Dps long Que why!

[Archona]

There are plenty of tanks, just no reason for us to use Duty Finder. I've said it once and I'll say it a thousand times, if you don't want to deal with queue times, or other randomness involved with Duty Finder, pay a tank to queue with you (or make a friend on your server/FC/LS...I know, socializing in an MMO may seem out of the box).

[BobbinT]

... or like I said, chill out and do something else while waiting. You can't be seriously out of stuff to do? Heck... even browsing internet already works as time killer. lol

[Ishmachiah]

There are plenty of tanks, just no reason for us to use Duty Finder. I've said it once and I'll say it a thousand times

I have a fully geared paladin tank and I only run dungeons with LS/FC or the people on my friends list. The problem with Duty Finder is that the roles that are needed can find groups outside of duty finder much faster and to their specific liking.

Don't like running with Summoners? /sh for a group and exclude all Summoners.
Don't like running with Monks? /sh for a group and exclude all Monks.

FFXI all over again...

[Grailer]

I don't need to run DF as tank , I did it a few times to learn and try out some crazy pulls but in my FC they are always shouting for Tanks and I can easily get speedrun group .

DF just doesn't give me good geared players or good combos BLM BRD WHM combo which is the winning combo for speedrun .

[Pikachew]

I sent a suggestion in for this a few weeks ago. I suggest everyone else does the same.
6-man dungeons would take the queue times down a bit since you'd have a larger dps to tank ratio.

Wouldn't work, even if they adjusted the dungeons this would just put a bigger burden on the tank and the healer.

[sylin]

Agreed, I played a dreadknight in Vanguard, and it would literally make me want to go to bed after some hours inside a hardcore dungeon.
Although I don't know where I fit into the whole equation, Ive played tanks and supports, but now in FF14 Im a dragoon, I agree that for one I have never and will never play a warrior(boring sounding) , I have played a pally but Im just kind of sick of em. If there were more tanking classes I may roll one IDK.

[gamer1971]

I have played DPS in every MMO until now because I didnt want the responsibility that lies on the tank. They have to know all fights, mark targets, lead. It is soooo much easier to sit back and DPS. But, like all DPSers, I have always had to deal with long queus. But, there is your tradeoff. If you want instant queues (and they ARE instantaneous most times), then you need to tank. And honestly, it is not as tough as I thought. There are guides on Youtube and other sites I study before entering an instance for the first time. I wish ALL people would do that, actually. I am really enjoying tanking and I would encourage more people to try it out.

[Vespar]

I understand DPS have longer que times.. but this is ridiculous. I waited in que for 56mins for AV. Seriously, I took a screen shot and everything... Duty Finder was supposed to make it so we didn't have to wait for groups for hours but I find this takes about the same time. Not to mention, I finally get into a group for AV and they cant even take out the first pull without death ._.; ugh. We did finally beat AV but it took almost the entire timer and several deaths. (oh, and I forgot to talk to quest npc first so I have to do it again... yay fml lol)

[Hysterior]

I understand DPS have longer que times.. but this is ridiculous. I waited in que for 56mins for AV. Seriously, I took a screen shot and everything... Duty Finder was supposed to make it so we didn't have to wait for groups for hours but I find this takes about the same time.

it matches you with other people, if there is no Tank or Healer to be matched with you have to wait
What is you solution? The problem is not in DF, problem is that there is just not enough tanks

[OPneedNerfs]

I understand DPS have longer que times.. but this is ridiculous. I waited in que for 56mins for AV. Seriously, I took a screen shot and everything... Duty Finder was supposed to make it so we didn't have to wait for groups for hours but I find this takes about the same time. Not to mention, I finally get into a group for AV and they cant even take out the first pull without death ._.; ugh. We did finally beat AV but it took almost the entire timer and several deaths. (oh, and I forgot to talk to quest npc first so I have to do it again... yay fml lol)

Nothing much can be done about the queue times though tbh. It's a problem with the community in the servers which u DF in. If the majority of players in the DF pool that you queue in are playing DPS, with a shortage of tanks and healers, it's definitely gonna equate to longer or impossible DF queue times.

Think of it this way:
World A has 30 DPS queueing for dungeon x.
World B has 50 DPS queueing for dungeon x.
World C has 20 DPS queueing for dungeon x.
Then you, as a DPS queue for dungeon x.
You are put in a queue of approx. no. 101.
Assuming each dungeon takes in 2 DPS at one go, you will need to wait for the appearance of 50 tanks and 50 healers throughout all the worlds that are queueing for said dungeon as well.

Of course this is an exaggeration but it's not exactly far off from the truth when you are playing at the peak hours of said worlds.
They're trying to fix this by implementing duty roulette in 2.1 to help people who are stuck with quests that require dungeons.

If you want to have a quick run through the storyline, I suggest going either tank or healer. Tank would be the more ideal choice as there is a definite shortage of tanks throughout all worlds right now.