How do you think Yoshida would react to the following hypothetical regarding parsing?

[QT_Melon]

The average player knows what parsing is, it's been around for decades as both a tool for those that want to use it to improve, and as a tool for those that want to be tools.

What doesn't make sense here is why you want this- you already have parsing tools clearly or your idea wouldn't even be a possibility, and if you can already use the tools it's a pretty hollow 'protest' move you're suggesting. They've made their stance pretty clear- they don't want this sort of thing because it's toxic, which is true. They won't stop you from doing it on your own, so if you are using it solely for yourself and not in a toxic way, they will do nothing about it. It is a win win situation for literally everyone except for the players that intend to use it in a toxic manner.

The problem is it DOES however leave console players who would like a more precise tool to measure their success out in the dust. The closest they CAN get is Stone Sea Sky or the Lawns.

Personally while I would like something for that, I am not against parsing - but I do think a tool that can outlay other problems without it being number specific can be very useful on all platforms.

When I had made the suggestion on an Ask Yoshi thread for PAX for a tool that would help diagnose latency/clipping issues, someone just said "FFXIV Analysis" in which I ROLL my eyes, because it's like people ONLY think this pertains to PC players.