Originally Posted by
endersblade
HAHAHA, I feel ya :-) 10 hours of doing nothing ftw!
People were downing raids in MMOs long before addons came around. They are NOT required; otherwise, they'd be built into the game. They're a crutch. If you think you absolutely cannot live without addons, then you need to rethink the way you play.
As far as DPS meters go, I think they are more detrimental than they are helpful. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people post recounts in chat, and then the low man on the totem pole gets jumped on until the group falls apart. It's silly. You know, I can fully understand raids needing all their people to be at the top of their game. Combat Logs are prefect for this, and you're more than welcome to them. And while there is a fine line between 'don't tell me what to do, I'm trying to enjoy the game' and 'if you don't start hitting those buttons in the right order, we'll boot you', I really have no respect for people who seem to think they can tell me how to play, because a DPS meter is telling them I'm doing less DPS than they expect me to.
I mean, really. What ever happened to games being, well, GAMES? DPS meters are for people who play jobs, not games. When I have to spend hours and hours learning the EXACT proper rotation to eek out the last few percentages of DPS, the game has officially stopped being fun, and has turned into work.