Quote Originally Posted by LittleImp View Post
I kind of understand using plugins for communication heavy phases like gaols or tenstrike, particularly if you have mutes or people with accessibility issues.

Nael quotes on the other hand are imo a huge part of the intended design of those phases, and they aren't even that difficult to read since you're essentially just doing pattern recognition for single words. Using cactbot to call nael quotes is 100% a crutch.
The general consensus with Nael queues is they aren't well implemented. Having to glance at your chat box and decipher a phase within less than five seconds just isn't fun nor challenging. Most have said it the queues were a large chat bubble above Nael herself or at the top of your screen, they wouldn't be as bothered by the mechanic. RP queues is one of the few mechanics practically everyone said "Nope" and installed triggers. Even those who didn't like them otherwise. Keep in mind, the original phases were far more cryptic but were changed at the start of Shadowbringers largely because of how much disdain the community had towards the mechanic.

As for Gaols. Layla Bell summed it up better. "If you don't want people to use triggers. Design your mechanic better." Gaols give little time to react both in figuring out who has it, getting to your spot and then dealing with the server tick itself. The Bard in my first UWU group actually got knocked back in the gaol itself because she somehow lagged at the right moment. All in all, while Gaols isn't as annoying as Nael queues, it's too finnicky and doesn't give enough react time for a lot of people.

All in all though, you don't hear much complaints from the raid scene about add ons or plug-ins because most simply don't care enough about what other players do. I certainly don't. Frankly, if someone wants to use Cactbot in PF and it helps them clear, that only benefits me since my only concern is clearing the fight. If you literally can't do a fight without Cactbot, it says more about you than anyone else. But I don't really care one way or another. I wouldn't use it myself for no other reason than I dislike the constant ping and reminder for every mechanic.