Post
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Not who you responded to but I would like to make a note of something as a Savage/EX content player.

Whether you know it or want it, right now you are already being parsed. Your runs are already being uploaded. I have my "abacus on my desk" running at all times. I can already see if you are good or bad.

And if I am in a dungeon run and my "abacus on my desk" shows that you are not doing anything, you may be kicked. Does it happens frequently? Not at all. But I would like to point out a "difference in playstyle" is already a legitimate kick reason AFAIK.

This game has genuinely tight hard enrages on many of the more difficult fights. Not soft enrages like you often see in WoW either, where you may be able to survive a good bit past the enrage with a decent healer. This game straight up kills everyone in the raid instantly and makes you start over if your rDPS is not high enough.

And since parsers are officially not allowed, you know what that means when I see a 2k DPS SAM in Suz EX? They are getting kicked. Immediately. With no reason or remark given.

I would like to ask them "Hey, is something going on I noticed your DPS is really low. Do you need help or perhaps you are overworked for the content? Maybe you need more ilvl? Can I make suggestions on aligning your rotation? Do you have raid food active?"

These are things I do for people in my static because they know I use my abacus. They know when they do poorly and if they need to pick up the pace so that everyone in the group can pass the DPS check. These are things I cannot do for anyone outside my group, nor would I ever risk mentioning or suggesting I parse.

Because of course I don't, that would be my trusty desk abacus.