"FFXIV has the best community in gaming, everyone is so nice here!"

"wahhhhh no you can't add parsers, people will be toxic and this game will turn into WoW!"

so which is it?

i've always thought Yoshida's stance was wack on this one. Man designs fights with a dps requirement, but then doesn't let you see your dps. its like driving on a road with a 40km/h limit without your speedometer. it is possible? sure. but why wouldn't you want accurate measurement?

He's got a penchant for hiding stuff though i guess. Like all the substats. I have 2203 Critical Hit....which means what exactly? literally just a number. same with the other substats. why aren't these accurate percentages? to keep up the illusion of choice? to make Tenacity seem worth it?

I do love how the ToS always ceases to exist in people's hypotheticals. "ppl would demand your dps, even if it was private!" well....just report them? its against the rules now under harassment and the parsers aren't even allowed lol.

here's a lifehack: you don't have to join that PF. you can make your own PF. not only would you be able to avoid your silly hypothetical situation, you could remove any joining people who asks about numbers too. wild.

and lastly, if you've played whatever game for however many years, and everywhere you went you had people abusing you over your performance....maybe some self-reflection is in order? there's one constant there.