No commendations

[BloodRubyXII]

Personally no - we're doing the job we're supposed to do. I don't give a tank a commendation for keeping hate, or a DPS a comm for doing damage. But if I see a Tank has used initiative at a point where something could potentially wipe the party and he's saved us, or a DPS has cleverly interacted with a mechanic or has otherwise remembered to use their available support utilities then yeah, I'll comm them. In full parties if none of the above happens, I'll probably just comm the other healer for a job well done.

[RuleofThree]

I never comm...ever. I find the whole thing subjective. I don't expect comms, don't give comms. Who am I to judge if you did 'acceptable' or not. In my opinion: If we finished a dungeon/raid/trial the tank held hate, the healer kept people alive, and the dps dsp'd...we won. Comms for everyone.

I take that back...I will comm if something absolutely 'what the fuck just happened' amazing took place. Like dps solo'd the last 3% of a boss after a wipe...or healer gets everyone up and back under control after a wipe. Other than that...fuck comms.

Edit:

I used to get annoyed at never getting comms as paladin when I used Clemency to heal heal, or save the cleric from dying, figured actually saving people from a party wipe would be commendable...but then I realized the same I said above...what I think should be worthy of a commend, is clearly not the same as what the other player thinks is worthy. I'm sure there are people out there that will not commend a Cleric unless he has 1,800dps per second in any given dungeon. Harsh..but his guideline for comming people.

[SeriousxSarcasm]

I'm sure everything has been said on the topic, but oh well.

Tanks/Healers are a bit spoiled when it comes to coms, tbh. I see healers complains in LS too when they don't get a com, because they have come to expect them at this point lol. I've had to keep my mouth shut a couple times because if they knew the coms went to me as NIN, they'd lose their shite.

I think what people don't realize is the higher level you get, the pickier people are about giving out coms. In the earlier levels tanks/healers got coms for showing up. In stuff like expert roulette, people are looking to speed run it, which means they are eying up the DPS that knows their Job enough to help that.

But it really boils down to the people you end up with. Some com based on performance. A lot com purely on "was this person pleasant to play with?"

[Amaya-Asha]

i tend to give comms out regulary. i don't get your issue comms are really subjective to someones whims like, being friendly, glam, played well and the challenge log even pays to comm. that being said I've wanted comm someone and he/she leaves the duty like their pants are on fire b4 i can. if you main healer you will be swimming in comms I'm just shy of 3000. i don't expect comms but its always nice when i do.

[Averax]

I get more comms as BLM these days than as any of the healers, and that's because i simply move to dodge mechanics rather than eating them.

I use cleric stance as much as possible, and i don't let people die. People just aren't impressed by healers anymore. Some people see the people constantly switching in and out of cleric stance as just doing their job, and nothing extraordinary. Others get annoyed that their healer is dpsing, and don't think they deserve the comm.

[winsock]

I am extremely bias and almost always comm tanks unless they give a big reason not to.

Need more tanks!

[Venjenz]

I am extremely bias and almost always comm tanks unless they give a big reason not to.

Need more tanks!

I am this way with healers. I almost always (90% of the time) comm my healer, unless one of the DPS was so off the hook they made the dungeon into EZ Mode, then I will comm a DPS.

Need more healers!!

[Cyrocco]

I actually try to avoid comming healers just because DPS never really experience any appreciation of any kind. They're kind of ignored unless they miss a DPS check, and people rage at them if they can't do every skip ever created.

[Zojha]

Well, comms are mostly about preference.

Personally, I always try to give out a commendation. Who gets it depends on whether they were pleasant to play with (Greeting, humor etc), whether they did a good job, whether I like or disapprove of their glamour etc etc. It's basically an internal point system. If the run was non-descript and nobody stood out either way, I give it to my complementary role - tank&healer, DPS&DPS.

As for getting comms myself, I don't really have issues getting them. As nasty as I am on the forums, people typically seem to enjoy playing with me. /huh

[SkyCake]

I tend to give comms to whoever is the most fun to play with. Playing with good players is much more common than fun players. If you respond to me after the initial "Hello!", you're likely to get it! If no one does, the next option I use is how much I enjoy their glamour. I don't avoid comming someone based on principle or whatever. Only if they're a jerk!

I think there's a good portion of people that give comms based on enjoyment rather than skill. I usually get about the same amount when I play DPS.