Commendation performance?

[Vandril]

I don't give commendations based on performance. Well, maybe, but here's basically the hierarchy:

1. Someone who pulls off an amazing feat that basically saves the entire party/dungeon/raid. This can be done by a party member in ANY role.
2. Someone who amuses me. Usually by chatting.
3. Someone who says anything at all that isn't negative.
4. A DPS.
5. Coin flip between tank or healer.

So whichever happens first on my list gets the commendation. ^.^

I use much the same hierarchy, with a few differences. Mine would be:

1. Someone who pulls off an amazing feat that saves the entire group.
2. Someone who, throughout the run, amuses me in an active way. (Once isn't enough, and a passive joke like a funny name doesn't count.)
3. Someone who is social throughout the run and was generally pleasant to interact with.
4. Someone who caught my eye as having done excellently in their role.
5. Nobody.

This is a game. I will always commend someone who increases my enjoyment of whatever content I'm doing. My enjoyment > the speed/smoothness of the run. Some of my most enjoyable duty experiences have been objectively terrible runs that were made great by great personalities.

#1 is amusing to watch. It's like watching sports or something. It feels amazing seeing someone pull off a stunt like that!
#2 is amusing by definition. If someone has a good sense of humor and ropes the party along in the silly, then that's great!
#3 is just nice. Even a bad run can become a nice memory when you're in a group containing socially active members who chat it up!
#4 is the least important of all. Smooth runs? Cool. Thanks. Since no one met the criteria for #1, #2, or #3, I probably couldn't wait to escape my boring group for the duty.
#5 If not a single party member met any of the previous 4 criteria, then no one deserves my commendation.