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

[Renalt]

Leveling roulette as DNC earlier today put me in Haukke Manor. No big deal, except for not having a grand portion of my kit. Turns out this run was a little different from normal. I had with me two sprouts and a vet who apparently had no sense of direction. Since I seemed to be the only one who knew where to go, I decided to do something unusual and apply the Danger Dorito to myself. Much gentle guiding and wordless hopping (I was playing on PS5 and didn't have my keyboard hooked up) and we make it through Haukke Manor pretty much without a hitch (although as seems to happen a lot, we forgot to grab the first colored key). The cherry on top? At the end of it, I made it out with three comms for my guidance! May or may not have helped that I couldn't say anything lol.

I tend to mark myself and state "Stand where I stand and you can't go wrong" if I have a lot of newbies for something and not in the mood to explain a lot of the finer mechanics to something. They generally get the "Why" of something when they see it in action. Why am I standing here? *Thing happens* Oh...I see.

[Cincierta]

After 4 months of doing Dead Ends, and seeing the birb drop maybe 5 times between normal groups and a few trusts, and losing said birb to randos who barely participate in the duty, I finally got my blue birb minion.

Now to set my sights on little snek from Hyperboria, after a minor break from grinding minions.

[Renalt]

After 4 months of doing Dead Ends, and seeing the birb drop maybe 5 times between normal groups and a few trusts, and losing said birb to randos who barely participate in the duty, I finally got my blue birb minion.

Now to set my sights on little snek from Hyperboria, after a minor break from grinding minions.

I'll be rooting for ya!

[Deveryn]

Got E11 on roulette. A bunch of us forgot which strike was the knockback, so there was a near wipe early on and a few of us chimed in about how we haven't done the normal mode or been stuck in Pandaemonium for months. We managed to recover.

[Vahlnir]

I feel I must apologize to the poor DRG I was chasing around the map in CC. My plan was to distract the enemy team. Then I saw you were nearly down, so I decided to give chase. I guess I had no chill. lol I will say that you gave me one heck of a run though. It was a pretty hectic 30 seconds or so. I never actually did manage to get you. In my defense though, your LB is lethal. Someone had to keep you away from my team.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I did the thing yesterday night.

Joined 5678 roulette then instant bail.

…Because I just realized my portrait is messed up.

I have a sickness.

[RobynDaBank]

I did the thing yesterday night.

Joined 5678 roulette then instant bail.

…Because I just realized my portrait is messed up.

I have a sickness.

[Tiramu]

In Cutters Cry on AST. This one irritated me.

We have a sprout Lv 38 PLD in Lv 23 to 35 main slot gear (2 pieces were 35 IIRC) and Lv1 accessories, iffy mitigation but seemed like he was at least trying. We also have sprout DPS.

The run was, shall we say, challenging. Mashing heals like crazy and burning emergency heals during each pull. After he dies twice, I point out that he should probably tone his pulls down because he isn't geared to go hard in here; said in the most buttered up way possible complete with the "not bitching, just giving a tip, its been a rough dungeon", kid gloves on, please don't take it badly, etc.

Well, he took it really badly. First that it doesn't matter because we're progressing (hmmm sure but I don't want carpal tunnel), then claiming that its the best gear you can get at that level (it was far from it), then getting smart about exactly what gear is available for him at 38.

We continue... As we go into Chimera he claims to be an Ultimate raider on another char (always are), and continues to give it lip. Sprouts take AOE's, he's taking a lot of damage and I end up taking mechanics in the process. I end up dying near the end and he starts gobbing off again so I tell him to solo it if he's so hot. He dies fast, sprout finishes it off.

Then he starts accusing me of deliberately trying to wipe the group and files a report. No you utter dolt, I was trying to heal an undergeared tank and sprout DPS while said tank is having a tantrum in the chat like a bad gamer stereotype.

And people wonder why players are reluctant to say anything or give advice.

[Cincierta]

I laughed harder than I should've at this.

[Packetdancer]

tiger cookies

It brings my heart (moderately salty) joy to see this term getting wider use.