Quote Originally Posted by Halivel View Post
And what it has to do with commendations requirement, which we're discussing here? You can be a smartest player on the planet and still get 1 in a week just because you never were lucky enough to be in a party where people do gives commends and also do this not just randomly (which mostly happens). Or you can be slowpoke and have your shiny 3000 because you were lucky. Like seriously, some people are ready to give you a commend because you said "Hello", not because you was actually an adaptive good player. It just doesn't work in a way it was supposed to work. Maybe it does work on Japanese servers but in those 5.5 years I played on NA and EU I see that getting commends is an absolute random that has nothing to do with your level of proficiency, sadly or not.
Because running with friends negates the need to have patience with others. Running with friends means you usually always know how they're going to play. Running with friends does not teach you how to be a mentor.

But running with randoms, taking the time to be patient with others, being able to adapt to differing playstyles on the fly, being able to explain mechanics in a helpful and considerate manner after several wipes, those are the things that makes a mentor, and because of the way you conduct yourself, you earn the commendations needed for the status.

While I main WHM, I still earn commends when I BRD, SMN or NIN, because I try to be friendly, I ask if people need tips before fights, and after wipes I don't lose my rag with anyone, I simply calmly ask if I can offer guidance in a constructive manner, and do what I can to get the clear.

It costs nothing to be friendly and helpful, but it pays well.