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

[Cincierta]

So just got out of a leveling roulette that put me in Sohm Al as war, my head still hurts from it. Had SCH, DRG and RDM for the rest. We get a new person notice, but no one speaks up. Fine. We'll learn as we go, as last time I gave advice I was give the 'you don't pay my sub' shpeel.

First pull to the drakespur things seem rather...off. I'm dying rather fast and realize after using all of my cooldowns to stay alive, the sch is having a hard time keeping me going. The loldrg isn't bothering to use aoes, but the rdm seemed to be more focused on getting rid of the first drakespur. Okay. I guess that works...? Same thing on the second section, I almost die as the sch is spamming heals from Timbuktu. I notice they've got some really expensive glamour on (ao dai and one I couldn't make out, which on my server runs for quite a bit of gil). First boss takes longer because loldrg doesn't seem to realize 'oh hey, I should probably use Disembowel and Chaos Thrust...nah.' Just your basic 1-2-3 combo with Doom Spike and Jump, and Litany usage all the way on the other side of the room. Alright.

First hallway after the first boss I try to take things a bit easier, but the rdm runs forward, basically signalling to me that he wanted more. Alright, so I go grab more and pull it back from the dragon that likes leaving lava farts behind. Same thing with the ice dragon, I pull mobs back so things are easier to deal with.

It is at this point still no one speaks up, and we hit the second boss. The second the red marker targets the healer, they IMMEDIATELY run away with it, and nearly die twice. Naturally the dps is still low because 'loldots are useless!' The dps and healer both have 60s, 70s, and 80s, and I'm still wondering as to why the hell the dps was still so low. Oh, and the drg was still using Doom spike quite often throughout the second boss fight. It is at this point the healer FINALLY speaks up about being new after I chased him around a few times to stack up.

'New how do I stack?' they ask. I screamed internally. After a bit of an explanation, we get to the final boss and I explain how to do the green meteor mechanic.

Oh dear god why. This mess...

Healer explodes from the first green meteor, and the loldrg leaves one close to me, making me having to run away with the boss...to which the rdm had the same idea and stood near me. He eats Abyssal Breath to the face.

'i died lol' says the healer. RDM decides it's better to dps instead of keeping the tank alive. DRG leaves another green meteor near me, and he just stands there...another explosion sound. RDM doesn't dodge that one aoe...and another explosion sound. We wipe. I'm sorely tempted to just up and leave, but part of me says to just get it done. I stay and we get back to the boss. It's at this point I decide to check the sch's gear.

A lvl 44 aetherial book. Level. 44. Aetherial. Book. Internal shots were fired in my brain. I get people lose stuff, but from the glamour the sch was wearing AND judging by their 70+ whm, they should have the gil to get even a basic at-level book from the vendor. I then remind myself that people doing this sort of self-inflicted pain and bear it upon others for a carry don't think with any sort of rational logic. I screenshot the sch's char sheet for a bit later.

RDM then pipes in about having to run away from the ground marker, which was something I explained earlier, and it seems to ding in the SCH's thick head. MAYBE this will work...this time. First green meteor set, SCH and RDM get the meteors...and spread out to opposite sides of the arena. I move to minimize damage, but then this gives the loldrg an Abyssal Breath to the face because somehow he thought it was a good idea to stand next to me. Somehow, we get another set of green meteors, this time the DRG gets one...and stands near me. I move, and the DRG nearly died from standing too close to the aoe because 'mah JUMP!'

We finally get to the wing phase, and after whittling down one wing the RDM decides to use LB.

I swear I heard a space duck quack in the distance.

We down the wing phase finally, and I pull the boss back to where I had left my marker at. However, the green meteor advice that was given earlier seemed to be suddenly lost on the rest of the party. EVERYONE that had one spreads out, with the loldrg leaving one once again near me, causing me to move over once again, and giving the RDM another Breath to the face somehow.

By some miracle of the Twelve, we finish the fight, roll on loot, and leave. Not a single comm was had.

To the DRG, please, for the love of the Twelve, use the rest of your DRG kit, especially your dot. It makes fights a LOT faster, considering you're 60+.
To the SCH, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF TWELVE UPDATE YOUR WEAPON. I cannot stress this enough. Also if you're casting your fairy support skills too far from everyone else like you were doing half the time, it will not reach the rest of the party. If you're new to a dungeon, speak up at the start instead of when the dungeon's almost done. It'll tell me as a tank to go easier instead of mass pulling from the get-go.
To the RDM, thanks for all the fish.

[Nononu]

Let's see. WHM, MNK, NIN, SAM, DRG, DNC, and BRD - 80. Now to work on MCH.

Leveling roulette. Coperbell, normal. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, just -

A lancer who spams Piercing Talon in situations where it is absolutely 100% not called for, and goes after the adds on the final boss.

WAIT. Before you all get up in arms -

A lancer *who has multiple 50s-60s*. ALL jobs except maybe one were leveled to at least 30.

BuT iM sUrE tHeY jUsT dIdNt UnDeRsTaNd ThEiR rOtAtIoN.

[RyuSaarva]

Let's see. WHM, MNK, NIN, SAM, DRG, DNC, and BRD - 80. Now to work on MCH.

Leveling roulette. Coperbell, normal. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, just -

A lancer who spams Piercing Talon in situations where it is absolutely 100% not called for, and goes after the adds on the final boss.

WAIT. Before you all get up in arms -

A lancer *who has multiple 50s-60s*. ALL jobs except maybe one were leveled to at least 30.

