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

[Ersilon]

Did Aery for leveling roulette last night with the wife, got a newbie leveling DRK as her first class to 60 (she was 55 unsynched) which isn't a big deal to me, because AST was my first and DRK was my wife's. So, I was willing to cut her a lot of slack on mistakes during the run. The lvl 60 bard, however, just really seemed like he didn't have much of a clue about what was going on. Other than not singing a single song, not a lot super wrong from him, but nothing really right, either. My initial Protect had worn off just before we got to Niddy, and I took the time to explain for the tank's benefit the fight mechanics.

Okay, so, the tank definitely paid attention to my explanation, but that bard... Wife died to the gaol mechanic that I've forgotten the name of, then the bard does, Estinien gets eaten by adds because I'm effectively out of mana and tank didn't grab them quickly enough, so, we wipe. Round Two. Seems that the tank figured it out , but the bard's halfway across the arena when my wife gets another gaol mechanic and dies. She breaks me out when I get it, and it's actually a smooth run from then on. Comm'd the tank for being a quick learner because zero mistakes on that second Niddy pull, and got the hell away from that bard.

After that, wife and I got Wanderer's Palace Hard for 50's roulette, and it was an awesome run. The MCH did a great job and that tank pulled like a champ. The only headache from it came when my wife's comp locked up for a couple seconds after the second boss. Wish I could have commended both of them.

[Mysterysword]

I know Castrum Meridianum is ridiculously old content and there's no real need to even try in it anymore, but I sure would appreciate it if the tanks wouldn't pull a pack of mobs out of range as I'm finishing up my AoE rotation with Flare. Especially considering that out of a DPS set of DRG-SMN-BLM-BLM, I was the only one actually using AoEs, and cannons.

Thanks to the AST who fed me all those extended Arrows and Balances. Sorry they got canceled by the other AST throwing out AoE Ewers and Spires for whatever godforsaken reason.

[bounddreamer]

Signed onto my alt last night to do a leveling roulette. My alt has the green sprout icon, but "The White" title, all three healer jobs at 50+, and I was running the roulette on my lvl 32 DRK.

We zoned into Haukke Manor. From the very first group of mobs, the WHM wearing Ironworks gear was impatient and aggressive. 1st handmaiden went down fine, but we went into the side room for the key and while I was waiting for low blow to be up again, the WHM aero-pulled the next handmaiden and the group aggro'd. They did that with the next handmaiden, and the next. They grabbed the key and I went around the corner, obviously if they're so impatient they don't want a full run, right? So I grabbed the group of four, pulled them back to the corner to bring them out of range of the two patrols, and the WHM goes and opens the door and pulls those mobs and brings them back to me. It's getting irritating. This whole time they've said nothing.

We clear the first boss, get to the basement, past the first few groups of mobs down there, and I skip a room again. I'd had a long frustrating day, I'm really irritated by this WHM - who has also been using fluid aura every time it's off cooldown, on a mob I'm targeting - so I just want to get this done. When I pick up the next group of three, the WHM goes back to the room I skipped, picks up those mobs, and brings them back to me.

"That's really annoying," I finally speak up. One of the dps chimes in and says they don't mind because they need the experience lol. So typed that if they wanted me to pull more, they should say something.

No one says anything. The WHM fluid auras the mob I'm on. We finish off that group, I go up to the duty menu, and leave. Some days it's not worth the fight. I'm not actually a new player, and it's infuriating to me when people treat new players that way.

This morning I logged on with my alt to do the leveling roulette I hadn't completed and got a good group with fantastic dps, but at one point the Lancer went off with the whm and pulled the next group because I went to get a chest. I know that experienced players think it's no big deal to do stuff without the tank, but it makes me think why even be here? Just let me do my job. I can only imagine how frustrating this is for brand new tanks trying to do their job properly with this lack of cooperation.

[FinaSel]

Not Duty Finder, but Party Finder story.
Just going to vent my anger. Don't need to read it if you don't want to.

A11S (Again, who would have imagined...?)
Time after time, joining "clear completion" groups where people who have no business there are joining them.

Today, 3 different groups, same results.
Skip to the last group because it was most shocking.

Party Finder explanation like this "Clear objective. People who can go to the end without dying only. 4 people who cleared are in the group."
They only needed a Ninja and healer. Excellent! Finally a group that has a chance of clearing.

I bought some HQ Priestly Omelets and brought my HQ supra-max dex potions. Let's do it!

