Tactful ways to inform people that they're playing badly?

[Zarkovitch]

Passive Aggressive is the way.

But I rarely use it.

[Angus-Beef]

I don't know anymore honestly, I was called out recently for trying to tell a tank in dun mehg they should cycle cool downs more, even told them which they should use when. Their response was this was their first time tanking and they're trying.

The bard in the party starts white knighting saying it wasn't a big deal the pulls aren't big, I'm sitting here healing them from 50%health from just three mobs hitting them.

Not a single cool down used almost all dungeon, me steadily healing them and trying to give them basic advice so other future healers won't eat them alive.

I knew the brd wouldn't to a vote kick, but that's my usual go to, if people wanna be bad or get mad at polite advice then let them suffer I guess.

[Sousui_]

Boil'em, mash'em, stick'em in a stew!

[Rasikko]

This literally does not happen.

Swap out deficient with insufficient, and healing aptitude with "ability to heal" and quite with highly, and the chances of this happening probably go up 50%. He uses such words that most people don't even know so it's water on their bridge, they also don't have a strong tone.

[SerLuke]

Swap out deficient with insufficient, and healing aptitude with "ability to heal" and quite with highly, and the chances of this happening probably go up 50%.

Do you have screenshots of someone saying this and getting confronted by a GM?

[monk-dps]

You don't. Because unless you know the person noone wants to hear your mess. Even if you're right, people aren't trying to listen to -npc player number 5697 in random dungeon 1976-. Like I get it, it's maddening when you see people do moronic things, but in this cilmate of players and the state of the world now. Nope. It's not worth it only for people to instantly snap back cause in their head they are like " The hell are you?"

[TheForce]

Passive Aggressive is the way.

But I rarely use it.

No, it is not. This is the kinda stuff that gives FF14 players a bad name. Fake kindness/passive aggressiveness.

[TheForce]

I don't know anymore honestly, I was called out recently for trying to tell a tank in dun mehg they should cycle cool downs more, even told them which they should use when. Their response was this was their first time tanking and they're trying.

The bard in the party starts white knighting saying it wasn't a big deal the pulls aren't big, I'm sitting here healing them from 50%health from just three mobs hitting them.

Not a single cool down used almost all dungeon, me steadily healing them and trying to give them basic advice so other future healers won't eat them alive.

I knew the brd wouldn't to a vote kick, but that's my usual go to, if people wanna be bad or get mad at polite advice then let them suffer I guess.

Hmm, the fact that you're tossing around terms like "white knight", and trying to pretty much completely dictate the Tank's gameplay to the letter makes it hard to believe that you're a polite person. Work on your social skills.

[Alucard135]

No, it is not. This is the kinda stuff that gives FF14 players a bad name. Fake kindness/passive aggressiveness.

Better than pure toxicity when kind words are not working, though. Or would you prefer people use the silent kick treatment?

[Vahlnir]

Boil'em, mash'em, stick'em in a stew!

Only if they're lalafells.