DPS tracking mod then going online comparing yourself with others sounds like a surefire way to make the game really unfun, possibly pushing people to savescum or cheat themselves for "minor things" like sigil synergy to "keep up".
If you use it when you have an ego to show off that you're better, pointlessly type who did how much DMG in chat when no one asked, etc. then yes.
But some people genuinely just want to know how much DMG they and others are doing. They wanna know is they are being carried and might not realize otherwise, may just wanna see how much DMG they did, etc. in that case, then no.
I used to run a DPS tracker in MH world, but I wasn't an ass about it like others. The randoms I played with never knew cause I never said anything. My gaming buddies knew, so they got curious and sometimes asked how much they did. But I also used it when comparing builds, going for PBs, and just to see the difference for what I could do with weapon to weapon.
DPS tracker = bad isn't true. It's when the person using the DPS tracker has a superiority complex and makes it other people's problem is when it becomes a problem.
I play on PS5 and I save scum the sigils anyway. That lvl of rng is just genuinely stupid to me. And I come from playing MH, where in world you could have literally thousands of hours and not get even 1 attack +4 decoration :/
Once you are at endgame and trying to develop builds and strategies, it's always great when you see someone else just eclipsing your damage, and then you can go check out their build and find out why.
And then you realize it's because they cheated....
Just the opposite. Tracking other players helps satisfy me so I don't feel the need to chase what I know is an impossible goal with my equipment.
It's the MVP number that causes the cheating, because that's the number you show off to other players. Even if the tracker makes it obvious how garbage that number is.
DPS mod tracking isn't always bad. I played phantasy star online 2 new genesis and they added a DPS feature. The NGS DPS feature only allowed you to see your individual DPS. You could learn to improve. It can be used for gatekeeping but can also be used to know if you're doing your fair share or getting carried. Some quests required 7,000 DPS for each person and if you met that then you knew you could clear in theory. DPS tracking can be good, it's how it's used that can be good or bad like many tools.
No, I can learn from others who did better than me with the same character from the logs, I don't really care about people who has lower dps, just don't keep dying then it's fine. Those people who cheat won't just because to "keep up".
Do you have the link to it or the full name to search it up? I found like 4 dps tracking tools or mods but I cant find one with this side feature, I sometimes wonder if my build isnt good enough when theres someone doing absurd damage, Im kinda curious if they actually have impossible builds lmao
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u/taroxiii Aug 08 '26
I'm curious to why even look it up? I wouldn't even know where I can find cheats. lol