If running a parser makes you cynical and depressed, why do it?

[Alynn]

Vidu,

It's great that optimizing in every bit of content is fun for you, but that doesn't mean that anyone else wants an unsolicited lecture in the middle of a story dungeon. There's nothing wrong with offering basic mechanical advice, and then being quiet if it seems the advice isn't wanted or needed, but you don't need a parser for that. A parser only contributes when precise optimization is required; and in trivial content the only notable effect it can have on the group is causing completely meaningless fights.

If you like optimizing then go for it, but don't assume anyone else in your group is looking for that. A lot of people playing the story don't care if they're not "being all they can be," and the story dungeons are designed to accommodate that. So, let it go.

Optimizing is going into the super fine details... maybe some people like it and that's fine. But what's not fine is not bothering to learn SOME semblance of your dps rotation. I don't want to sit there for an extra 10-15 minutes because someone won't AOE or they're only pressing 1-1-1. In trash pulls its easy to see who is doing what -- you either aoe or you don't. You can see it better on boss fights if someone is pulling their weight or not with the parse. Honestly this is the mindset that stunts people from making improvements. It's not a courtesy for someone to learn what buttons to press. It's an obligation you owe to the other people in the party.