Quote Originally Posted by Uzephi View Post
For competition, sure numbers matter, but the post I replied to was about personal improvement, and the best answer for that is the duty recorder since it will have more data than just your damage numbers, like seeing which abilities are being used at what time, if they slide casted or cancelled the cast. For self improvement, the duty recorder is better. For sweaty 'hardcore' people who need a number to feel good about themselves, yeah parsing would work.
You're vastly underrating how valuable parsers are. It's not just damage numbers and a fancy color that gets uploaded, but literally everything associated with how you reached said damage. At a glance, you can see exact numbers, if positionals hit, clipping due to ping issues, rotation timelines, snapshots and a lot more. People focus on the pretty number they get, but parsers are invaluable raid tools.

Don't get me wrong. A better duty recorder would be fantastic for quick recaps, but if you're looking for concrete data, a parser will always be better.