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

[Rilifane]

Pro tip: yelling at people for messing up mechanics (especially if they can be salvaged, albeit in a very short time span) in the middle of a busy fight does not do anything but stress them out. You will not make them perform any better.

Sincerely,
An Elfy Bard

(I just got out of a stressful Omega 1.0 Savage run where the WHM was getting super mad at everyone for not being 100% perfect. This is just a small vent. ;u; )

Everytime someone types something along the lines of "WTF U DOING?!?!?! U STUPID?! DO U EVEN KNOW THE STRAT?!?!?" in the party or alliance chat, I'm eternaly grateful that we have such a treasure of a team player with us. Now everyone not only knows what exactly they did wrong but they also know how to do it right - not to mention they are now calm and collected enough to perfectly execute what they have just learned.
I also like to show my gratitude by votekicking them if they don't get their shit together within the next few sentences. Can't have them die of a heart attack, right?
Party/ alliance chat is no place to vent, let alone insult.
There is also a very special place in hell for everyone who just bows their heads and keep quiet when witnessing something like that instead of making clear that this kind of behaviour is unwelcome and uncalled for. Sadly, this kind of cowardly behaviour is pretty common.

[RokkuEkkusu]

I decided to do an Expert roulette and it put me in the Drowned City of Skalla. When the instance started, I checked the gear of the other party members. The healer and one black mage had mostly 310 stuff, including weapon. Not too shabby. The other black mage had similar 310 gear, but was using the i260 anima weapon (probably for gaining light for their anima.) I said "nope" in my head and left the party immediately. I used another one of my characters instead during the 30-minute penalty.

[VanilleFang]

I decided to do an Expert roulette and it put me in the Drowned City of Skalla. When the instance started, I checked the gear of the other party members. The healer and one black mage had mostly 310 stuff, including weapon. Not too shabby. The other black mage had similar 310 gear, but was using the i260 anima weapon (probably for gaining light for their anima.) I said "nope" in my head and left the party immediately. I used another one of my characters instead during the 30-minute penalty.

You left because the BLM was using a low ilvl weapon? You didn't ask them to change it first? Or try a pull to see if the run was going to painfully slow?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Oh, Rabanastre. You just keep on giving, don't you?

Friend and I have been queuing into it mostly for giggles at this point just to see how bad groups have become. We were treated to a Ninja who quite literally died to every single mechanic. He either wouldn't move out of AoEs or got cleaved by simply running around in a panic half the time. At one point, he actually stood beneath the Rock Hammer mechanic, proceeding to explode. In just three fights (counting Hashmal twice due to a wipe), he amassed ten deaths. Maybe he was a newbie? Not only were there no first time announcement, but he had full 340 melded except for one ring.

Vote kick went through pretty quickly.

[RokkuEkkusu]

You left because the BLM was using a low ilvl weapon? You didn't ask them to change it first? Or try a pull to see if the run was going to painfully slow?

I'll just say this: most people know Weapon Damage accounts for most of the dps output and that duties of a newer expansion do not give light or points to a relic from a previous expansion for completion. Those two explanations along with many slow 30+ minute Skalla runs I've previously experienced are the reasons why I decided not to take my chances this time.

[kidalutz]

I'll just say this: most people know Weapon Damage accounts for most of the dps output and that duties of a newer expansion do not give light or points to a relic from a previous expansion for completion. Those two explanations along with many slow 30+ minute Skalla runs I've previously experienced are the reasons why I decided not to take my chances this time.

Dude you didnt give the run a chance, or even ask them to change to a better weapon, and instead bragged about going on an alt because you didn't want wait 30 minutes to eat the penalty that you incurred on yourself because you didn't want to risk a 30+ minute run. Where is the logic in the statement?

[Sentaryuu]

Just a short one, but I queued for Skalla on my alt as SMN to try and get new gear. Once in, tank asks if he could have the casting body if it drops. I say probably not since I am still gearing up on her. I thought he was okay with it since he said "aight", but I was wrong. He goes to say that there isn't any reason for him to be there then, so he just leaves after first boss.

I found that pretty rude. Shortly after we get a new tank and clear without any trouble. The casting body didn't even drop anyway however pants did which I did grab. Should've went as a caster if he wanted it so bad...

Edit: Wanted to add that they also could've used a premade party. Can't expect a DF party to pass all the time for you.

[savageink]

I'll just say this: most people know Weapon Damage accounts for most of the dps output and that duties of a newer expansion do not give light or points to a relic from a previous expansion for completion. Those two explanations along with many slow 30+ minute Skalla runs I've previously experienced are the reasons why I decided not to take my chances this time.

valid. though, i know i've forgotten to switch back to a level appropriate weapon when i've been light/density grinding. i wouldn't have minded being reminded to switch if i had been the one carrying an old weapon.

[RokkuEkkusu]

Dude you didnt give the run a chance, or even ask them to change to a better weapon, and instead bragged about going on an alt because you didn't want wait 30 minutes to eat the penalty that you incurred on yourself because you didn't want to risk a 30+ minute run. Where is the logic in the statement?

I was debating if I should ask that person to change to a higher-level weapon, but I've had too many experiences where people don't want to do that, even when I asked them to. I just didn't want to have to deal with arguing with people over small things anymore.

Also, I believe that the BLM with the i260 anima weapon had intentions of getting light. I believe you don't get light for Anima Weapons from completing Stormblood duties.

To set a precedent, the duties from Heavensward didn't give points for the light grind portion of the ARR Zodiac weapons. This is to discourage people from using lower item level weapons and instead progress through leveling using higher item level weapons.


Edit: On a brighter note, I just completed a smooth Skalla run that was completed in less than 20 minutes. Everyone was well geared, teamwork was on point, and everyone appreciated each other's efforts in the smooth Skalla run.

[Crysten]

Dude you didnt give the run a chance, or even ask them to change to a better weapon, and instead bragged about going on an alt because you didn't want wait 30 minutes to eat the penalty that you incurred on yourself because you didn't want to risk a 30+ minute run. Where is the logic in the statement?

The logic is that he didn't want to spend his time dealing with what was clearly an idiot in the Duty Finder and by extension enabling the behaviour.

I do the same thing, minus the alt. I refuse to argue and raise my blood pressure with terrible players and the white knights that accompany/defend them.

Makes perfect sense to me.