How do you decide commendations?

[Jican]

I base commendations on who made my job easier. It's fairly easy to see throughout the fight who did what. If I am healer, did I have to heal DPS a ton outside of unavoidable mechanics? Did the tank pop defensive cooldowns to mitigate damage? Did we have an AoE DPS that did the job? As someone stated earlier, you can tell who did their job and who was on autopilot the entire time. Being social doesn't mean much to me if we keep wiping. I want a fun experience, so my commendation goes to that.

[FoxyAreku]

I give it to the person who was the most vocal and positive or nice.

I don't really care how well someone does as long as the content gets cleared. But if you were nice and social and made the run more enjoyable then usual, or you took the time to explain a fight to a new player, etc? Instant commendation regardless of role.

I don't usually commend people who didn't say a word the whole time.

Unless you enjoy sitting in Q for hours you should be giving it to tanks/healers.

The goal should be to reward players for joining as a needed role that your lazy ass doesn't want to level/gear.

Its a long term plan using conditioning to improve the culture of the community and provide more tanks/healers.

nuff said

As a healer, I don't agree with this. It sucks for dps players to not get any commendations. Also, there are a lot of people out there who just don't like the roles. For example I hate tanking in all MMOs I've played. A little "You received a commendation" message at the end of a dungeon isn't going to change that and make me want to do it.

[Hurlstone]

It depends on what role I am playing. If I am a DPS, I will normally give it to the Healer. If I am a healer, I will normally give it to the Tank.

There are exceptions though. For example, if I or someone else is new to the dungeon and asks for help, I may give my commendation to whoever was the most helpful and understanding. I may give it to a new player who has done well on their first try also. I will not give it to a tank who ignores advice or is just plain bad though.

[Minerva-Redwater]

Personally I pick my player commendations by people who do their jobs well, and are party players. I mostly commendate the tank since theyre the ones usually pulling the agros off me as a healer allowing me to either holy or cure people without constantly having to keep myself alive though I don't mind doing so, its hard to keep everyone alive if your healer is being attacked by 6 monsters at a time. If a tank does this well I tend to commendate them by that. Then there are DPS who can do the same thing and play very well. If I see a DPS doing such I'll end up commendating them instead.
I also don't like it when people don't give new people the chance to view the cutscenes in the dungeons and get mad at people if they mess up for the first time. It's a game and mistakes allow people to get better skill at playing the game, we should be encouraging not negative towards new players.

[Saseal]

It really depends....

DPS: if they stood out in some fashion.... doing things that is beneficial to the group that no one else is doing, for one

Tank: if they were really good at being effective when the situation hits the fan...

Healer/other healer: If they obviously tried their damnedest, regardless the outcome

Anyone: If they a.) had a friendly personality, b.) were funny without demeaning, c.) were patient with my sorry ass. >_>;;

None: if someone is being an ass, has an over-inflated ego, being a drama queen, yelling, acting elitest, etc.... no matter how good they are, they won't get an commendation from me. I'd rather give it to the most likable of the group or none at all (if the entire group was collectively a giant ass).

It's rare, but there are times when I wish I could commend the entire group and find it difficult to pick only one.... (such as my recent first Crystal Tower raid. My whole party = <3)

[Ferrasper]

I give my commendation to the DPS the majority of the time since the tanks and healers get them a lot of the time. (The DPS need love too <3) I do however give them to the tank or healer if they are particularly chatty and funny. If no one talks though, I don't give it to any body even if they are the best group in the world.

[Wadoka]

Leadership and attitude. My first Brayflox Longstop, I ran as Paladin with an experienced and patient Dragoon who taught the fights as we went. Dragoon got 3 of 4 that run. He gave his comm to the healer

[Thaliss]

for me commendation depends on the run.

Normal run, nothing happens out of the ordinary and everybody does their part then according what I play I do this : tank<==>healer and dps<==>dps (in 8 man its healer/healer and tank/tank)

Then you have your troubled runs. Then I got for the most helpful, efficient, patient.

Rarely I don't give any commendation, but happens when horrid run and no one even answers or try to solve the problems.

[winsock]

I rarely give it to the dps. IMO if everyone in the group is adequately performing, the tank and healer usually have more responsibilities, and most mistakes they make are immediately noticible. There is more pressure when filling these roles. At the same time, healers + tanks are also throwing out dps.

I throw it to dps if:
i queued in a partial party and cannot give it to a tank / healer, provided the dpser wasn't significantly hurting the run.
They survived (or consistently survived) longer than every one and just barely scored a win for the group.
They stepped up to guide new players through content, took care of boss gimmicks (provided the tank / healer didn't have their own to deal with).

Dps really need to go above and beyond to get a commendation. By queueing tank or healer (with a few exceptions) you are already taking on more than a dps.

[Benolan]

If the tank communicated and/or marked mobs and led the group well, them.

Else it's the DPS that knew how to stay out of the fire and follow the mechanics.