What is Parsing in FFXIV?

Ever wanted to live on the edge from the comfort of your basement? Try parsing Sastasha (Hard). I'll wait. If you have no idea what parsing is or why it's only ever mentioned with half-held breaths, this video might be for you! After 5 minutes, you'll have a surface-level understanding of what ACT is and how to use it to improve your FFXIV gameplay or I guarantee you your... 5 minutes back?

Here are all the websites I mention:

+ Advanced Combat Tracker: https://advancedcombattracker.com/
+ FF Logs: https://www.fflogs.com/
- How to Navigate Through Logs: https://articles.fflogs.com/help/how-to-navigate-through-logs
- DPS-type Comparison: https://articles.fflogs.com/help/a-guide-to-r-dps-n-dps-and-a-dps
+ XIV Analysis: https://xivanalysis.com/

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:15 Defining "parsing"
0:37 The Controversy
1:25 What is ACT actually good for?
2:01 What is FF Logs?
3:06 Navigating FF Logs
4:34 XIV Analysis
5:29 Outro

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