Why do you commend DPS?

Depends, I usually commend people I like. An arrogant and nasty player won't get a single comm from me. Even if they some how carry the team which is never happens.

I usually give comms to DPS if I find them funny.

I also seem to get Comms alot as a DPS. Noticed it's either if people like me or my jokes or if i manage to kill a boss while everyone is dead.

Why commends tend to be arbitrary, and will default to Tank/Healer or whoever has the better glamour. I do commend DPS that help me (for a recent anecdote A DRG what mains SCH gave me some tips when I was leveling SCH via roueltte and landed in the fairy dungeon) and also try to commend those that use Raise spells when I'm healing.

Mostly I'll com the nicest person, regardless of the job.
I'de rather com a nice, fun and polite DPS than a "good" d-head tank or healer.

Also those who take time to explain the strat, again, regardless of role

Said it in other threads but my criteria for comms is "who would I most like to be in future DF groups?" which can result in all sorts of reasons, especially when everybody does their job well, so nobody stands out game play wise. As long as you don't behave like an arse, you're in the running.

Whoever did good dps for their role and job will get my comm. The only exception I'll make perhaps is for a healer who carries a struggling party or a tank with well timed LB (e.g. when too few alive for stack marker).

Usually if there's a standout dps (partly considering their position in aDPS meta) I'll give them the comm since often you can see a clear distinction, otherwise I'll give it to the best performing Tank or Healer dps wise.

I'll comm a DPS if they're doing their job well and I'm comfortable enough with the content I'm not guilt comming the healer as a silent apology for all the times they had to rez my sorry butt lol.

1) The tank or healer (opposite of whatever I run as) leave in a hurry and I notice the DPS haven't been brain dead the entire run.

2) When I'm tanking the healer doesn't DPS or is just lazy, then it goes to the DPS.

3) When I heal if the tank is single pulling or skittish for any reason. Goes to the DPS.

Basically: Don't be stupid, be decent, and actually try and there's a chance you're going to get a comm from me.

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Originally Posted by Unholychinchilla

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I typically commend DPS because healers and tanks always get comms so I like to spread the DPS comms around when I can. Unless a DPS was particularly obnoxious or truly not attempting to learn, I will generally give them my commendation at the end.

When the other DPS is being the Shepherd and explaining things to the rest of the group, or even when they're the ones taking the time to reply to my off-color witticisms. :)