Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent.

[Geula]

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It kinda feels like whatever people don't do it's MLG pro stuff. When I see a tank run off on their own they usually run at full health so there isn't really much to worry about but if you see someone who was being chipped at and runs with less than full health and makes a big a pull you can ask them if they are sure that they can handle such speed before they blame the healer for not being on pair. But usually those tanks know how to handle their stuff and even with new members to duty it usually goes smooth. Why not try to save time? Nothing wrong with going at your own pace though.

[Niamh_Rillemaugh]

I'm seeing a lot of tanks lately who just run ahead when the last enemy of the mob is around 10%.

Why? Does it actually makes the dungeon go faster? If it does, I bet its just a couple of minutes. So, why?

I mean I understand if its 24-man raid like Void Ark (I ALWAYS got an MT who runs ahead of the group and decides to pull early. It's considered the norm now.)

But a dungeon, especially with a healer or a DPS who's new? I don't know... Just feel like some people likes to do that because they think it's "pro MLG" stuff.

If there's a Monk in the party, it definitely makes the dungeon faster, since they won't lose their stacks and lose out on quite a bit of damage. Otherwise it doesn't really do anything. If you have a holying white mage, it can actually slow things down since they're not getting that bit of MP back between groups and will hold back some holys.

[bounddreamer]

If there's a Monk in the party, it definitely makes the dungeon faster, since they won't lose their stacks and lose out on quite a bit of damage. Otherwise it doesn't really do anything. If you have a holying white mage, it can actually slow things down since they're not getting that bit of MP back between groups and will hold back some holys.

Not only monks, but dragoon prefer not to lose Blood of the Dragon, so chain pulling helps them too.

I don't normally chain pull but when I do there's a MNK or DRG in the party.

[Cnidarian]

Not only monks, but dragoon prefer not to lose Blood of the Dragon, so chain pulling helps them too.

I don't normally chain pull but when I do there's a MNK or DRG in the party.

This could also apply to SMN and BLM as well with Aethertrail stacks and possibly Enochian.

[Amaya-Asha]

I have had the worst week for A8N. (snip post limits)

We're super casual but I guess we need to find a static or something? I don't want to raid, I just want my weekly drop.

OmG i know your pain A7-8N was hell all week didn't get my weekly drops till yesterday capped lore just by doing those 2 fights everyday repeatedly for a week.. Felt like DF group quality got worse day by day. I was bad in some runs just from boredom and frustration. My average lot was between 3-48 and my highest was 95 but won my lots with 56 and 84.. Not looking forward to doing A7-8N at all this week but I still need few things from it.

[Kaurie]

I have had the worst week for A8N. I cleared once early on with 3 other people from my FC but lost the roll on everything so I've been re-queuing daily (on either my PLD or DRG plus WHM spouse) and it's been an utter crap storm. Either the group does mechanics but can't muster the necessary DPS so we wipe on autoclean or the group has the DPS but ignores the mechanics. No tank swapping, people not switching to kill the steam adds, people not stacking for Brawler, people not stacking during Brute Justice. Additionally over half the tanks are still wearing STR accessories.

Last night it was all of those at once. First two steam adds exploded and we wipe. One of the DPS starts to bitch at the healers and I point out that the adds weren't handled. I put down marks and ask other DPS to call their targets. Then tanks don't switch for UD and one of them dies and gets rezzed. During robot phase not everyone is stacking when needed but we make it to Brute. Then the other healer drops a Med2 right as he forms and gets eaten. He gets a rez. We get through one cycle with only half of us stacking for shared hit. Then the MT goes down on the tankbuster because the other tank isn't sharing it. Then half of us stack for the shared hit again, and I and spouse die. Healer 2 rezzes spouse as two other DPS go down. Healer LB3 goes off, everyone gets up. On the next shared hit half of us stack and we go right back down. Wipe. Vote abandon passes.

We're super casual but I guess we need to find a static or something? I don't want to raid, I just want my weekly drop.

First rule of Midas is to get all your drops on Tuesday, or expect cruddy groups :\

[Cluebilly]

I decided to get some Bismarck EX farming done. All is going well, the group is good. Great even! We're downing Bismarck a lot...and then it happens: The Lanner Whistle has dropped. Finally my chance to get a bird! I roll for it...and proceed to roll a measly 25. Much rage was had that night. Silent, anger induced rage.

[NorthernLadMSP]

One of the DPS starts to bitch at the healers and I point out that the adds weren't handled.

First rule of Midas is to get all your drops on Tuesday, or expect cruddy groups :\

Second rule of this game is that DPS (and tanks too) will always try and blame the healer when they screw mechanics up and get themselves killed.

[Ghishlain]

First rule of Midas is to get all your drops on Tuesday, or expect cruddy groups :\

Alternatively, bring enough friends in a pre-made where you can carry any group you get (preferably with at least some of the core roles covered) regardless of the day.

I know this is harder for some but if you can get this together, you tend to get around derpy PuGs regardless of how derpy they are.

[Kaurie]

Alternatively, bring enough friends in a pre-made where you can carry any group you get (preferably with at least some of the core roles covered) regardless of the day.

I know this is harder for some but if you can get this together, you tend to get around derpy PuGs regardless of how derpy they are.

Heh naturally if you can bring your own party the rule is void