Option to hide/prevent others from inspecting your gear.

I have no idea what you're trying to get at with your first point. Math exists and optimal stat distribution, builds, and rotations will always exist and be quantifiable. Always.

Your second argument is obviously comparing apples and oranges. Cursing is offensive to some people and even more important it's a necessary part of parental controls. Your proposed toggle has no useful purpose and either you are intentionally making these false analogies or you legitimately don't understand the difference.

That's my point. You might follow the math 100% and care totally about the DR %. While someone else goes against your idea and builds with something like Alacrity and he is very effective, should he have an option to hide it? Yes.

It is not apples to orange, just like cursing is offensive. Some of us find that people inspecting other people is offensive, or we just want to hide our info at certain times for whatever reason. Making a simple toggle in the preference tab wouldn't change anything as other people have already stated. Even people who has disagreed with the option have said we have issues with under geared people currently. We all deal with them the same way, guidance and move to the next person. This just gives us more options within the game for those that want to use it.

I find it amazing how a simple on/off option for those who would like it causes so much drama. Don't use it if you don't want to, just like your other filters.

That's my point. You might follow the math 100% and care totally about the DR %. While someone else goes against your idea and builds with something like Alacrity and he is very effective, should he have an option to hide it? Yes.

It is not apples to orange, just like cursing is offensive. Some of us find that people inspecting other people is offensive, or we just want to hide our info at certain times for whatever reason. Making a simple toggle in the preference tab wouldn't change anything as other people have already stated. Even people who has disagreed with the option have said we have issues with under geared people currently. We all deal with them the same way, guidance and move to the next person. This just gives us more options within the game for those that want to use it.

I find it amazing how a simple on/off option for those who would like it causes so much drama. Don't use it if you don't want to, just like your other filters.

That poster appears to be one of the "cookie cutter" brand and appears to hold the opinion that if you deviate even a little, then you are a "baddie" and someone to be avoided like the plague.

I'd be very surprised if he were able to play without someone else telling where to put his talent points and what buttons to press in what order.

That's my point. You might follow the math 100% and care totally about the DR %. While someone else goes against your idea and builds with something like Alacrity and he is very effective, should he have an option to hide it? Yes.

It is not apples to orange, just like cursing is offensive. Some of us find that people inspecting other people is offensive, or we just want to hide our info at certain times for whatever reason. Making a simple toggle in the preference tab wouldn't change anything as other people have already stated. Even people who has disagreed with the option have said we have issues with under geared people currently. We all deal with them the same way, guidance and move to the next person. This just gives us more options within the game for those that want to use it.

I find it amazing how a simple on/off option for those who would like it causes so much drama. Don't use it if you don't want to, just like your other filters.

Well you don't really know me at all, do you. I have a program written and a spreadsheet that I use to compare stats using...*GASP* MATH! You might want to think you're a special little snowflake but the math doesn't lie, if you aren't listening to it you will be sub-optimal, that is just a fact of life. You might not be bad, but you won't be as good as you could be and, maybe its just me, but I don't like to do things half-way. I guess you can choose to gimp yourself in the name of originality and go around saying that everyone who listens to math is "cookie cutter".

I guess architects who listen to math to create structurally sound buildings are dumb too and you'd rather live in a building where the architect didn't use math and just winged it based on what felt good, eh? As long as a strong breeze doesn't come by, I'm sure you'll be ok.

Architects use math, yes, but they are NOT tied to only one way to do things, unlike some people in this thread. That might explain why there are so many different styles of buildings. Funny thing is that they ALL seem to be sound, not just the style that someone who "claims" to use a spreadsheet says is the "ONE, TRUE STYLE and all others are merely waiting for the first strong breeze to cause them to topple".

If people want to keep people from seeing what gear they have.. Fine..

I can kick them from any op, flashpoint, or PVP for hiding their gear..

Assuming someone makes the unwise decision of allowing someone hiding their gear to stay in any of the above activities, any and all drops will also be hidden from said person and they will be unable to roll on anything..

At the very least, unable to need roll on anything.. At least not until they come to terms with the idea that a need roll also means allowing others to see that you actually need something..

Bottom line in my opinion, if you have something to hide from your fellow players, then you have no business playing with fellow players.. I would actually argue that someone hiding their gear or stats, shouldn't be allowed to participate in any group activity..