Parsing unfair but okay?

[Dracosavarian]

But it isn't "turning it into a job," for some optimization is the game. It's fair for you to stick with what you find fun, but remember the topic of the thread itself is about parsing in endgame. Not dungeons, not normal trials, not even normal raids, but extreme and up. The kind of content where, if you're gonna group up with people, you want to make sure you're all likeminded and like-abled enough to handle the goals of the group itself.

For me, it is. Be it as you may choose to not view it as such, I do. And that’s perfectly fine. There’s nothing wrong with that. I just know myself really well, and I don’t wish to return to that rabbit hole that I visited in ESO or other games.

The only reason why I got involved with this thread is because an individual was taunted as not reading the TOS. When the TOS clearly states, it’s against the rules. And I chose to correct that.

I don’t mind the extra debate, nor do I begrudge people their opinion. But parsing is not, and should not, in my opinion, be required. Nor should it be used as a gatekeeping tool. Not all groups do that, but some do.

I’m more interested in the character of a person in comparison to the numbers they can pump out. A parse log won’t tell me if they are decent human being or someone I’d rather not play with. I would rather that be the yardstick by which individuals are measured, it it comes to that.

Folks are free to do what they want. But the inherent risks should be acknowledged and understood and not simply brushed off as “ SE won’t do anything. “ Been around too long to know contrary to that way of thinking.


They may not ever do anything. Then again, they may change their mind down the road. I just choose to not use it and involve myself with the tools the game avails me.