One of the biggest complaints of user created addons and UI adjustments, is that people think it makes everything "too cluttered" or ugly. They generally have seen a handful of screenshots of people that plaster their screen with addons, meters, charts and all kinds of crap and think that's what will happen.

What they don't seem to understand is that you do not need to do that. Just because you can add hundreds of addons and fill your screen doesn't mean you should. Most people that know what they're doing will generally only use what they deem necessary and keep their screen clutter free. People just need to understand that it's players who make addons bad, not addons themselves. I myself prefer a minimalist approach to what is on screen, and the things that are there are generally scaled down and tucked neatly away where they aren't detrimental to what it is I'm actually trying to accomplish. If I don't need it, it's not on my screen. If it's somewhat useful but I don't need to see it all the time, I'll have it run in the background and call for it when necessary.

As for damage meters, I understand where people are coming from with how they think it just becomes a numbers game. But what you need to know is that it is already a numbers game. There are minimum standards to how a player needs to perform, and in games like WoW, there are damage standards based upon the quality of their gear. If you have better gear than someone else in your group, you're expected to be doing more damage than them. If they're doing more, it's a clear indication that you're just simply not pulling your weight. You need to either A: learn to play properly, or B: deal with being replaced. It's not "ur geer sux u noob", it's "you don't understand your class and need to practice".

As for things like this:
Quote Originally Posted by Tonkra View Post
in battle i can see how much damage i do, and how others do. personally i dont need it.
No, this is wrong. Eyeballing is the absolute worst possible way to know how you're performing. This was an issue in XI for years (and still is), where players think they're performing well, when in reality they're not. You can not watch your damage scroll by on screen and know how well you're doing. You have no idea what your acc is, what your average white/ws/ability damage is, crit rate, etc. unless you actually parse it. No, you don't need to compare it to other players. You can still use it solely on yourself to have valid data on how you're doing though.