Nasty rumor

How many have been in DF parties with a tank that will not talk, will not listen, and will not play their roles right? I've seen two in the last hour alone. In one of those parties somebody told me there were China powerlevelers playing tanks and not caring, is there that many of them around?

Seems like you just cannot progress past the upper 30's without a FC... (excluding FATE grinding, but I'm talking about dungeon runs)

This could be many different things as a lot of people queball languages in df even if they can't speak them this maybe one reason other is ubsocial players some may in fact be power levelers but I would not think a lot are some nay even be bots

You can pass 35-50 thru Dungeons without a FC or FATE. It'll take a lot longer than FATE grinding but it's possible. I personally went back to the first dungeon as a high-40 WHM and was getting sync'd exp like I was killing normal at-lvl mobs.

As far as the Chinese power leveling tanks, from what was originally being said after V1 and before Alpha was that China wouldn't be able to integrate with the rest of the world because of Chinese Laws or something. I never heard if that was actually true or not, and there is no Chinese language selection so I have no idea... There are plenty of times I've gone through a dungeon where noone's talked to eachother, so who knows as far as that bit goes.

Just wait until you join a dungeon and your tank is spamming gil advertisements in party chat.

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In my various LS a bunch of people have been saying tanks have been "trolling" like going into dungeons/primals pulling bosses killing the parties. I don't really go with random in duty finder anymore but I have been hearing nasty rumors. It is pretty sad.

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Originally Posted by Reiterpallasch

Just wait until you join a dungeon and your tank is spamming gil advertisements in party chat.

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This is the new genre of gold seller lol

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Originally Posted by Reiterpallasch

Just wait until you join a dungeon and your tank is spamming gil advertisements in party chat.

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Blackmail ... "Buy gil now or you all die."

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Originally Posted by AunaYuuki

In my various LS a bunch of people have been saying tanks have been "trolling" like going into dungeons/primals pulling bosses killing the parties. I don't really go with random in duty finder anymore but I have been hearing nasty rumors. It is pretty sad.

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I had this once. I immediately left.

those troll tanks should be reported and banned.

i believe the people who never say a word are on PS3 , seems hard to chat without a keyboard on console

A couple days ago, before restarting, I was in Dzemael Darkhold. Our tank wasn't even trying to hold aggro, after about 40 minutes in and just getting past the eyeball I told them that I was sorry, the tank needed to practice holding enmity and left. Mind you this tank was in Lv. 50 Artifact Gear and it was oh so obvious that he had no idea how to tank and just fate ground his way to 50. I'm not against Fate grinding, if you can play your class, if you're re-rolling, or just talented, but this was a disappointment.

On the bright side, I don't have to wait 4 hours for a DF party.

I had a tank demand gil from the rest of the group (I did not pay) and then wiped 5 pulls in a row before people left. I thought he was just joking at first because I did not think you could trade gil in DF dungeons. After botching the pulls I guess he was just a troll.

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Originally Posted by Nicheven

I had a tank demand gil from the rest of the group (I did not pay) and then wiped 5 pulls in a row before people left. I thought he was just joking at first because I did not think you could trade gil in DF dungeons. After botching the pulls I guess he was just a troll.

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lol, trade is disabled at DF dungeons

Was in a Titan HM group yesterday where one DPS asked "how much for 100k Gil" and the tank replied with a link to a site and a price tag.
I was baffled since I didn't know that farmers played end game content. We practised for a while but never killed the boss.

People are playing Tank to get around the Duty Finder lines. They're terrible and have no interest in playing well because they know they can just jump back into a party if they fail. They lot on everything because they need it for their other class that is their actual main.

There is a simple answer to this, join a decent free company, then you can find players with the class you need, who a) know what they are doing, b) are not total jerks (or else they'd have been kicked from their FC) and c) Have access to people who can give advice on playing various classes and in teams.