BuT iM sUrE tHeY jUsT dIdNt UnDeRsTaNd ThEiR rOtAtIoN.

actually it's propably because they never even bothered to look what skills they have, I ran into this person in vault who was using scholar and she did not even know that she had aoe heals, we barely managed to get to last boss with me tanking the bosses as dragoon because tank keeps dying and then ran out of time wiping over and over again, did not help either the tank who was the healers friend just stood in all bad possible.

[Averax]

I was doing normal sepulcher normal on DNC, and everything was going great at first. I was shredding it, my devilment windows were 10/10, i had 120k technical steps followed by 3 (because luck) 57k saber dances followed by 80k standard steps, but then i started snowballing. Like i fell off, then i died to a bomb, and so on and so forth... It was embarrassing.

But the MCH who i had chosen as my dance partner told me i was still valid, and honestly that was beautiful.

[TheHyperFusion]

Just did Eden: Descent (Normal). A good chunk of the group was from Brynhildr and apparently really knew each other as they were arguing (in a friendly way) about who was going to MT and the like.
I knew it was going to be a fun run when, as soon as the duty started, one of the WHMs immediately jumped off the platform behind us.
Fight goes pretty well, even though... pretty much all of us die except... I think? The WHMs and one tank. Healer gets other tank back up, starts to rez others... bad timing on accepting Raise a few times get me and a few others killed soon after we rez.
Somewhere around... I think 30%? One of the healers pops the LB3, while I've already resigned myself to lying on the floor and I said "This is fine" in the chat.
Now, I've already had a few... drinks tonight, so when I'm already up on my feet, I'm like "WTF happened?" and realized it.
Rest of the duty goes smoothly, and I enjoyed a good bit of laughs. So if any of you from the E2N run see this? Cheers and much love to you all.

[JMadFour]

I had an Aurum Vale run earlier today leveling Paladin,. where I was just absolutely terrible the whole way through. Also, apparently I got 9 debuff stacks on the last boss somehow. Every time I went to eat the Morbol Fruit, I got interrupted. And I got hit with Bad Breath at least twice.

I’m sorry to that group, I’m usually not that bad. I know those mechanics, I’ve done that dungeon tons of times with no issue on several different classes and all of the Tanks except Paladin....I can’t call it man. I had literally just tanked Aurum Vale twice before this run.

I’d be shocked if I wasn’t mentioned already in this thread for it.

[Nioh]

Posted here before, but this time with a different story!

Did a run of Dohn Mheg (2nd run in a row) and was helping a friend leveling their AST. I was a WAR, and we got 2 bards. Let's just say rip DPS....

We took so long on trash and especialy the bosses, and at times, they paused and did nothing! One of them took 2 water aoes and survived at 100 hp (and oh, my friend was already stressing enough D Last boss, we had one wipe due to them crossing the parkour perfectly, but they stood outside and did nothing (not even try to attack the thing) My friend passed it after a few tries, and I couldn't make it ;-;. I knew very well the DPS could almost solo that if they could from our last run of Dohn Mheg were they did (MCH & DNC tho) After that wipe, I asked them if they knew the mechanics. "ye" was one of their answers ;-;. The other one said "Roughly" and I understand that, but whoever said "ye", I am not convinced since you didn't dodge the aoe's in the last boss and turned into a toad ;-;

[Lammas]

Did some FC stuff and after someone asked if anyone was up for a latenight and late week CF weekly. Already done it but I'm missing a couple of glam pieces and didn't get one earlier so I thought why not. A-tank is a DRK with raid weapon. He sprints to boss fight starts... and he's dead? Just standing in front of the cannons. Well okay, happens I guess. He resses, vokes and starts spinning the boss. Oh, a troll. Lovely.

So I dunno what was going on in the other alliances but during Hobbes A wiped completely and I believe C had quite a few people down or with a weakness too. Nothing too special other than that.

Engels though. I've always wondered if the rescue trolling is a NA thing as you see it complained about so much but I've never ever seen it on Europe. Obviously that's just me but I'll readily admit I play more that I probably should so I've seen all kinds. So back on Engels, right before the adds spawn tanks had a buster targeted on them. Troll tank gets yoinked right into the middle of everyone and there was no way in hell to clear the adds after that. Did you really have to wipe the whole raid as if the run wasn't painfully slow already? All of the other shenanigans were kind of amusing at least but that was just a pretty d move.

After the final boss A's tank unlocked a personal achievement and proclaimed in alliance chat that he managed to gather 16 vuln stacks. Congratulations, I guess?

[Tracewood]

Had a hell of day trying to get a mount. Byakko had a few loot scooters. So we spent more time waiting for people to join, they get mount, and leave after the next round. Shinryu was being stubborn, but at least I have a clear finally so I can join the Duty Complete lockouts. Rathalos actually dropped the mount in a chest, after 29 runs... to be won by a person that was with us for three of them.

I'm 36 scales in towards mount, but it stings nonetheless.

[Nononu]

Had a hell of day trying to get a mount. Byakko had a few loot scooters. So we spent more time waiting for people to join, they get mount, and leave after the next round. Shinryu was being stubborn, but at least I have a clear finally so I can join the Duty Complete lockouts. Rathalos actually dropped the mount in a chest, after 29 runs... to be won by a person that was with us for three of them.

I'm 36 scales in towards mount, but it stings nonetheless.

7 scales, and I desperately want it. But even with the new unsynced features, and even with the party I went with to get those 7 scales (who were RIDICULOUSLY nice btw), that fight makes me shake so much. I know it's not inherently hard but I psyche myself up to it.

I'll probably just wait til next expansion when it can probably be solo'd. :^)