How Do You Decide Who To Vote For?

[LiadansWhisper]

LOL I believe you, considering I don't even know how to access the commendation menu

It pops up on the right side of your screen just above or below where the loot window is.

[Drumjod]

Lots of good advice on this thread.
I will 1st commend someone who explains the strategy for any new player and is positive/encouraging.
As a Tank, I make mistakes and apologize for them if they are significant, so if no specific player stands out, I will commend someone who owns up to their own mistakes.

I prefer a healer that keeps the party as close to max hp at all times, so if I see a healer dealing damage while someones hp drops below 50% I might not give them the commendation. On super easy dungeons this isn't an issue though.

If no one stands out: in the past, I gave the commendation to the healer, but now -especially after reading this thread- I will watch the DPS more closely and try to give them the recognition they deserve

As a Tank, I'm always looking for a balance between safety and speed. I appreciate suggestions when I'm tanking, so please tell your tank if you'd like to change the pace. Just be respectful about it

[casker]

Even if someone is a good player, if they seem like they are fishing for commendations, and sometimes it is soooo obvious, they automatically don't get anything from me. You should be nice just to be nice, not because you think it'll get you a cookie.

I will usually give it to whoever I think contributed to the team most. This can be anything from a tank who doesn't wait all day between pulls, a beast DD, or a healer who chips in with the damage.

[Aethyriel]

I give it to the player who

- doesn't get hit by stuff
- dps the right target or does a really good job of healing me when I tank
- is polite in chat (but I don't need you babbling all the time explaining everything when noone asked)

Sometimes it's hard to tell, especially with DPS, if people are doing a good job or not, the harder the content the easier it gets though.
If I have absolutely no idea who should get it/all are equal the one with the prettiest name wins.

[Mquickz]

Easy checklist: Is it a taru(lala)? Is it cute? Does it respond to my taru sexiness? If none of those apply, Is it at the top of my list for commendation? BAM~

[JouriStarz]

I vote for whoever deserves it most weather they're a better than normal player, someone who takes charge of the group or if its a newer person who starts out not really knowing what's going on but by the end of the dungeon they're a pro.

[Despite]

Tank or healer.. unless they were terribad.. then to whoever was the most helpful/skillful.

[Vahlnir]

If there's another DRG in the group, my commendation usually goes to them...if they did well or even carried the group (and I don't consider myself too bad, skill-wise.) Otherwise it usually goes to who I liked the most during the run based on their performance and/or the personality they convey themselves with. I never give my vote to those who ask for it, though unless they seemed pleasant the whole run.

[Niota]

My main is heal, my secondary is DPS. But there are a lot of factors that go into it for me.

- Did they just do their job, or did they go above/beyond the call of duty?
- Furthermore, did they pull a win out of nowhere when the stacks where against them?
- Were they polite or helpful?
- Were they just terra-bad?

I tend to give the DPS lovin when everyone did well in the party because I know they get the shaft.

[Aloysous]

Most helpful, or the person with the coolest name.