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Originally Posted by Kosmos992k

There is a simple answer to this, join a decent free company, then you can find players with the class you need, who a) know what they are doing, b) are not total jerks (or else they'd have been kicked from their FC) and c) Have access to people who can give advice on playing various classes and in teams.

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I've been looking for one, actually. I would've posted in the Company or Lamia forums looking for one, but apparently my level isn't high enough.

I can't imagine anyone actually paying to get plvled in this game. The lvling is so easy that you really don't need to pay anyone for it. In 11 it made more sense when the game was harder. If you didn't want to spend months trying to hit 75 you could pay. But if you can hit 50 in a week or 2, I really can't see it.

I'm guessing they were just bad players. Tons of them out there.

Their activity, if intentional, would be disruption and violation of the user agreement (s3.2). It's unlikely to be harassment (s3.6) unless you run in to the same tank repeatedly or the tank demands money. It might up the severity of the charges if that happens though.

Anyway, just report them and tell the others to do so as well. It is unlikely to be a bannable offense at the beginning though. Probably a warning followed by jail time. Suspension might occur if it keeps up or they're using an alt for that sort of thing. Also keep in mind there are just some bad tanks, new tanks, or tanks being played by their usual player's kid/friend/relation. Sadly, internet etiquette is not something every parent or school teaches.

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Originally Posted by Reiterpallasch

Just wait until you join a dungeon and your tank is spamming gil advertisements in party chat.

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You can't be serious. Did this really happen to you? Wow. Unbelievable, and here I though Dungeons were hands off. Apparently not.

Apparently you can select all the languages and get queued faster. I haven't tried it, but that's what I've heard.

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Originally Posted by KittyPr

i believe the people who never say a word are on PS3 , seems hard to chat without a keyboard on console

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I'm on the PS3 and I get by just fine with chatting. I'm sure the vast majority of the PS3 players did the same as me and used a cheap USB keyboard.

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Originally Posted by Spiffier

Blackmail ... "Buy gil now or you all die."

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You guys are toooo much! XD And I can totally see that happening lol, especially if some spam dude was in your party and intentionally compromised a one-hour-qued dungeon run unless you bought gil! O_O

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Originally Posted by KittyPr

i believe the people who never say a word are on PS3 , seems hard to chat without a keyboard on console

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It's hard to chat even with a keyboard if the group takes off at a run the instant you're in the dungeon and never stops. I for one can't type while running or fighting. Oddly enough, I was in one dungeon run where another couple players apparently were able to type while playing. I still haven't figured out how they kept up with that.

Tanks like this give the rest of us a bad name...

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Originally Posted by Reiterpallasch

Just wait until you join a dungeon and your tank is spamming gil advertisements in party chat.

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Bahah this is why I am so happy I rolled a tank.

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Originally Posted by AunaYuuki

In my various LS a bunch of people have been saying tanks have been "trolling" like going into dungeons/primals pulling bosses killing the parties. I don't really go with random in duty finder anymore but I have been hearing nasty rumors. It is pretty sad.

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Exact reason why i prefer to go with members of a Free Company I talk to from time to time.
I am one of those tanks that really do not talk during the dungeons, should a tank have to?
I think if someone does their job correctly should not even need to talk, perhaps just mark targets and such.
Usually other from my group (more experienced) speak out to offer advise especially during boss battles

^ It is sad to see when people do not want to communicate with their party. A MMO is built around playing with others and friends. It is when you ignore others you will miss out on much the game has to offer.

Now with that said, I don't care if you don't like to speak in dungeon runs. I DO care when I ask a question or suggest a strategy that my party members communicate thoughtfully.

I guess I am a social butterfly....

P.S. this excludes groups of good friends and can read each other minds.

I very much dislike ignorant tanks who think Healers should be pulling -_-

Well when i go in with random people (from Duty Finder) many times a dps or others will rush in and get agro so i do not even have time to type anything.
PS3 for typing is rather painful sadly :(
Rarely do i let members take too much damage when doing dungeons
I just much prefer going in with FC members and always thank and say great job at the end