Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent. 2.0

[Ursa_Vonfiebryd]

It started off with me accidentally queued Dead Ends after turning off explore mode to do some gpose.

I'm playing SCH. I get this DRK tank.

I find he's a little high maintenance on the heals. I eventually get around to inspecting....
600 weapon... ok
A mix of 590 gear... left side has no materia and right side has direct hit.

The mob packs didn't even go down that fast.

(People say healing is easy and this huge overhaul is needed. I'm convinced they don't even play anymore.)

Wait... What? I mean if things are going poorly (like the tank being squish) then I'd attribute it more to poor CD use or lack of experience over gear, because that gear? Perfectly acceptable in that dungeon. -In fact, I'd have checked the DPS gear over the tank's because unless the tank wasn't keeping enmity, the disposal of trash is the primary job of your DPS. Not them.

I have healed that multiple times. In 580 gear. Unmelded (because let's face it--melds are useful but absolutely not needed in casual content. Especially dungeons). I do agree that healing pugs is its own challenge, but nitpicking that gear is just... Really? Is this where we're at right now? A baby step below BiS and that's it. Intolerable.

*Sigh* This game sometimes, I swear.

[NekoMataMata]

Wait... What? I mean if things are going poorly (like the tank being squish) then I'd attribute it more to poor CD use or lack of experience over gear, because that gear? Perfectly acceptable in that dungeon. -In fact, I'd have checked the DPS gear over the tank's because unless the tank wasn't keeping enmity, the disposal of trash is the primary job of your DPS. Not them.

I have healed that multiple times. In 580 gear. Unmelded (because let's face it--melds are useful but absolutely not needed in casual content. Especially dungeons). I do agree that healing pugs is its own challenge, but nitpicking that gear is just... Really? Is this where we're at right now? A baby step below BiS and that's it. Intolerable.

*Sigh* This game sometimes, I swear.

Isn't the dead ends ilvl synced anyways? Pretty sure it syncs to i570 at most. If you're above 570 then you're absolutely fine.

Besides that DRKs tend to be a bit high maintenance and you feel it if they aren't using their mitigation more than other tanks. Even if they do pop TBN as frequently as possible though, they tend to need more heals and attention, especially if your DPS slacks off. If the pull takes too long to clear then it will be very, very rough.

[Deveryn]

(Insults are cute, when there's the ability to actually gauge someone's skill. )

Isn't the dead ends ilvl synced anyways? Pretty sure it syncs to i570 at most. If you're above 570 then you're absolutely fine.

Besides that DRKs tend to be a bit high maintenance and you feel it if they aren't using their mitigation more than other tanks. Even if they do pop TBN as frequently as possible though, they tend to need more heals and attention, especially if your DPS slacks off. If the pull takes too long to clear then it will be very, very rough.

Yep. I ran it on DRK again today for comparison's sake with a healer friend. I dipped here and there, but not nearly as bad as the other player.

I've covered all the roles and can pick up on things that other people need tools for. DPS probably could've been a little better on the run i originally mentioned, but that's not where the problem was. It wasn't with me either. I've maintained all sorts of tanks, including a DRK that blew all his MP on offense even though I tried to tell them about TBN.