AATN:FFXIV DEVELOPMENT! the commendation system is a joke!

4 years and only 107 comms?
yeesh 2nd year over here and I'm less than 60 away from 1500 (including a break)...what ARE you doing in dungeons?

but anyways unless they give better incentives or enforce it, expect players to do enough just for the Clogs and that's it. you can do EVERYTHING right as a DPS, use your group utilities, protect the healer even do the mechs that require a player to activate them and still get 0. hell even as a HEALER I've carried a goddamn raid because the other healer had no idea what he was doing and kept dying to mechs...only got one comm at the end .

honestly I don't see the point, the items are "meh" tbh and not worth fretting over

spoilers: DPS players RARELY give out commendations especially in 24 mans and raids

Since they're taking away most (all? Still waiting to see if Lucid loses its enmity drop... Seems weird that one action still has it) DPS's ability to control their own enmity, hopefully now it'll be easier to judge when a DPS is actually doing a stellar job by looking at the enmity bars.

Once I can do that, I'll certainly be passing out more comms to DPS.

I'm just gonna sit here and eat popcorn as the OP enrages that I have over 5250 commendations... *CRUNCH* *CRUNCH* *CRUNCH*

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Originally Posted by Raldo

Since they're taking away most (all? Still waiting to see if Lucid loses its enmity drop... Seems weird that one action still has it) DPS's ability to control their own enmity, hopefully now it'll be easier to judge when a DPS is actually doing a stellar job by looking at the enmity bars.

Once I can do that, I'll certainly be passing out more comms to DPS.

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I would prefer to keep some tools to save my life when the tank has a hard time keeping aggro. Or is suddenly dying, letting the boss loose on me.

Today i still had two crappy runs where i did verraise and manashifting other players like mad between my dpsing, and no coms at the end. And i did get some in another runs where nobody died and uh, i think i maybe was hitting things ? I can already imagine the op doing as told in this thread, getting good, using support skills... and still getting no coms, posting again in here with even more rage in capital letters XD

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Originally Posted by Raldo

Since they're taking away most (all? Still waiting to see if Lucid loses its enmity drop... Seems weird that one action still has it) DPS's ability to control their own enmity, hopefully now it'll be easier to judge when a DPS is actually doing a stellar job by looking at the enmity bars.

Once I can do that, I'll certainly be passing out more comms to DPS.

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Or tanks will sit in tank stance now since it doesn't penalise damage or forbids certain skills now.

4 years for 107 commendations ? I'd feel safe to wage that you aren't as pleasant to group with as you appear....

I got all 3 player comms from randos in a lvling roulette today on my lv44 monk. I chalked it up to my Coliseum harness and subligar.

I forget about the commendation system because while nice it pointless, especially because the person I'm comming doesn't know it is I who approves, or why I approve. But I use it when i remember. Like Yesterday, I commend my healer during shitstorm tower because they left the healing to me. They realized that I had it well in hand since there's very little to heal, so only healed when I was cc'd. I didn't asked them not to heal. I just noticed the pattern and was pleased. Show some skill and people might comm you. Also, if it means that much to you, Stay a full minute after the dungeon is cleared before exiting.

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Originally Posted by Eloah

I'm just gonna sit here and eat popcorn as the OP enrages that I have over 5250 commendations... *CRUNCH* *CRUNCH* *CRUNCH*

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Pretty much the same boat I'm on.

In fact, I feel like we need more commendation awards. It just feels hollow at this point.

here is solution give commendation level of whining. OP could stock pile all the excess from bitchery, and make a castle of commendations. Even better start an FC that just exists for comms. Woohoo nailed it!

I've gotten more commendations than dungeons I've done. Is that not the same for most? I also tend to run with 1-2 others who can't commend me for being in the same group.

One thing I'm salty about is I haven't gotten 7 commendations as a DPS yet in one run. Highest I've gotten is 6. Done it as a tank and healer though.

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Originally Posted by NekoNova

You honestly can't expect to receive a commendation every single dungeon.....?

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I know what the OP wants to say, sometimes you just perform really well in a dungeon or raid and know it, yet nobody seems to notice nor gives a commendation. In those situations it feels bad. And sometimes you don't do anything special yet get all the commendations because you made some sort of bad joke or some dudes liked your glamour.

DPS main here. Usually critical, use all tools given, rarely speak, BIG D DPS, have gotten 7/8 comms on single run numerous times, and did I say critical? It’s not hard, play you job great and have sick glam...comms will roll in. There’s a thin line between being an a-hole and giving actual deserved criticism. I tend to cross it a lot but make up for it by knowing w/e job I’m playing. I also will be critical of myself out loud when I make a bone head move. Comm system is perfectly fine. Anyone with 3k plus have probably been a tank or healer main since early days. Working as intended. OP you’re clearly used to getting whatever you want at home so maybe stick with single player games and just inject whatever you want into it. Cheers!

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Originally Posted by fourkingsjohn

i'll try keeping this to a minimum! the commendation system is exactly what i said a joke.im so sick and tired of giving people one because they i felt deserved it yet i get none its total "BULL" the whole commendation system needs a major overhaul because currently it's a one way street if i give one i should receive 1 .you can disagree all you like but fact are facts and before telling me any reason defending it dont bother i been on ffxiv for almost 4 years and guess how many commendations i received vs what i gave i just got 107 so sad ill never get the higher rewards with a crooked system like this when i give i should receive period its a unfair system and it "MUST STOP" and "MUST CHANGE"

AATN:FFXIV DEVELOPMENT PLEASE REVAMP THE HIDEOUS COMMENDATION SYSTEM ITS A UNFAIR SYSTEM THAT ONLY THOSE WHO HAD NO ISSUES LIKE OTHERS WOULD DEFEND ULTIMATELY KEEPING A CROOKED UNFAIR SYSTEM IN PLACE.REVAMPING THIS SHOULD BE ON YOUR AGENDA ASAP

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Maybe queue as White Mage? I've been playing six weeks and already have eight commendations. I've been exclusively crafting for several of those weeks, too.