The Terrifying Attitude of Duty Finder

[DisFlavored]

Since Heavensward came out, I've noticed a disturbing trend: Do it my way or **** off.
I generally run instances with my FC, but occasionally a girl's got to pug an instance. With that, I've encountered a long stream of "I don't want to do it that way /votekickmemberwhosuggestedit"

Example 1: Go into DV with a friend, both melee dps. Finally get a queue and not halfway to the first boss, the tank says he's gotta watch his aggro these dps are all over the place. I assume he MT'd, otherwise referring to us like we weren't actually there was just rude. To which we respond that if he marks, we'll follow. Begins a train of the tank complaining that "it's not that hard to <tt>" and just downright refusing to mark and my friend explaining that marking would be easy too. Friend gets kicked.

Example 2: Went into A3 normal with half the party as pugs. No one says a word, but it looks like they're doing Soak Method. I don't personally know much about this method other than heal heal heal, so I can't speak to mechanics. As soon as liquid splits, the other tank starts yelling and throwing a tantrum. Apparently they wanted him to be in a certain direction, but instead of shifting to meet the fact he didn't, they raged. We wipe and they continue their hate without a single explanation of what they wanted him to change and kick our FC tank. When I confronted them about their behavior, their response was "it gets more toxic the closer it gets to reset."

Example 3: Went into Titan Ex solo and a Ninja told the Warrior to mark himself when he needed Goad. This was after the TP bar had been introduced to the party menu. Brought it up and he claimed he was going to be "too busy" to look at it. Really? This guy became so ridiculous with his attitude, I initiated a vote kick, to which met with a resounding hallelujah.

The net net of this is: What has happened to our helpful community and where has this screw you mentality come from?? I've been playing since 2.0 launch and have never seen it this bad (save for those special tower runs).

[Savagelf]

yes i see this myself. it maybe just wow crowd we get right now let hope

[Gralna]

the veil of anonymity that is the internet, throw in even more anonymity with DF where you likely aren't to meet people in there ever again, and people turn all of their social filters off and are their raw delightful selves.

[missybee]

Oh, I love DF!


Purple = Ninja, White = Paladin, Blue = Me

I think that the Paladin and the Ninja were queued together and being mostly silly for the funsies, but I pretty much just sat and stared blankly for a while.

[Farkle]

NA server problems

[Mindylou]

NA server problems

no you mean human being problems.

df has always been like this, the community hasnt changed at all. You can meet some of the nicest people and some of the worst just like you can in the open world areas. (in any game btw)

However it is your choice to use it or not.

[Interstella]

NA server problems

Well you say that, but I'm still not 100% sure I'm not being cussed out in Japanese

Whenever I met hostility, I either try my best to ignore it (I split my chat channels up and switch to FC/LS chat), or try and counter it with niceness, for example, if "I'm doing it wrong" I'll politely ask them how they would do it and proceed to do that, it might not work and shut them up or it will work and I've learnt a new trick and thank them.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

On A3 the 2 tanks are supposed to share the hand damage until it splits into two hands. Why was that so hard? Oh yea, because duty finder. The same muthafudgas that needed a huge nerf to Vishap

[Nestama]

On A3 the 2 tanks are supposed to share the hand damage until it splits into two hands. Why was that so hard? Oh yea, because duty finder.

Actually, you can make the hand face the party (I haven't done A3 in awhile, but I think the shared damage with 8 players is just a tickle). For the two hands, though, yeah... /slap hurts.

[Ashkendor]

On A3 the 2 tanks are supposed to share the hand damage until it splits into two hands. Why was that so hard? Oh yea, because duty finder. The same muthafudgas that needed a huge nerf to Vishap

It's easier just to turn the hand into the party and split it with the other 7 players. That said, I've had people freak out on me for doing that, bitching at me for turning the boss toward the party.

Never mind that it does like zero damage split eight ways...