Console Players don't need Addons

[Serolithia]

Thanks for answering, I can go over yours now.

DPS, rotation and feedback snip

I can't argue against that, there's combo rotations simply doing more DPS, while other combo rotations give a different effect and whatnot. I haven't had a look at every single job but do all of them have that one-two-three kind of rotation always doing top DPS? Is it not situational at all?

Pretty much agree that simply having something consolidate for you the numbers of the combat log, without the arduous manual process, so you can see them after-battle to know where to improve is simply not a cheating thing. It's for looking over the mistakes done and where to improve.

While rotations may not be optimal, it doesn't seem to be too complicated to work out a verily fine rotation that just works, even if it's not the best. Tooltips may sometimes not be the best telling you about it but I think they do a just good enough by themselves. Nothing against simply knowing what's the best though.

I have read that one of the feedbacks people DO want is the differentiation between physical and magical damage and I find myself agreeing with that. For other types of feedback, I'm not entirely certain about them.

Hotbar actions consolidation and artificial diff snip

In regards to the combo and hotbar cluttering, if macros can actually do that, why use an addon? I personally don't find what's the problem in terms of number of actions and hotbar slots. To clarify, I play with controller and find that using the extended settings with the triggers can cover every single job and role action without bloating up my screen.

Can you tell me how it is with keyboard, if you use it?

I think we could argue that consolidating combo chains to a single one or two fixed buttons do actually simplify actions just too much. I think that can get to the point on indirectly making content, in a way, easier in an unfair way.

Pro-addon vs anti-addon sides snip

At this, both sides are kinda going just too far from what I see. With it I mean, the anti-addon "faction" doing witch-hunts and reports, then the other side that takes nearly every single addon that can give them an edge over other people and then blowing up when they are inevitably found and punished by TOS for them.

This whole situation is a total mess and there's no actual right answer, can't make everyone happy.