Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent.

[MoroMurasaki]

I had someone argue with me today, claiming that RDM shouldn't use Verraise because it hurts their DPS... as if making me hardcast Raise while someone else is dead is somehow not hurting group DPS far more.

I don't even...

So I know people argue that healer DPS skills are for soloing content and that's why they don't have to use them on group play... which, of course, is monumentally stupid. If a RDM isn't supposed to be raising with their built in Swiftcast for free what are they using that button for? o.O

[kupokage]

Tired of seeing i255 vendor geared players in a level 67 dungeon. SE wants to sync me DOWN because I may be strong for some content but they have zero issue with players being too weak for the same content.

It's shizz like this that make me dread leveling alt jobs.

[Miste]

Tired of seeing i255 vendor geared players in a level 67 dungeon. SE wants to sync me DOWN because I may be strong for some content but they have zero issue with players being too weak for the same content.

It's shizz like this that make me dread leveling alt jobs.

I feel you....try loading into Doma Castle and getting a healer using an i210 weapon. No joke. My boyfriend and I just gave up and left instead of dealing with that. I've always said the DF needs a few more checks in it for content because getting a healer unable to heal the dungeon just shouldn't happen.

[Tridus]

I feel you....try loading into Doma Castle and getting a healer using an i210 weapon. No joke. My boyfriend and I just gave up and left instead of dealing with that. I've always said the DF needs a few more checks in it for content because getting a healer unable to heal the dungeon just shouldn't happen.

Levelling needs a minimum ilvl by Stormblood for sure (IMO probably by The Vault), if only to stop people from not realizing just how big a mess they're getting themselves into. Vendors sell gear that would get you past the check.

[Ameela]

Levelling needs a minimum ilvl by Stormblood for sure (IMO probably by The Vault), if only to stop people from not realizing just how big a mess they're getting themselves into. Vendors sell gear that would get you past the check.

Yeah honestly it's really a joke.
I didn't know this until recently but you can go into Castrum Abania and any other leveling dungeon below that in level 1 gear, how is that in any way acceptable?

[TheAngelneer]

Got one of those 0 dps healers just now on Keeper of the Lake.

A SCH that refused to even use DoTs. Seriously. I asked him to at least use his DoTs and the response was "When I'm not healing".

Well, guess I can use DPS skills when I am not Tanking either, hope he enjoyed all the glory of my Flash spam and ocasional Circle of Scorn. Things were taking forever to kill, last boss took over 7 minutes to die, but boy the catharsis felt great.

[AlyssaWildheart]

I got a really fun Titan normal run yesterday.

The whole group was new except for me, so I had to explain all the mechanics and stuff, and everyone was talking and listening. We failed a few times, but everyone quickly learned from their mistakes and we had a fun time.

Also Titan hit me with the granite gaol thing EVERY single time...which I found amusing and had a good laugh about.

[Ameela]

Got one of those 0 dps healers just now on Keeper of the Lake.

A SCH that refused to even use DoTs. Seriously. I asked him to at least use his DoTs and the response was "When I'm not healing".

Well, guess I can use DPS skills when I am not Tanking either, hope he enjoyed all the glory of my Flash spam and ocasional Circle of Scorn. Things were taking forever to kill, last boss took over 7 minutes to die, but boy the catharsis felt great.

I don't get this at all...
Like before SB I get it Cleric Stance was kind of a gamble and I could understand people not wanting to use it but in SB there's really no reason not to DPS, especially as a Scholar where you can heal and DPS at the same time.

[Lilseph]

Got one of those 0 dps healers just now on Keeper of the Lake.

A SCH that refused to even use DoTs. Seriously. I asked him to at least use his DoTs and the response was "When I'm not healing".

Well, guess I can use DPS skills when I am not Tanking either, hope he enjoyed all the glory of my Flash spam and ocasional Circle of Scorn. Things were taking forever to kill, last boss took over 7 minutes to die, but boy the catharsis felt great.

It's sad because they have like 8 DPS skills in their hotbars.

[Enla]

Got one of those 0 dps healers just now on Keeper of the Lake.

A SCH that refused to even use DoTs. Seriously. I asked him to at least use his DoTs and the response was "When I'm not healing".

Well, guess I can use DPS skills when I am not Tanking either, hope he enjoyed all the glory of my Flash spam and ocasional Circle of Scorn. Things were taking forever to kill, last boss took over 7 minutes to die, but boy the catharsis felt great.

I... But... What...? The entire point of SCH is having mitigation abilities that will help you sneak in damage and /prevent/ the need to overheal your party members. Yes, SCH can be a bit of an undertuned mess at 50 these days and it's HW additions are sorely missed when doing ARR content, but there should never be any time you shouldn't be making sure to keep up your dots. Especially as many of them are INSTANT. Miasma 2 and Bio 1-2 take no time to weave in... I can understand not wanting to Bane if you need your Aetherflow stacks for a Lustrate or Sacred Soil instead, but that suggests far more problems if that was the case.