Before first green orb it does Right Sword. Okay, if we can't skip that it means our DPS is a little weak...Can we do it?
2nd EDD spawn, no heals from healers for about 2 seconds. All DPS standing still.
Finally, one AoE heal. Whirlwind comes. All DPS dead. Nice.


Try again. Final Phase. Some heals after Whirlwind, not enough. My HP is not full. I use Second Wind and Mug and restore as much HP as possible. Still dead. (I have over 23000 HP so, but at the time, maybe only 18000? This usually doesn't happen.)

Try again. Same. Exact. Thing.

I ask "What should I do so I don't die during whirlwind?" (In a way without saying "Hey, healers, make sure everyone is at full HP before Whirlwind.")
Healer says "Use Second Wind."
I said "I am using it."
They said "Oh, really? Then don't use Blood for Blood."

1.) I wasn't using it at the time.
2.) Even when I DO use Blood for Blood, if my HP is full or almost full, I won't die. Why is my HP not full? (I've been there so many times now to know that Blood for Blood is SAFE to use if I get heals.)

I didn't say anything. I am too tired to argue.

Okay we try again. I don't use Blood for Blood AT ALL after the first Blast Off. Still, DPS are dying because no / late heals.
Aaand, finally scholar admits they sometimes used Virus too late.

Scholar died several times during the first phase. (Scholar died more than anyone else.)
People getting hit by left / right sword. MT died by standing in the middle during big orb phase already with vulnerability debuff.
People overlapping Stupid Hawk Blaster.

And the punch line, the person who made the party died the 2nd most.
Then he says "This is a "people who can go to the end without dying party".

(You died the 2nd most number of times!!!) I thought. WHAT!?

I am done with raids unless I am going with FC. It's a waste to buy HQ food and make HQ potions. And time.
For a couple of achievements, some decent soon-to-be-too-old gear, and a challenge. Not worth the cost, time, and frustrating for "clear objective" parties.

Going to go back to fishing. At least random number generator is more reliable than a "clear objective party".

[Frowny]

Thanks to the AST who fed me all those extended Arrows and Balances. Sorry they got canceled by the other AST throwing out AoE Ewers and Spires for whatever godforsaken reason.

The AOE cards are starting to drive me insane. I'll commonly see an AST not feed the Spire/Arrow when it'd be useful.... no, lets wait around and hope for an AOE balance >.< Much rather one or 2 of us have a 100% balance or maybe the hard hitting DPS get an enhanced.

[LunaFaye]

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I can feel that frustration, been there many times and while on my server the pf is still like that in most cases, I've learned to use duty finder/raid finder only or party finders that I know the people by name. But there have been a lot of people that feel that way, and that's another reason a lot have stopped raiding prior to 3.0 or even in 3.0. Being forced to build or join a static for end game content is a different discussion but maybe should be considered having before releasing 4.0. anyways have you considered transferring to another server? There are some good servers, that while you still end up with groups like that (some people just love carries or being carried), the majority of groups can actually clear content. I don't know about your server, but I can see that even so you are clearly frustrated, fishing is not something you want to do

[Annah]

Happy to report we had an awesome group in GL HM.

Took out the final boss in GL HM before the meteorite even dropped. It was a beautiful run

[ZhaneX]

Happy to report we had an awesome group in GL HM.

Took out the final boss in GL HM before the meteorite even dropped. It was a beautiful run

I had a run just like that yesterday! It was wonderful. Whole thing took less than 15 minutes.

[bounddreamer]

The AOE cards are starting to drive me insane. I'll commonly see an AST not feed the Spire/Arrow when it'd be useful.... no, lets wait around and hope for an AOE balance >.< Much rather one or 2 of us have a 100% balance or maybe the hard hitting DPS get an enhanced.

Ugh I have two AST recent pet peeves...one, I was running AST in a 24 man, threw out an AOE balance, and about ten seconds later the other AST put an AOE arrow on the party. I called them on it, "why would you overwrite an AOE balance with arrow??" Silence.

Yesterday I put an extended balance on my MCH, who I raid with and I know to have an excellent opener. Five seconds later the other AST overwrites it with an AOE balance.

Me: ...
MCH: RIP extended balance
Me: yeah, kiss your extended balance goodbye
Other AST: *silence*

My MCH switched to SCH after that so no more dumb overwrites would happen.

[randysquirrel]

lvl roulette today, stone vigil normal

enter archer (not brd), synched down, casting cure and physick (yes both) at random times, and the occasional mid-battle stoneskin on me, the healer

that is all