How do I parse?

[Caintommy]

I see people writing about "parses" where they can see how much damage they and others do. I can I do that? It sounds interesting.

[Deyaneyra]

Thats the one I am using: <a href="http://home.maine.rr.com/eqaditu/ACT/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://home.maine.rr.com/eqaditu/ACT/</a> It has different parameters you can choose from to parse. In raids BF usually parses dps, and I go for heals. Sometimes this also leads to poke a fury and tell him to heal and not to nuke all the time <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Jynnan]

<p>The ACT parser is great and is probably the most popular one used for EQ2. If you also get one of these keyboards <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/180&cl=gb,en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/k...80&cl=gb,en</a> you can view the parses without switching out of EQ2 or using the mini-window in the program.</p>

[Caintommy]

I'll give the ACT a go then. Thanks alot! <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Dewlix]

<p>Once you've downloaded ACT and start looking at it...it can seem a bit overwhelming, don't worry about all that yet...the default setup is primarily what you want until you have become familiar with it.  Some basic tips for starting out:</p><p>1) Open ACT</p><p>2) Open Launch Pad (Game)</p><p>3) Once in-game, type /log, this will turn on your "Log File" which is where the data will be stored and pasted from.</p><p>4) Create your own Chat Channel (mine is called "My Parses&quot<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> so that you can paste your results into a chat box without posting it in Zone chat, OOC, etc. (Primarily for while solo'ing) - this is an OPTION, not required</p><p>5) After you engage and kill an enemy you will here a "ding"/"ping" (usually 5-10 seconds after kill)...that sound tells you that the parse results are ready to be pasted.</p><p>6) Put cursor in the chat box and hit "CTL+V", this will paste the parse results.</p>

[TheSpin]

Bogler@Kithicor wrote: <blockquote><p>Once you've downloaded ACT and start looking at it...it can seem a bit overwhelming, don't worry about all that yet...the default setup is primarily what you want until you have become familiar with it.  Some basic tips for starting out:</p><p>1) Open ACT</p><p>2) Open Launch Pad (Game)</p><p>3) Once in-game, type /log, this will turn on your "Log File" which is where the data will be stored and pasted from.</p><p>4) Create your own Chat Channel (mine is called "My Parses"<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> so that you can paste your results into a chat box without posting it in Zone chat, OOC, etc. (Primarily for while solo'ing) - this is an OPTION, not required</p><p>5) After you engage and kill an enemy you will here a "ding"/"ping" (usually 5-10 seconds after kill)...that sound tells you that the parse results are ready to be pasted.</p><p>6) Put cursor in the chat box and hit "CTL+V", this will paste the parse results.</p></blockquote>I just wanted to mention that it's annoying to see people's parses in the chat channels.  /ooc is ok only when it's inside an instance with only your group/raid.  I just hit 60 a week ago on my brigand and I think it's absolutely stupid when people try to boast their dps in the chat channels.  You might think this is an obvious statement, but I see it happen much too much.

[Deyaneyra]

That is right, it can be annyoing. Best to use parsers is to create special channels for these and tell people in group/raid how to enter there so they can see too if they want.