Damage Meter Ban

[Kiofea-illidan]

@Rodniffyrg-queldorei

How much more fun do you think youd notice if all damage meter addons were banned

A very large negative amount.

[Rodniffyrg-queldorei]

Um ready check? Look at your map? Um…what?

[Uvek-aegwynn]

No, then you can’t easily see why the group is wiping.

[Rodniffyrg-queldorei]

Og wow no meters and was fun but yea for many todays wow they think they need it

[Uvek-aegwynn]

There were meters in vanilla. And I asked for them every so often cause the thought of running my own never occurred to me.

[Elk-thaurissan]

Damage meter keep me motivated.

[Tzunomi-sargeras]

So just WCL?

It would make it a worse game.

Just learn to play your spec.
It really isn’t that hard…

[Annastasi-proudmoore]

without meters, when you fail (while doing mechanics) it’s simply “do more damage” but you don’t know who is holding the group back. you don’t know what points in the fight you need more damage. say it’s a fight where you have to burst a shield, without meters you have no idea who is and is not bursting on the shield. so “do more damage” is a stupidly broad thing to say and it is entirely unhelpful.

an mmo without meters is not one I want to play.

[Akston-area-52]

Sure. But often people act like there are only two options.

Either you only use it for yourself. Or any criticism is considered trashing another player.

[Rigatoní-area-52]

I wouldnt have fun

[Moneymanone-area-52]

If there is one thing Classic has shown me, it’s that Vanilla WoW was a completely different game in nearly every way. I wouldn’t have any interest in playing Vanilla WoW, and I think this goes hand-in-hand with that.

[Clawg-area-52]

I like damage meters; they allow me to improve myself.

[Kennie-malganis]

@Foxhound-fenris

It also just happens to help identify when some dps are pulling under both the tanks and healers.

Or to figure out which dps aren’t swapping to the very important adds.

[Clawg-area-52]

It’s also important to realize that joining a pug and doing bad damage is rude. You don’t need to be extraordinary, but people expect you to hold your own weight, and that’s appropriate for competitive content.

If your DPS is low you’re basically just saying “I expect a carry for free” which is extremely entitled, hence why it’s rude.

[Cyous-area-52]

Damage meters are fine. It’s just information. If data is toxic, then I’d assume we’ll have a conflict of personalities I’d prefer to not deal with.

[Darkhalos-stormrage]

I use meters to see how im doing,i could care less about anyone else

[Bastione-atiesh]

But then how would everyone else know that I’m better than them?

[Viporius-blackrock]

In the ifamous wOrds of Papa Palps:
DEEEEEW IT

[Viporius-blackrock]

@Bastione-atiesh

But then how would everyone else know that I’m better than them?

No one cares what DPS you pull.

[Yakarue-stormrage]

I would stop playing. The amount of damage you do is the only way to reliably indicate your level of performance as a damage dealer.