any plans to fix DF wait times?

[Its_Elodie]

Just wanted to let you know to please give newbie healers a break if it's their first time healing that. If you whm it you need to know your class very well and use all of your skills to your advantage because those tanks take massive damage and if you get newbie dps they can take a lot of damage too. No brd (or brds who are unaware or don't watch the whm's mana) for a whm can lead to them running dry too. This is one of those "man up" and know ur skeelz fights and if you expect no wait time and perfection first try maybe you should preform your own party (or most of your own party) with peeps you know?

[Buff_Archer]

I've gotta say I did get a totally Timmy healer in Garuda story mode once who insisted that they should be hiding behind the column for the majority of the fight, and step away from the column and stand out in the open when Garuda disappeared and reappeared for Mistral Shriek cast. It was their first time running it, and even after getting OSK'd by that 2-3 times they insisted they were correct. We tried placing waymarks for them etc just for them to step out and die to mistral shriek. The tank was explaining again after the third wipe and they said 'Just pull' and I'm like 'Just pull?! Why bother if you're going to keep doing the same thing?' I shudder to think of how they handled subsequent OSK mechanics in the game... luckily with DF being across an entire data center I never had to run into them again and find out.

[Buff_Archer]

Is there any reason why Duty Finder still takes upwards of 10 minutes to find an instance after a full party has been gathered? I though maintenance was supposed to take care of this issue last night (And before anyone says I should roll another class, I'm light farming as PLD).

My guess is it might have to do with all the BLM bots in their AF gear gathered around the Ul'dah aetheryte zipping in and out of whatever dungeon they're running together... but could be wrong. It's kinda weird when you think about it, all these concurrent dungeon runs happening right now with squads of soulless bots running through them.

[ShaneDawn]

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Maybe make a party finder and/or ask FC/friends? It's only 3 other people you need there. The queues get way better in end-game, but dps still have the shortest stick when it comes to queues.

And healer has it hardest on Garuda, esp if they're 44 with trash gear instead of 45 and quest line gear. Just make sure you take as little meaningless damage you can (aoes, cleaves, plumes, save towers).

[Galgarion]

Garuda is a DPS race with some simple line of sight mechanics. You're just as responsible for keeping yourself alive as your healer. More so actually, because rezzing you in combat is a huge drain on resources. I'm skeptical that 10 losses in a row are all the healer's fault.

[MXMoondoggie]

Garuda is a DPS race with some simple line of sight mechanics. You're just as responsible for keeping yourself alive as your healer. More so actually, because rezzing you in combat is a huge drain on resources. I'm skeptical that 10 losses in a row are all the healer's fault.

Hard to say without seeing the actual fight. If they were dying constantly then it is their fault because there is very little that can kill a healer beyond the Tank losing control of Garuda or derping into one shots. On the other hand it can be extremely frustrating for a new healer if the Tank isn't dodging Slipstream and the DPS are taking constant damage also. Melee tend to take more damage because Garuda does those attacks in a 360 around her hitting everything near her. A more experienced Healer can carry the party (Done it many times where we finish with just me and the Tank standing in the end. Once you get into the middle the DPS don't even matter anymore) but a new one needs party members to be doing their job and not dying from mechanics or taking soft damage that they should be avoiding because they are too lazy to stop tunnelvisioning on their target.

[Jim_Berry]

Having been playing since beta phase 1 on PS3, and currently being on the same server since phase 2, DF times varies depending on time and content.

In the morning, DPS ques are long for anything. During peak hours, my time is long for Dungeons but 5 to 10 minutes for Trials roulette or Crystal Tower. At night, I have to rely on my WHM and/or PF.

[FranSeara]

I feel for you OP. The low roulettes can be a nightmare. I Q for them on heals everyday. I've gotten Titan and Garuda story almost everyday. Titans is not so bad but Garuda can be problems with a not so good group to work with. I agree, the low lv roulettes shoud see some type of upgrade for the awards it pays out. Maybe bonus tomes for complete it 5 times a week or rare gear drops for higher level players. Anything to help out.

[elemental10]

Hello!

I feel your pain and I know how hard it is to get a queue as a dps, mostly in dungeons associated with main quests.

Therefore, I would like to suggest that one day when you're a high level tank or healer, make an effort to change this queue time for the better. Queue them at least once a day. You would make a lot of people (well at least 2) happy.

I am currently trying to change this pandemic and have built an FC around helping people go through content, either in or out of FC. If you see a Silver Alliance member, say thanks to them.

[Pibz]

Why are so many people here saying there is no fix for DPS queue times?!

The fix is beyond obvious, and it's simply to increase number of dps per party..

I play tank, but i don't know how you guys can stand 20m queues for stuff nor why so few people seem to be upset with this..