Forcing NA Duty Finder to be better, we need a grading system.

[Brian_]

Play on a JP server then. What you want for DF is what you already have for PF in that you can create a group tailored to your needs and your specifications, your desired mentality, goals or gear/skill levels.

If you didn't notice, I already do.

I spent much of 2.X and some of early 3.0 on Gilgamesh and transferred after. Since, I have never had a run where someone was inexcusably bad.

The run starts, everyone gives their greetings, and then they go about their business. Completely courteous, completely focused. Almost everyone has a general grasp on when to AoE, their single target rotations, and almost every healer DPSes during downtime -- everyone actually does their job and relatively well. In the event there is a wipe, people apologize even if it wasn't really their fault, give advice courteously, and keep things civil.

Recently, I joined a DF for Sephirot EX. The fight starts, you get the standard strategy macro, people pick their positions, and we cleared in 3-4 attempts even with a few bonus players. Everyone's performance is about where it should be (DPS are all over 1200 with the highest at ~1700, tanks are 700-900, healers are keeping everyone alive just fine while chipping in a few hundred DPS combined), Everyone says thank you, good-bye, and leaves. Painless.

What I don't get is why people want to have a bad time in DF. Why do people want slower runs, more potential toxicity and drama, more wiping, and more frustration. You play a game to have fun. Why are you making it harder for everyone to do so? That's the sense of mutual respect people just lack on the NA servers.