Player Commendation

I know this subject has been done to death still I'm a new player and I didn't get a say. Most times I wish I could have given a commendation to every player on the team. They all performed above standard. If you're one of those out there that played well, esp damage dealer, I'm sorry I would have given a commendation to you to if I could have. I'm lucky to get all the good parties. You guys rock.

I don't mean to hijack, but what are the accommodation rewards, and when do you receive them?

i think 500 commendations , you get

http://i.imgur.com/GAJIY3p.png

Whenever you complete a dungeon (or trial if I'm not mistaken), if you queued solo you'll be eligible to commend a player for any reason you think it should have been commended (whether it was because he was a nice person and helped with the run, or because of his exceptional skill, or because he made a joke that lightened up your day, etc.) If you go to the last tab of your player window, you'll see the amount of commendations you've recieved (right above the beast tribes ranking). Upon getting a certain amount of commendations, your character is can receive achievements and/or rewards.

here you can check commendation rewards

At 100 commendations you get this sick hat:
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...98158255_n.jpg

50 will get you the Princely Hatchling!
http://www.ffxivinfo.com/images/item...-hatchling.png

Innit he cute?

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/1...7504139d_c.jpg

(grabbed the images off of google since I'm at work and can't get screenies of my own for you)

300 commendations = Chocobbo barding.

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Originally Posted by JemC

I know this subject has been done to death still I'm a new player and I didn't get a say. Most times I wish I could have given a commendation to every player on the team. They all performed above standard. If you're one of those out there that played well, esp damage dealer, I'm sorry I would have given a commendation to you to if I could have. I'm lucky to get all the good parties. You guys rock.

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If you could give them to everyone in the group you'd have runs typically ending with people insisting that everyone be commended whether or not they deserve it. I usually watch the dpsers to see if either is doing a particularly good job since tanks (and healers to a lesser extent, but that's what I play) tend to get them by default unless they really screw up.

Just a hint, never ever ask for commendations, I had someone do that before and I'll tell you now it's a sure fire way to not get a commendation from me.

All things being equal (everyone was nice, did their job well):
If I'm tank, healer gets commendation
If I'm healer, tank gets commendation
If I'm dps, other dps gets commendation

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Originally Posted by Inquisitor

If you could give them to everyone in the group you'd have runs typically ending with people insisting that everyone be commended whether or not they deserve it. I usually watch the dpsers to see if either is doing a particularly good job since tanks (and healers to a lesser extent, but that's what I play) tend to get them by default unless they really screw up.

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I think there should not be limit to commendations, I don't see parties forcing to commend everyone as it's only a vanity reward... Maybe allow us to have unlimited commends on Roulette runs...

I never had someone asked for commendation since the start of it until now, I don't think people care that much for the reward, but it is nice on the other hand to reward all players that I think should be rewarded and not have to pick one.

I come from PSO2, where there instead of a commendation you give someone a "good job" which give them exchanables for rewards (and even valuable ones, not just vanity) and still I have never came across a player who asked for it, or cared for it or parties that been stating "commend only"...

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Originally Posted by Delsus

Just a hint, never ever ask for commendations, I had someone do that before and I'll tell you now it's a sure fire way to not get a commendation from me.

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Same from me. I try to be as friendly and as talkative (within reason) as I can be, but when someone does that and then ends it all off with a request for commendations I tend to think it was all just an act. Pretty well guarantees that someone else will be getting mine.

As nice as the idea is in theory, I don't particularly like that SE assigned unique rewards to the Commendation system. It would have been better if everyone was required to give one before leaving an instance, because in my experiences, most people in PUGs/roulettes are seemingly in such a rush that they don't even bother. I've also heard (firsthand or secondhand) that some players spammed easy guildhests as soon as the system was introduced in order to hit 500 and get all the rewards, and now purposefully withhold giving commendations out in order to make their gilded mount more rare.

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Originally Posted by Astralos

As nice as the idea is in theory, I don't particularly like that SE assigned unique rewards to the Commendation system. It would have been better if everyone was required to give one before leaving an instance, because in my experiences, most people in PUGs/roulettes are seemingly in such a rush that they don't even bother. I've also heard (firsthand or secondhand) that some players spammed easy guildhests as soon as the system was introduced in order to hit 500 and get all the rewards, and now purposefully withhold giving commendations out in order to make their gilded mount more rare.

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I love that SE assigned unique rewards for commendations. If they didn't, I would never use the DF and just enter with full parties all the time. But because I really want the gilded mount, I queue solo all the time.

It's also causing a change in attitude amongst players. Someone who wants a commendation is much less likely to lash out at someone who made a mistake, or is "doing it wrong." This is not a bad thing at all. If someone wants to fake nice to get something, let them.

And a big fat NO to everyone being required to give one. There have been a few parties (for me) where no one deserved one. I refuse to reward bad behavior.

And the people who spammed guildhests to get the rewards know they got it the easy way. When I finally get to 500, it will be legitimate, and I'm gonna feel really good about it.

Unless you are the tank or healer fat chance in getting commendations on a regular basis.

This is it. Seriously. Be tank or healer and don't be a dick and you will get commendations fast.

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Originally Posted by Elurra

All things being equal (everyone was nice, did their job well):
If I'm tank, healer gets commendation
If I'm healer, tank gets commendation
If I'm dps, other dps gets commendation

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if only everyone used this logic.

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Originally Posted by Odd

I love that SE assigned unique rewards for commendations. If they didn't, I would never use the DF and just enter with full parties all the time. But because I really want the gilded mount, I queue solo all the time.

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You never use Duty Roulettes for the bonus EXP?

"If Im a tank I give to the healer" - So no matter how great the dps, who usually protects the healer, they get nothing?

O RLY

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Originally Posted by madolyn

if only everyone used this logic.

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Well I use the same logic, and by your post I'm assuming you do too. So that makes three of us.

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Originally Posted by Cons

"If Im a tank I give to the healer" - So no matter how great the dps, who usually protects the healer, they get nothing?

O RLY

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Following the structure of tank <-> healer and DPS <-> DPS, yes. If one person performed poorly or someone performed exceptionally, I'll make an exception. The DPS shouldn't be protecting the healer in the first place; that should be the tank's job - for instance, if I'm healing and one of the DPS is constantly taking MoBs off of me to keep me alive, then yes, I'll give them my commendation.

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Originally Posted by Astralos

You never use Duty Roulettes for the bonus EXP?

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The only roulette I do is high level roulette, and just once a day. I queue for 5 level 50 dungeons/trials at a time the rest of the time and take w/e comes first.