Going on 2 hours of radio silence after logging in to find my character in GM jail

[van_arn]

This thread is depressing.

If what OP is saying is true, this ban is way too long for someone who is only using a parser. If they were being abusive towards other players then fair enough, but if this is not the case the ban should at the very least be lighter.

SE really need to do something about this. We need something better than the dummies to gauge performance. Give players a rating, that only they can see, based on their equipped gear at the end of an instance, or have it up as a damage meter throughout the instance. That way players are given an idea as to how well they're playing for the gear they have on, without having it displayed in front of everyone and having potential drama over it.

As long as we have nothing resembling the above players are going to continue to use third party software. It's not going to go away.

Agreed, we need something more useful (and required for entry) than SSS. At bare minimum.

Unfortunately, any information SE doesn't provide players will find out for themselves. As has been the case since the dawn of time.

If it's not a parser, then it's an OCD interpretation of HP bars or heaven knows what else. Not to mention all sorts of things like datamining and such. Never underestimate a playerbase's desire to understand the goings-on, whether they're given a door or not.