Commendations after 500

[KingOfAbyss]

You know, there's something wrong about essentially getting praised (commendation) and expecting to get a reward out of it lol. I mean, I'd hope people don't expect money or something if we're part of a team working on a project IRL, when someone on the team says "good job" to them. Heck, I'd hope people ingame don't expect something out of someone saying "GG" to them after a run. When I'm saying something nice, or even giving out a commendation, I see it as just fluff. You don't need to be rewarded for being nice (or trying to be). You don't need to be rewarded for helping someone else. It doesn't have to be meaningful to give or receive with something like this. Or do people need to be sincere in taking the second or two to type out "GJ" or "nice job" in party chat before they actually do it?

Heya Welsper59,

Your post is very true.

So far, communication with PUGs

Heya all ^^ (no answers)

gj, ty for the run (sometimes gg as reply)

Really, that's about as much as you get.

What a beautiful Eorzea..

[Welsper59]

Heya Welsper59,

Your post is very true.

So far, communication with PUGs

Heya all ^^ (no answers)

gj, ty for the run (sometimes gg as reply)

Really, that's about as much as you get.

What a beautiful Eorzea..

That's why I don't pug much at all (except leveling in DF sometimes). It's just not as fun, and mainly that I don't care to gamble with whether or not I'll run into the typical neanderthal. When I'm with folks I know, or the uncommon socially acceptable pug, it's just fun and games usually... good times for all, even if you don't quite understand the jokes, at least you know you're with seemingly good people.

Not that there's anything wrong with being quiet, I can get behind that. Just say something meaningful if it seems like it'll be a detriment to the group not to.

[Alukah]

Heya Welsper59,

Your post is very true.

So far, communication with PUGs

Heya all ^^ (no answers)

gj, ty for the run (sometimes gg as reply)

Really, that's about as much as you get.

What a beautiful Eorzea..

I remember a thread where a few individuals said "typing in chat is a waste of time" and something along the lines of "if people want to chat they can join a FC".

After reading that I left the forums for the rest of the day.

[Lithera]

I really hope you're an extreme minority or I feel bad for newer players in the future when many have their Gold Magiteks and decide that since they aren't fishing for comms themselves they don't need to hand any out. I'm sure as more people reach the 500 mark (most people are doing it slowly rather than farming them during PvP win trading or through Hests) they'll add a 750 and/or a 1000 comm reward. I know when 2.2 dropped there was maybe 10 of them on my server and if XIVSouls is to be believed there's only 67 of them currently out of 59000 characters I wanted to use the total across all servers but XIV Souls' top page has the magitek and gold magitek counts accidentally combined at the moment. I did however check multiple servers and the numbers are generally the same. Appeasing the literally 0.1% isn't likely that high on the priority list.

[HakuroDK]

While there are no new rewards for receiving commendations, the Challenge Log rewards players for giving commendations, and the Challenge Log resets every single week. So that's something to think about.

I also hit the last commendation achievement, but now I make sure to leave the dungeon immediately after I give my commendation and/or receive the final loot drop (depending on whether I want the loot or not) so that other players are forced to commend other people.

[SavageWolf]

I've already been blamed for cheating the system somehow after riding around on my Gold Magitek mount. I laughed because I had just popped back in from perfectly tanking a Garuda trial with 6 commendations.

[KingOfAbyss]

Not to give a commendations to someone or anyone that you deem worthy, is your own choice.

These are rewards for players, by players.

I even don't know with your reply how you managed to get any..

The give and take (take-take) until I reach my goal and then gbye everyone, is that attitude that for me you don't deserve any.

Reminds me of homework, that some will do ONLY if they receive a candy after doing them.. /applause

So even if everyone says here that you should give, we all know your the one to decide behind that keyboard.

My FC mate that has reached his goal, same with me, make a macro that from the start says:

/p Heya all ^^ Lets have fun! By the way, please give commendations to someone else, as I reached the cap, thank you!

The problem with SE: you never know if they will add more achievement reward over the 500 limit.

Then you continue doing your thing, and.. giving is free, takes 2 second, and after 5 per week, give another free 1000 gil.

I am capped just like U with all jobs. They will one day raise that cap, so the XP you are striving for might be ok.

People need to start thinking it's not a solo game, it's an MMO. Your personal achievements vs everyone's.

Except the 1% at the top, everyone else will end up having the same stuff, no one is truly unique, specially the easy 500 commendations among other things.

[Starrywisdom]

So last night I finally hit 500 commendations and got my magitek, but as a friend told me, once you hit 500 ... there's really no incentive to give or recieve commendations. Are there any plans to add new commendation related achivements?

Yes, please give the boosters more reasons to clog up the queue.

[Tule]

Yes, please give the boosters more reasons to clog up the queue.

People don't boost comms. Its would be more work to do that then to just do a good job. If people did boost they would have like 500. Not 700-1,000+. Its not hard to get comms. I took a 2 month break and have almost 700. Just use DF more, kind of the incentive behind commendations. Its amazing that because people have something you don't they are automatically boosting.

[Alukah]

Yes, please give the boosters more reasons to clog up the queue.

Be a tank, use duty finder, don't be a jerk, know how to tank (don't have to be great, just not bad) and you will be showered with commendations. Side effects: instant queues for you, help lower queue times for others.