Adventure In Need (Tanks/Healers who are we kidding) - Reward Ideas

[RokkuEkkusu]

I think who main a DPS will not likely run a tank or healer, and if any one-time reward for it, they will just to reap the reward and return to dps thereafter.

And adding healer and tank classes does nothing to queue too, imho, maybe at start more people playing them, just to look at the new shiny, but in the long run the queue returns as it were left off before adding those jobs, because who likes dps role will play it, same for tanks or healers.

If really the tank shortage wants be filled, it needs new players in game that want main the tank. Existing players will main the role they chosen, hardly I can see switches.

The main issue is not the tank and healer shortage. They are both nearly equal in player population according to last year's FFXIV census.

As others pointed out earlier, it is the shortage of tanks and healers solo-queuing for dungeons in pugs, tanks more so.

Some potential reasons for tank shortage in pugs:
1. Lower leveled tanks struggling to keep aggro against higher geared players.
2. A dungeon run would last longer than 30 minutes because of low dps contributions from others.
3. The incentives to help out are low and/or lacking for the tank players.

The incentives need to be planned out carefully so tanks will be encouraged to queue and help dps shorten dungeon wait times.

For me, I am fine with the adventurer in need gil bonus as it helps me get some extra money to buy some more expensive stuff from the market boards later on.