Quote Originally Posted by MadeOfMush View Post
SE and the dev's messaging indicates that parsing is definitely against TOS but they don't ask questions as long as it doesn't impact other player's gaming experience. If statics are openly demanding parses to join, then that to me is going against the spirit of "not letting it impact other player's gaming experiences." While players can make their own parties with their own requirements, that is not a great excuse given that parses are impeding player's enjoyment of FFXIV. If I were SE I would not want the player base split between parsers and non-parsers, especially since console players have trouble parsing, accessing and managing their logs, etc.

If these groups keep their identities anonymous, whatever. But if they're advertising in-game, I would definitely report them. You can parse for yourself, imposing parsing on anyone else is against the TOS. If I was required to do something illegal to join your group, the problem isn't me, it's your group's requirements.
How is it impacting other player's game experience? We can restrict who joins based on their ilvl or insist on only one job. What difference is there between that and their damage? "Impacting their experience" would be parse parties making it impossible to clear content without joining them. That has never been the case. There's maybe 2-3 "barse" parties up at a given time compared to 30+ clear, farm, weekly. Thus a person looking to simply clear has far more options and their experience isn't being impacted. Likewise, they aren't imposing it on anyone else anymore than someone saying, "We're a catgirl only static!"

Would you not prefer them being upfront with their expectations so you could more easily avoid joining if it doesn't suit your preferences? This is precisely why people, instead, try to parse in clear parties.