Thread: 2.0 coming up on first birthday -- DPS queue issue still not addressed.

Originally Posted by TeaTimeBear

Don't think she's saying force them to change, she's saying people prefer to hit things rather than mend or be hit. It is inevitable people are attracted to power.

exactly, personally i play monk as main and paladin as alt the best equiped. i do the two, but i admit sometimes it really tiring to play tank, DD don't care of strategy nor they care of them hate... they simply want to hit... i have a friend that was playing healer, then tank and recently begin to play DD... and it pretty amazing how it way to play did change, big number effect i guess.

i was always more a tank than a DD (in the other game) here when i'm alone i'm tank, in group i'm monk.
but let's be honest, tanking in the game is boring. (especially as paladin) you want to get more tank, make the job more fun to play. all we do is 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3.... the same combo over and over and over. it's not fun is boring as hell!

Originally Posted by Gormogon

Suggestions.

1.) Level 15 through 47 dungeons can be change to 4 man parties + 1 random slot. The 5th slot isn't always needed to start the dungeon yet it would help new players out who have priority on that 5th slot.
2.) Chocobos finally being able to queue up for dungeons but needs a complete light party since everyone builds their Chocobos differently.
3.) NPC or ghost dungeon runs. Has a 10 or 20 percent EXP penalty but you wont have to wait for queue timers. Yet these dungeon runs will be slow.

1) will not happend, add one person (even randomly) change totally the balance of a dungeon. it will be a either too easy or too hard. the work on this is simply mind blowing.
2) at the 2.3, normally, we will finally be able to join DF with chocobo, but chocobo are not means to take place of a player, will not happend too.
3) interesting, but same... i prefer they add new content that simply try to help more people that simply only want play DD to enter dungeon

best solution ever:
get a tank or healer as friend, your queue time will simply dissappear. after all mmorpg are game means to be play with other, not alone.

SE's tried to do stuff to add an influx on teh tankz but sadly, it's not working.
basically, ppl want to play what they want to play. that's all there is to it.

what they can do is stop the damn 4 man pt and make it 5man.
all u need to do if buff the dungeons. it'll help people so much more.

or make tanks more fun. silentwindfr said 1 2 3 1 2 3 is all they do? well why not
add some DPS aspects to it so they have more fun, make more fun flashy skills....idk just tossing some idea's.

the main problem is the tank is boring and waaay too much responsibility and people are scared to death to do it and well...ppl like to DPS not worry about everyone.
i feel happy healing and i love to protect my team. SCH is super omega fun to heal as, WHM was boring me to tears.

PLD seems boring, but maybe if people tried WAR they'll have more fun as a tank. it looks DPSy anyways lol.
you cant force jobs on people. not too sure what they can do more but also add another tank in the mix.
expand the tank class! ><

Originally Posted by Rakashu

I don't know what your doing, but 30-40 minute wait times do not exist, 5-10 minutes at the very most.

Exactly this.
the only content in DF where i have more than 10 minute queue as melee is CT after 2.2

At least so long there is nobody in the queue with me who cancel it every time at the moment it is ready.

Originally Posted by Gerolan

I know it would be too hard to implement but would be nice for dungeons to have an exploration mode
Where mobs health/damage is scaled to that of mobs of that level out in the wild, which would make them entirely soloable.
It would allow for people to see a dungeon solo and experience what it's like, it's layout, various mob packs
Would also mean people who are having queue issues could now experience content without a long wait

If there would be no chests and no boss fight (because bosses should be stronger than a single player), why not.
Could be good to learn the ways so you would not be lost in a real run.

Originally Posted by Legionius

The real problem isn't just the reward. It's true that it's too low to matter to most people. What I see as the problem is that there is no reason to keep queuing after the daily reward. I can spam HMs for a ridiculously larger over all reward than what I would get for helping other people. Seems a bit odd to me.

The role-in-need reward in the duty roulette is not part of the daily reward. You can spawn guildhest as tank the whole day and would get everytime 1125 gil if tanks are needed. Or low level dungeons to get everytime the 4500 gil. But guildhest would be faster, i think