Some annoying behaviors and perceptions

[Snugglebutt]

There are a lot of bad assumptions by the OP and some others in here about specific groups in this thread. For example as another person already pointed out the so called scared tank type mentioned is quite often due to that tank waiting on specific cool downs or maybe he has noticed the healer and/or DPS are TP or MP starved, another is about the DPS AoE group which in reality as a DPS myself I target single mobs in large groups when I am TP starved and I am pretty sure that is also the case for many others.

I might also target single mobs in a large group if that large group is right before a boss in order to have enough TP for my initial wildfire rotation right after move on to the boss given tanks don't always wait for the groups TP/MP regen in my experience when reach a boss. I will sometimes not use some of my GCD skills too in the prior large group of generic mobs before a boss for the same reason as mentioned above in order to have them ready for the main fight coming up right after.

Something else I take issue with by the OP is the 'ghost' group he mentions. As someone who does quite often merely say hiya, hey or hello at the start of the run but does not talk for the rest...as far as I am concerned I set a polite tone by acknowledging the others at the start and greeting them already; if the run is going smoothly then I see no reason to talk just for the sake of talking. Most of the people I will never see again due to being cross-server DF runs most of the time, I feel no need to build a long lasting friendship with them. Just being polite and greeting them is fine yet I still fall into his 'ghost' group based on his initial post.