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

[KaivaC]

Yeah in the process, because they get insta aggro and make me waste mp. I shirk them too so they learn

Or you could, you know, communicate to regen users (since ASTs can apply both regens and shields, depending on what sect they feel like using), to not to throw out a regen during a pull. If you just shirk them on first offense, that's just terrible on your part and you become a problem. Maybe that player hadn't been told before not to regen during pulls - I certainly wasn't until Doma Castle.

[RuneFox]

So just to share my little story.

Que up for a random DF as a Pally, before anything has even started the two DPS start talking about how crap their last tank was and then without me even doing anything other than saying, "Hi!! I'm new and I'll do my best!" start talking about how I will probably be just as bad and that the first mistake I make they will kick me. So at that point I have no desire to continue the dungeon with these types of people and simply ask to be kicked. To which I am greeted with slap emotes and, "Whats wrong with you!" etc..

I can't understand the logic where I am suppose to prove myself to a random person who I will probably never see again who has already assumed I suck and has started the whole run with a bad taste.

[Chortle]

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Anyone who threatens to kick if their select set of rules aren't followed is a degenerate.

Unless you are holding the group back while not communicating or trying to improve, there is no reason to even mention kicking someone.

[ChaoticCrimson]

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Yuck, I'm sorry you wound up with a group like that. It sucks that some people can be like that. Fortunately there are plenty of other players out there who are patient and understanding with new players, and will sometimes even offer to answer questions and give advice if you want it. While I can't say you won't run into other troublesome players in the future, most of the time as long as you let everyone know from the beginning that you're new to content they won't get on your case about it. At any rate, I hope things get better for you and you can continue to enjoy the game!

[SenorPatty]

So just to share my little story.

Que up for a random DF as a Pally, before anything has even started the two DPS start talking about how crap their last tank was and then without me even doing anything other than saying, "Hi!! I'm new and I'll do my best!" start talking about how I will probably be just as bad and that the first mistake I make they will kick me. So at that point I have no desire to continue the dungeon with these types of people and simply ask to be kicked. To which I am greeted with slap emotes and, "Whats wrong with you!" etc..

I can't understand the logic where I am suppose to prove myself to a random person who I will probably never see again who has already assumed I suck and has started the whole run with a bad taste.

As a day to day tank, I would've laughed and then said " you better kick me right now cuz I'm definitely gonna bungle something up."

Then I would've /sit and Netflix

[ChameleonMS]

Then I would've /sit and Netflix

Never sit, there two penalties you can face with that choice. The sit action is recorded in the chat log and can reviewed by a GM later. They could wait out your idle timer for you to get the penalty.
I use a controller and rubber ban my toggles together, this causes me to run around in a circle. No chat history, no idle action timeout.

[SenorPatty]

Never sit, there two penalties you can face with that choice. The sit action is recorded in the chat log and can reviewed by a GM later. They could wait out your idle timer for you to get the penalty.
I use a controller and rubber ban my toggles together, this causes me to run around in a circle. No chat history, no idle action timeout.

Good to know. Thanks

[RokkuEkkusu]

So just to share my little story.

Que up for a random DF as a Pally, before anything has even started the two DPS start talking about how crap their last tank was and then without me even doing anything other than saying, "Hi!! I'm new and I'll do my best!" start talking about how I will probably be just as bad and that the first mistake I make they will kick me. So at that point I have no desire to continue the dungeon with these types of people and simply ask to be kicked. To which I am greeted with slap emotes and, "Whats wrong with you!" etc..

I can't understand the logic where I am suppose to prove myself to a random person who I will probably never see again who has already assumed I suck and has started the whole run with a bad taste.

And people why there aren't much tanks available in duty finder and party finder. #thinking

[Crysten]

I have a request for anyone on my data centre.

Over the last few days, my FC group has been a few bodies short for Byakko so we've been using the PF. In an attempt to be a bit more lighthearted and friendly, I often put the comment "That one party that says it's a farm and probably won't be."

Please stop making the damn thing a self fulfilling prophecy and blaming my group for when you keep dying to Sweep the Leg and Fire and Lightning.

[Erim-Nelhah]

I've been leveling a WAR alt on Adamantoise, and have a couple of stories:

#1, Brayflox Longstop: Reasonably smooth run. I kinda wanted the extra chests (new toon, so not a lot of gil to spend on gear), but the SCH I got for a Healer made it abundantly clear through actions (running ahead, once even pulling for me) that s/he didn't. Made it through without a wipe, but I really wasn't impressed with how impatient the SCH was.

#2, Stone Vigil: Went pretty well, had a few miscues on early pulls (it's been a good while since I last ran SV), but no wipes through the second boss. Then between the second and third bosses, I messed up a bit on the first set of ice sprites resulting in our dps/heals getting a few blizzards in their faces before I got control...and finally the hum-dinger: I do the second to last pull, which started with one set of sprites and 1 or 2 aevis - not bad in itself, but then I notice what looks like another aevis patting up, so I pop him with tomahawk to prevent trouble...turns out he was part of the final pull of 3 Aevis. Oops - wipe. Group was cool about it, tho.

Oh, almost forgot one: Haukke Manor. We load in, I go for the first pull...and the healer bails. After waiting a minute, I ask if we want to try to keep going (there's a RDM in the group, and at the time I didn't realize that vercure is only available at a very high level), so we do. We wiped on the next pull, but were ahead in the kill count, and got a healer to finish with. Good run after that, tho I didn't do so hot on Lady A's adds (finally got 'em on me and we burned her down afterward). Really wish people would bring adds to the tank when they spawn, tho - makes things so much easier.

Other than that, pretty much every group has been anywhere from good to fantastic, tho I did have one person fall off on Titan Normal...not to landslide, but to standing in the red zone when he jumped.

--Erim Nelhah