Extremely agitated: question about T9

[h0tNstilettos]

So I just went to do T9 for the first time via DF. I had checked out a video beforehand, but it was so much to remember that I knew it would have to be learned bit by bit as there was no way to remember every mechanic from every phase in one go. Also, keep in mind I'm an i118 DRG for this fight with i130 weapon.

Once in I had made it clear it was my first time and that I need to learn, though they probably knew since I watched cutscene, but just to re-iterate. Someone even said "Let's run it and see how it goes." I was expecting to forget something and die quick, but to my surprise I didn't. Everything went smoothly. I didn't die or even get hit except by anything you have no choice to get hit by like when we stack in the middle to absorb damage from that one attack. So then we get to the golem phase. I was not assigned to be a tank for any of the golems. I was told to kill green golem first, then blue, then red, which I already knew from video. So golems spawn, and since I'm not assigned to tank any I go to attack the green one with others, and no color swap had occurred yet during any of this. Green one is almost dead and all of a sudden a large golem comes up on us from behind, so I knew someone messed up or at least I think it was someone else and not me because I had never touched any other golem except green, and it was blue and red that merged into the super golem. So half the party is dead with only myself and a couple others from green last ones alive.

So here we are ready to go again. Everyone is just standing there not saying anything, then all of a sudden the duty ends and says I was dismissed. Needless to say I was angry considering how good I did for a first attempt and I didn't think I did anything wrong. My assumption was that because I was the only one that had mentioned being new that they just assumed I was the one that messed up without actually seeing who messed up. Afterwards I searched characters on Lodestone in hopes that one of them would be from Leviathan so I could contact them and find out why I was kicked, but it turned out about 5 or 6 of them were from the same FC on Behemoth server, which I won't name due to naming and shaming rule, while other 1 or 2 were from different FCs and servers.

So here I am asking those experienced: Did I do something wrong? I did exactly as I mentioned. Or do you think they mistakenly assumed it was me that messed up?

[Adire]

You fell victim to biased friends abusing their voting power. Nothing new there, happens to me and to people I see a lot.

Doesn't sound like you did anything wrong to me. If they wanted you to tank badly enough to kick you when you didn't tank, they should have spoke up in the beginning and told you to tank.

Crappy people will be crappy people though.

[StrejdaTom]

Althought I and other people here usually tell people to tell their party that they are new, I would suggest not saying anything from now on. As long as you are aknowledged with the fight, it is better to act like you absolutely know what do to.

Aand nope, I do not think you did anything wrong, maybe low DPS but that really does not matter in that case.

[Cyrus-Wallace]

People have this pack mentality, if someone starts a vote kick, the others might follow, even if you weren't the issue. =/ I'm sorry for having such a rude first experience but sadly, you'll find that kind of people often as you venture yourself in that content. That "mistake" was nothing you couldn't fix.

[Lilyanna]

As far as I'm aware, I've never seen a DRG pick up a Golem ... in DF you'd have 2 tanks, each tank takes one and then the WHM would pick up the other one ... so... if they were gonna change it, then they should have let you know ... Otherwise, MT, WHM, BRD pick up them up, as far as I'm aware anyway for the 1 tank strat. You didn't do anything wrong, so don't worry about it.

[Hakuro89]

Odds are the healer that had blue and the bard(?) that was supposed to have red got too close to one another while trying to feed and they merged. As for why you were kicked, it was probably a premade trying to DF the last one or two people and you were likely the odd one out. I don't see why they'd kick YOU though, if the golems merged it was on whoever had aggro on the two of them, not you.

[h0tNstilettos]

Thanks for the input. That's what I figured. I'm not angry now as I even went back and reviewed that part in the video so I know with certainty I didn't do anything wrong. I even reviewed chat to make sure I didn't miss anything telling me to tank one of them. At least I feel better knowing this. I also updated the topic with my average iLv and weapon iLv for anyone curious about DPS as a reason for kick. I also do an optimum DPS rotation.

[Lii]

Thanks for the input. That's what I figured. I'm not angry now as I even went back and reviewed that part in the video so I know with certainty I didn't do anything wrong. I even reviewed chat to make sure I didn't miss anything telling me to tank one of them. At least I feel better knowing this.

Yup you did nothing wrong. If you need a tank for t9 clear feel free to send me a tell. I could use more clears for my achievements :P

[Vlady]

Hmm. Well most people consider the DF the learning grounds for older raids so no sense in sticking your neck out to people you will never see again. Just try to learn the fight and perform your role in silence.

On another note whats with the majority of forum posts always being from leviathan players. It must be the most crowded server on ff 14.

[juniglee]

As far as I'm aware, I've never seen a DRG pick up a Golem ... in DF you'd have 2 tanks, each tank takes one and then the WHM would pick up the other one ... so... if they were gonna change it, then they should have let you know ... Otherwise, MT, WHM, BRD pick up them up, as far as I'm aware anyway for the 1 tank strat. You didn't do anything wrong, so don't worry about it.

I thought it was standard for a DPS to pick up the Blue Golem? Even in a 2-tank strat. I always pick it up whenever I play DPS (BRD, NIN, DRG, BLM).