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

[Malin-HunnysMonsta]

Tantrum Rage-quit DC Tank?

While I’m not disputing your assumption that this was a rage quit from the tank, I would just like to add that there is still a chance it was a legit DC.

When my internet connection blips out (PlayStation Limitations are being able to keep a stable connection to the internet, it seems) the whole battle will freeze except effects on the other players around me, and myself. I can poke these static ‘dummies’ with my pointy stick, however combos will not proc. I look over to my other half’s screen and to him all looks fine. All attacks I press go through except since they aren’t ‘combo’d’ they aren’t hitting as hard as they are supposed to. It’ll be like that for as long as a minute before I eventually DC. I had a spike like this before when tanking, and if your combos aren’t going through, you aren’t really generating enmity. So yeah, it might be what happened, or it was just a tantrum throwing tank. I guess we’ll never know~

On the subject of tanks. Had a very special case last night in M2.
A standard spam of Midas with a couple from my FC for loot to help gear up our alt classes was cut surprisingly short.
The barrier goes down and we get the newb message, seconds later, I see our darling tank die. Yup. He died to the first set of trash. I assumed the newbie message was for him, so our friend took over as MT for the trash and we continue on to the set of bosses. A quick look showed the ‘new’tank was fairly geared. Lore head, body and legs with the odd Eso piece so I hoped for at least a little competence.

Now, I have no idea if this was a troll tank or just unusually inexperienced, but it was quite possibly the worst run of M2 I have ever experienced. Whenever he had hate over the boss, he was kiting it around for a while before planting it in an AoE of some kind. Great. Thanks. I can’t hit the flank with him sitting in a pool of lava...
I don’t know how many times this tank died, but given the stress my Ast buddy was showing after the run, it was easily more than 4 times (excluding that sudden death in the start). The real icing on the cake was early in and after a raise. He ran up to resume attacking the boss, however, rather than run to the left of the boss where there was loads of free space, he ran to the right, squeezing himself between the boss and a mine (how he didn’t set it off I don’t know).

Finally, after a few dozen deaths from the tank and DPS thanks to lost aggro on tank-death, we win. And who is there watching the CS? The blm! Now I’m not sure if the tank was fresh to the place and just skipped the cut scene, but still. It was awful for this early into the week. I dread to think what Sunday and Monday DF will be like if it’s this bad already...

[Lunaxia]

I've been trying on and off since December (when my WHM hit 60) to get the Hive Cane from Ravana. Going in with DF, naturally, totems were rather slow going, and when I finally did get to 10, I had to spend it on a weapon for my NIN, who hit 60 shortly after. Since then, I've been doing the odd run now and then working towards getting them for the cane. It goes without saying that in my 17 cleared runs so far, the cane has not dropped.

I tried again yesterday to get totems 5 - 10. The cane still did not drop, but on the second run - probably my fifth go on EX since the patch - a whistle came up! I'd actually completely forgotten about the mount until that point, and just rolled as a matter of course. Being completely disinterested, naturally, I won the roll.

So here I am. Over a hundred attempts, 17 clears and a LANNER WHISTLE later, and still no cane. What even is RNG

[tinythinker]

So here I am. Over a hundred attempts, 17 clears and a LANNER WHISTLE later, and still no cane. What even is RNG

RNGesus is sending you a message.

[Lmcgyver]

Just landed in Aetherochemical Research Facility for level 60 roulette as a BLM. As soon as the gate drops, tank types "nope", and runs to the exit. WHM quickly asks, "what is it with tanks lately who don't wanna tank? like do you enjoy wasting people's time?". Tank stops at the exit, giving me enough time to comment "Two BLMs and a WHM, trash is going to burn.". He responds, "it better", pops Grit, and runs forward.

We proceed to utterly annihilate the trash and down the bosses in record time. 20 minutes in, and we're out.

[Zefiris]

Roulette trial gave me Titan HM. Well, I not died more since bought new video card, but today Landslide hit me. Fortunately was at the end of the fight and party won.
After this I remembered be with torrent active downloading hentai game. So today hentai killed me with delay XD
ADSL 2 mbps here. It is kamikaze to do download and to play online at the same time.

[Ashkendor]

So today hentai killed me

10/10 would read again. xD

[Mysterysword]

I got called an "elitest" after typing "Defiance?" to remind the WAR to put it on in a guildhest.

I'm starting to think this term (or at least the correct spelling of it) might become rather meaningless from overuse.

[NaesakiAshwell]

I got called an "elitest" after typing "Defiance?" to remind the WAR to put it on in a guildhest.

I'm starting to think this term (or at least the correct spelling of it) might become rather meaningless from overuse.

Can't even fathom a reason as why asking for him to use Defiance would even warrant him labelling you an elitist to begin with, it makes no sense.

[VanilleFang]

Well, I not died more since bought new video card, but today Landslide hit me.

I have a Titan HM story as well, though it doesn't have to do with hentai.

I'm pretty good at avoiding Landslides, not getting hit by one since my first attempt. But one run I did, through the roulette, I got hit by one. But it wasn't exactly my fault... I was Gaoled and was freed right as his Landslide came down. It was hilarious.

[raela]

I have a Titan HM story as well, though it doesn't have to do with hentai.

I'm pretty good at avoiding Landslides, not getting hit by one since my first attempt. But one run I did, through the roulette, I got hit by one. But it wasn't exactly my fault... I was Gaoled and was freed right as his Landslide came down. It was hilarious.

I've had that happen to me many a time when undersizing Titan Ex, as the sole healer. That feeling of betrayal. D':