AATN:FFXIV DEVELOPMENT! the commendation system is a joke!

[Amnmaat]

Level a and run things as a tank, commendations will rain upon you. Dps only get commendations if they help explain mechanics to new people or are friendly.

[Nora_of_Mira]

I wouldnt give you a commendation either.

[Krotoan]

i'll try keeping this to a minimum! the commendation system is exactly what i said a joke.im so sick and tired of giving people one because they i felt deserved it yet i get none its total "BULL" the whole commendation system needs a major overhaul because currently it's a one way street if i give one i should receive 1 .you can disagree all you like but fact are facts and before telling me any reason defending it dont bother i been on ffxiv for almost 4 years and guess how many commendations i received vs what i gave i just got 107 so sad ill never get the higher rewards with a crooked system like this when i give i should receive period its a unfair system and it "MUST STOP" and "MUST CHANGE"

AATN:FFXIV DEVELOPMENT PLEASE REVAMP THE HIDEOUS COMMENDATION SYSTEM ITS A UNFAIR SYSTEM THAT ONLY THOSE WHO HAD NO ISSUES LIKE OTHERS WOULD DEFEND ULTIMATELY KEEPING A CROOKED UNFAIR SYSTEM IN PLACE.REVAMPING THIS SHOULD BE ON YOUR AGENDA ASAP

No matter how many times I read it, this just looks like a temper tantrum. I can actually hear you stomping your feet while I read this.


All you play is bard. As everyone else has said DPS doesn't really get commendations, ranged DPS is kinda doubly so since most of the time all the party sees is you standing to the side and plinking. If you wanna farm them you gotta do things people are appreciative of like tanking or healing.

[Tsubaki75]

I have thousands of commendations as a dps main, if you only have that many after 4 years it tells me that you simply aren't doing your job. Not keeping songs up, using refresh/tactician, palisade, keeping dots up ect. You could also simply be saying things nonconstructive in chat. The point being that if you have such low comm numbers after that long a time span it's because of something you are (or aren't) doing.

[YatoShishi]

people like OP are the reason i leave every single duty giving 0 commendations

[Taramin]

Honestly, one of the easiest things to do to get comms as ANY role, is be the last person in the instance. The newbies getting out of their cutscenes then only have one person to comm, and it's you!
Also you know, don't be a jerk, and play well. Support abilities go a long way. Can your class heal/raise and the run is getting dicey? Use 'em! Heal yourself! Raise your fellow deeps if you can, save the healer's mana!
As simple "Hi!" at the start, a /cheer if someone levels, Heck, macro a goodbye message, and you'll be drowning in comms, even as dps.
Basically, show a little more emotion, remind people that they are playing with a player, not their squadron.

[Kohdo]

Another jester for the forum court.

[Maero]

I was just thinking of this yesterday and it just so happens on multiple occasions i get no comms.
I feel as Red Mage i am often the rez mage plus bringing dps and never do i get comms. Yesterday i raised several people in our group, including the healers a few times in the 24 mans.
The machinist was going on about how he appreciated the healers and while i did not say it i thought to myself what about us rez mages raising your sorry asses all the time. lol
Plus the fact that i always transfer mana to the heals and sometimes other Red Mages or Bards..

At the end of the day you cannot let it bother you, and just enjoy the game. There is more things to worry about in life

[Zeonx]

the commendation thing is old outdated if you wasn't there for the release its going to be harder to get.

[AxlStream]

4 years and only 107? I don't think the system is at fault here.