How would an optional, official parser be toxic?

[KaivaC]

Consoles are pretty expensive themselves but I'm not a gamer so yea... Unless only playing FF14 is considered being a gamer.

What? What ...even...

...ok? I don't know how to respond to this.

[Dirwen]

What? What ...even...

...ok? I don't know how to respond to this.

Sorry if it sounded confusing. I use a cheap desktop computer is why. Granted it only scored a standard on the SB benchmark so dodging mechs can be a pain sometimes. Price wise its the same as a console is what I was trying to get at. However, I'm assuming you are talking about gaming rigs that are high priced stuff.

[KaivaC]

Sorry if it sounded confusing. I use a cheap desktop computer is why. Granted it only scored a standard on the SB benchmark so dodging mechs can be a pain sometimes. Price wise its the same as a console is what I was trying to get at. However, I'm assuming you are talking about gaming rigs that are high priced stuff.

No, I was thinking of the basic desktop - you still have to get a monitor, buy a decent graphics card if the desktop isn't at least decent enough to run at 18-24FPS, etc. My laptop can't handle ...pretty much anything beyond 4-mans because of visual effects. PS4, I've already had for other games prior to me subbing for FFXIV.

[Dirwen]

No, I was thinking of the basic desktop - you still have to get a monitor, buy a decent graphics card if the desktop isn't at least decent enough to run at 18-24FPS, etc. My laptop can't handle ...pretty much anything beyond 4-mans because of visual effects. PS4, I've already had for other games prior to me subbing for FFXIV.

I don't think laptops are good for gaming due to the heating issue. Meh I suppose your right in that console is better unless you had a gaming computer. Also I probably won't be able to try high end content as I won't trust my computer when it comes to dodging mechs.

[HyoMinPark]

I don't think laptops are good for gaming due to the heating issue. Meh I suppose your right in that console is better unless you had a gaming computer. Also I probably won't be able to try high end content as I won't trust my computer when it comes to dodging mechs.

I’ve played on a laptop for almost 2 years; it doesn’t overheat. Granted, I use an additional cooling fan for it, but even before I bought that I never suffered from problems with it overheating, and I can game on it all day with zero performance loss. I fight more with my internet than I do with my actual laptop; it works quite nicely until I can build myself a proper rig.

[Dirwen]

I’ve played on a laptop for almost 2 years; it doesn’t overheat. Granted, I use an additional cooling fan for it, but even before I bought that I never suffered from problems with it overheating, and I can game on it all day with zero performance loss. I fight more with my internet than I do with my actual laptop; it works quite nicely until I can build myself a proper rig.

How do you know if it's your computer or the internet that is the problem? I always see myself dodging mechs but still get hit so there must be a delay and unsure if its my computer or the net.

[HyoMinPark]

How do you know if it's your computer or the internet that is the problem? I always see myself dodging mechs but still get hit so there must be a delay and unsure if its my computer or the net.

Resource Monitor records your latency. When I see my latency spike suddenly to 300~400ms, that's my Internet. Not my computer. I can check my CPU and GPU temps anytime I want; they don't spike high even when I've been gaming all day and remain constant when the game is active. Sure it's hotter when I'm gaming compared to when my laptop is idle, but that's the case with any computer. The temps aren't critically high. It's easy to tell if you know where to look.

And this is why FFlogs is Toxic.

But joining parties for content that you cannot even perform averagely in, and just expecting people to be okay with it, isn't toxic?

[KaivaC]

I don't think laptops are good for gaming due to the heating issue. Meh I suppose your right in that console is better unless you had a gaming computer. Also I probably won't be able to try high end content as I won't trust my computer when it comes to dodging mechs.

A crew I ran with once took me into the Phantom Train, and holy hell, it was a nightmare dealing with the choppy framerate, my attacks either getting delayed or not going off at all (and I was a monk at the time, so bye bye rotation), and my old laptop got way too warm. As far as consoles go...meh...I wouldn't buy a PS4 solely for FFXIV. I mean, to each their own, but that wouldn't be the sole reason for me personally.