What is parsing?

[Velnora]

It’s for people who need a numerical read out, to tell them they are playing the game good or bad.

Don’t join the cult, it will just suck the joy out of you.

Yeah, who would want to know their performance in a progression based game.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

All 3rd party programs are used under “Don’t ask, don’t tell”-policy. So unless some players are being obnoxiously obvious of its usage, SE will generally turn to blind eyes.

[Nabril]

It’s for people who need a numerical read out, to tell them they are playing the game good or bad.

Don’t join the cult, it will just suck the joy out of you.

You honestly think that it doesn't help ones performance? Really?

[Drkdays]

Put piety materia in all your dragoon gear and be happy that no one will really care!

[Ariel_Valmont]

Yeah, who would want to know their performance in a progression based game.

You don’t need numbers to tell if you’re making progress or not. You either are, or are not. If you’re not dying and you’re hitting your proper rotation, odds are your performance is good.

[Rinhi]

and you’re hitting your proper rotation

and yet, that's something that a concerning amount of players can't seem to do

[Naaura]

and yet, that's something that a concerning amount of players can't seem to do

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

[SturmChurro]

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

No. It's quite easy to tell when player(s) are underperforming with a quick glance at information available in-game. What is this thread anyway?

[Naaura]

No. It's quite easy to tell when player(s) are underperforming with a quick glance at information available in-game. What is this thread anyway?

I would like to know how one can tell if others are underperforming if you can tell how. I personally cant tell unless I can visually see that they are distracted and just not doing their rotation and following boss mechanics.
And this thread is about what is parsing because I kept hearing for years but I finally remembered to ask since it was mentioned earlier

[ZedxKayn]

Unless they are purposely afking all simultaneously...How would you know that? You must use an addon to know they aren't doing well, no? 8) dumdum duum

Actually it's pretty easy to tell without a parser just by observing other players, debuffs on the boss and how long a duty is taking.