Tanks keep leaving the dungeon

[Kryptoghost]

As a wise person once said: " If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen". Weather forecast for tanks: Steamy

you're level 41, you haven't even met Titan HM yet. you're not in the kitchen yet either.


i think its because being a tank is unattractive.
*you don't deal crazy amounts of damage
*you don't have a lot of pzazz on your spells.
*leveling is painful as a tank, especially a gladiator(in my opinion, only got glad to 22 for provoke).
*everyone depends on you to make less mistakes.

[Eye_Gore]

you're level 41, you haven't even met Titan HM yet. you're not in the kitchen yet either.

Its just a game. If I die, I die. No big deal my person will just respawn and move on.

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.

Tanks obviously aren't the only ones who leave dungeons. Who knows why they leave, personal reasons, something came up, phone rang, baby crying, connection lost, don't like the gear you are someone else is using, there are tons of reasons. Who knows. Maybe they just don't like the people they are paired up with. I may be a low level, but I see no issues with tanking, I actually enjoy it. When I can get into a dungeon because one of those reasons I listed happens to me (baby crying, she takes first priority over the game). Most of the people I have been paired up with are either very helpful, or don't really say anything and we make it through anyways. Maybe the end game content is way different, but I really don't see myself there anytime soon, my sub will probably run out before I get there.

Until SE either makes tanking more appealing to people, or people stop being a donkey to those who are willing to try tanking, doesn't look like its ever going to change.

[Starrywisdom]

They need to just add a leavers penalty; if you unqueue more then 3 times in a 15 minute window; you get the normal leavers policy.

[Marcu18]

President Harry S. Truman said that. But let me also turn your attention to what Paul said in Philippians 4:6 “ Be anxious for NOTHING(includes Tanking), but in everything(includes this game Final Fantasy) by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests(to be a better tank or healer,etc) be made known to God. Give people second chances. Don’t throw them “out the kitchen” because of one wrong move.

[Eggnook24]

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

Why drop and not vote kick? Not like the wait is long for another DPS to show.

Personally, I think each time you choose to Leave, one or 3 commendations should be taken from you. But what do I know.

[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?

[Benolan]

[Wintersandman]

This is what this thread is turning into!!

Just because a tank drops could even be as simple as "I don't want to be in this place". Nothing less nothing more. People drop, etc. that is the risk of using DF.