Probably the most ironic statement I've read today on the subject.
People who think a Recount-like tool breeds elitism and bloating of epeen are probably just people who have been hard done by because they have been previously chastised by fellow players because they could not be bothered putting effort into playing the game, and by extension, ruin it for others who ENJOY putting effort into it.
Tell me.. Would you not feel hard done by if a co-worker of yours who was getting paid the same as you slacked off and was not getting reprimanded because your boss never does a team review? Of course you would!
You sit there complaining about the existence of a tool because the people who used it gave you an unpleasant experience? Well guess what? Your sub-par play has made the game an unpleasant experience for them when they have to baby sit you. Much like how you would feel hard done by in the aforementioned RL example.
Truth be told, there are people who abuse recount for epeen purposes. There is no point in trying to deny it. To be honest anyone who uses recount is guilty of it at one time or another. But to BLAME the tool for the existence of elitism and occasional unpleasantness is not fair.
People who use recount PROPERLY will say its a tool used for personal improvement and understanding all aspects of a particular boss fight. For example...
"Tank damage seemed unreasonably high in this period. Why? Ok. Recount shows X. We will rotate CD's etc etc"
OR
"Hmm my damage output seems kind of poor atm. Whats the guy (same class) higher than me doing. *Looks at recount* Oh ok he's casting XYZ more here, ill try that."
TLDR - People who hate recount, are people who cbf playing the game properly. The tool is invaluable to people who use it properly and needs to be implemented.
Vote - Yes
Probably the most ironic statement I've read today on the subject. People who think a Recount-like tool breeds elitism and bloating of epeen are probably just people who have been hard done by because they have been previously chastised by fellow players because they could not be bothered putting effort into playing the game, and by extension, ruin it for others who ENJOY putting effort into it. Tell me.. Would you not feel hard done by if a co-worker of yours who was getting paid the same as you slacked off and was not getting reprimanded because your boss never does a team review? Of course you would! You sit there complaining about the existence of a tool because the people who used it gave you an unpleasant experience? Well guess what? Your sub-par play has made the game an unpleasant experience for them when they have to baby sit you. Much like how you would feel hard done by in the aforementioned RL example. Truth be told, there are people who abuse recount for epeen purposes. There is no point in trying to deny it. To be honest anyone who uses recount is guilty of it at one time or another. But to BLAME the tool for the existence of elitism and occasional unpleasantness is not fair. People who use recount PROPERLY will say its a tool used for personal improvement and understanding all aspects of a particular boss fight. For example... "Tank damage seemed unreasonably high in this period. Why? Ok. Recount shows X. We will rotate CD's etc etc" OR "Hmm my damage output seems kind of poor atm. Whats the guy (same class) higher than me doing. *Looks at recount* Oh ok he's casting XYZ more here, ill try that." TLDR - People who hate recount, are people who cbf playing the game properly. The tool is invaluable to people who use it properly and needs to be implemented. Vote - Yes