Tanks keep leaving the dungeon

[ispano]

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Uh, the problem is on your end. I find that people who use the quote "It's just a game" don't tend to know what they're talking about. They think that just because it's a video game, it should be 100% unimportant to everyone. People always forget, that sure, it's a game. But it's a game played by REAL people. By saying what you did, you're effectively saying that anyone who plays games as a hobby or as their primary source of entertainment, are "doing it wrong" because they put time and effort into it. You don't have to take it to that level yourself, nothing wrong in that. But what you said is basically trash talking people that do go to that level.

ie Just because it's virtual and not something like a real life sports game, doesn't mean it's automatically unimportant.

[Gamex]

Lol @ Thread

[Sapphic]

Funny i dropped a expert roulette a week or so ago for the same reason. A drg with crafting/int/gathering gear.

Should have got the rest of the party to ask the DRG to switch to class stat gear, if they failed to comply (aka adhere to the partys wish) you then have every right to votekick them from the party and wait 2 minutes for a replacement. If the DRG gets kicked from enough parties wearing said gear with not wanting to switch they may start to learn that it is not such a good idea overall XD

If I SB in dungeons as MNK I only SB accs which are lvl 48/49 str accesories. Anything else (left side SBiing or crafting/gathering) I do with world mobs or in FATEs in north than in a party.

[Sapphic]

What if he was about to switch out of it? I gotta say it amazes me how passive you people are in game while being snarky and snappy on the forums. Why not just ask him to put on proper gear or ask him if he really intends to go through the whole dungeon like that.

They could have easily been SBiing in FATEs and finished FATE with 10 seconds on the DF joiner. clicked join with the intention of switching in the dungeon. Asksaid person to switch to gear suitable for their job, if they do, alls good. If they refuse knowing it would cause issues for the run. well, vote kick.

[Skyy]

I have posted in threads like this and don't think that harsher penalties are needed.

But, I did have the idea that if someone queue's for roulette and then leaves within the first say 5 minutes, it should forfeit their roulette prize for that day until the next reset. No more time is needed but this would be a good compromise for the people that want more of a penalty and be reasonable.

Just my thoughts.

[Wulfyn]

They need new bribes more and likely.

[fixitfelix]

When I queue for a dungeon many times till now I still have the problem with tank leaving the moment the duty start. And It's ALWAYS THE TANK, it never happen to Healers or DPSes.

Well, you know you could always level up a tank and healz and get the same perks they do. Leveled a tank and healz for the favorable queue times, I never leave a roulette unless there just countless wipes. How about helping out the tanks and healz by becoming one occasionally and running roulette to help other parties out for a change?

[Elwood011]

I dropped a dungeon yesterday immediately after queuing in because the dragoon was in full spiritbonding gear with intelligence jewelry. There are a lot of reasons people drop. Should we take the time to evaluate every single one?

Really, who joins a dungeon wearing SB gear? Seriously. They should know that you join a dungeon wearing your regular gear and then switch to your crafting gear once the tank starts pulling mobs. This isn't rocket science, people!

Kidding aside, after 2 nights of Titan HM in roulette and spending 40 minutes each just to fail, I vowed I would drop and eat the penalty the instant I saw him come up again. I imagine anyone can relate to that. However I broke my vow and decided to give each run at least 1 attempt, and the next 2 times were one-shot clears. I can understand why someone would drop out instantly because of bad past experiences, the past does not dictate the future: they should at least give it a shot.

[Ashkendor]

In all honesty though. I think people forgot what gaming was. There are tons of people who take gaming way too seriously, like its a job to them, its their career. I guess some people don't have much in the world, and maybe this is all they have, so they put everything into it, because they have nothing else but this. I mean if I ever get to the point where I am checking out all the other party members gear out to make sure its up to my standards, and leave a dungeon because its not, I'm going to hang it up. That is way too serious for me.

I inspect people when I first go into a dungeon simply so I know how much I can pull at once. I don't want to overpull and tax my healer. So if in the course of said inspection I notice something amiss, you're saying that I should let someone that thinks it's a good idea to spiritbond mage gear on a melee DPS ride on my coattails? Yeah, no. Not happening. To imply that I have no life or something of the sort simply because I require someone to put some modicum of effort into clearing a dungeon that we both queued for is insulting. To go into a dungeon wearing crafting gear or the wrong stat gear is a waste of three other people's time. It means you can't do the job you queued up for. Sorry, but that's terribly selfish and people need to realize that the rest of the playerbase isn't there to carry you while you spiritbond. If you're cool with having people use and abuse you this way, that's completely up to you but please stop with the thinly-veiled insults for those of us that aren't.

Personally, I would've asked the DRG to put on proper gear; if they refused or didn't answer, vote kick. It's not like you're going to wait long for a replacement DPS, and you can easily progress while you wait.

[Benolan]