Quote Originally Posted by Craiger View Post
Btw, I don't use a parser to judge other players, I simply use it for my own sake... the fact that I can see how good the others are, is just a bonus. It's not like I call anyone out for it, but if someone is doing really good on DPS(no matter what role), and don't mess up in any other aspect, I'll give them my commendation.
You're really contradicting yourself saying you don't use your parser to judge and then say if they do good DPS you'll commend them... that's judging them via your parser. Which is incredibly taboo.

It's hard for to look at the enmity bar and determine if their DPS is good or not, and even more difficult to determine if the tank is doing good DPS while being a good tank.
Not really. If the boss/adds/mobs aren't smacking anyone but the tank and the tank is using CDs, the tank is fine. The DPS doing the most hate will generally rip off the tank (unless the healer isn't paying attention to enmity). So, yes, the DPS outputting higher DPS will be higher on the enmity list. Maybe not right off the bat in the fight, but at some point, they will be generally 1-3rd behind the tank and/or healer.

The point of this thread still stands though... 9/10 times, the tank/healer will get the commendation, for what reason I don't know exactly, but that is the case. It has nothing to do with what you said about having good awareness, dodging AoE etc, cause even a DPS that does all that, probably won't get many commendations. At least not based on that.
Tanks get commendations for not losing hate, popping cooldowns, and pulling big. Healers get commendations for keeping people alive, DPSing, and buffing party members appropriately. They are seen as the more demanding jobs and have to react to the party, while DPS just have to hit things 'til they die. That is why tanks and healers get so many commendations, because they have the most responsibility.

And what I said is personal opinion. Other players in this thread have stated that they don't commend if people don't talk, I personally don't care if no one says anything, I care about how they play. Not everyone is me, not everyone is going to judge party members like I do, that's why I stated that is what I look for when I give commendations to other players. Everyone commends (or doesn't commend) people based on their own personal reasons.