Curious Question... DPS Class players and Dungeon Commendations

[Jim_Berry]

I usually get them almost every run.

As a NIN, I probably get them from the other DPS because I don't save my Goad just for the tank. For example: BRD will get the Goad from me if his aoes are needed. I'd rather hit him with Goad than for him to use Army's Paeon if me and the tank isn't low on TP.

As a BRD, I have a macro for The Warden's Paean for when the tank is a WAR. My comm may come from him as I'm preventing his Pacification, even if he does not have a Berserk macro. I sometimes think I get the comm from the Healer, since he don't have to worry about Esuna/Leech, etc.

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Best way to get coms is to be good at your job.

I've got a lot of experience on all job roles. These are a few tips to some of what I do that can help you out if you're struggling to get coms:

Tank
Point the mobs away from the group
Don't needlessly spin/move mobs
Group up trash mobs as tightly as possible to facilitate AOE dps. Addendum to this, if there's a ranged mob gather the group on it.
USE DEFENSIVE COOLDOWNS during large pulls
Keep hate on everything and if for some reason another character gets hate on a mob through no fault of your own grab that hate back quickly
Practice and use stance dancing during bosses to increase dps

Healer
note....when using a specific spell name, this applies to all "equivalent" spells

Don't let anyone die due to a lack of cures (duh)
Be efficient in your cures: don't toss out a Cure 2 when a regen will get the job done. Don't precast medica 2, just makes life difficult for the tank and is wasteful
Stoneskin the tank between pulls
Learn to Cleric Stance dance and use regens/fairy to give yourself more time in Cleric Stance
If you have shields...shield the tank/party BEFORE big damage goes out.
AST specific: know what your cards do, and give them to appropriate players. i.e. don't balance that NIN who is barely doing any dps when the BRD is tearing it up.
If you get hate bring the mobs to the tank
For the love of god don't use Fluid Aura on a mob that can be knocked back....But DO use fluid aura to push a ranged mob into the pack.

DPS:
Know your rotations
Don't stand in stupid
USE OFFENSIVE COOLDOWNS unless you are nearly to a boss....these speed the dungeon up, your party will thank you
use that lb. If you are a melee, this is almost always your job, but caster/ranged lb on a large pack might be a better option for speeding up the dungeon over all.
If you get hate or accidentally pull, bring the mobs to the tank
For the love of god don't use Blank on a mob that can be knocked back....But DO use Blank to push a ranged mob into the pack.
Goad: use it! Don't necessarily save it for the tank either...if your dps partner is a MCH spamming Grenado on pulls, they need it more. While on the subject of NIN, assigning your hate to the tank will also help you out.
Quelling Strike: if you have it use it! I get it, you're an awesome dps...but don't troll the tank sitting 50 ilvl under you.
Songs/Turrets: use when appropriate, don't forget they exist! Even if your dps partner is a melee, that healer that's pumping out dps would love requiem as well

FOR ALL JOBS
Be personable and helpful. At a minimum say hello at the beginning and thank the party when it's over.

[AlexanderThorolund]

Just reached 3000 commendations as DPS. Everyone loves an excellent Machinist.

[ChimeraXIII]

I commend whoever left an impression on me, be it by their name, glamour, attitude, or performance. Just whoever sticks out in my mind at the end of the run for any positive or even neutral reason. I got most of my 3k+ on whm though (then again that is my main). I don't think that tanks or healers should necessarily be the default comm magnets, and I'm noticing an increase in comms on dps as opposed to the former.

[AxiomPITCH]

I actually kind of get a ridiculous amount of commendations on BLM. All you have to do is be able to follow and maintain your standard enochain rotation which naturally causes everything you target to melt. Follow your AoE rotation for mob packs, target them intelligently, maybe use a few ethers here and there for extra flares. Also I follow mechanics, and step out of aoes. It's rare to see a BLM doing that. Use your cooldowns. Use Apocatastasis when you know magic damage will be hitting the tank, it's a unique buff. Use Eye for an Eye when you know there will be physical damage. Use Aetherial Manipulation, and use it well!

[Nixxe]

I get a fair amount when I DPS. It's not terrible compared to what I usually get when I tank, though it's generally noticeably less than I get when I heal. The numbers I see for both tank and healer seem to be dropping off a bit though, so I think more people are either spreading them around or just not giving a com at all.

[Silverquick]

I actually kind of get a ridiculous amount of commendations on BLM. All you have to do is be able to follow and maintain your standard enochain rotation which naturally causes everything you target to melt. Follow your AoE rotation for mob packs, target them intelligently, maybe use a few ethers here and there for extra flares. Also I follow mechanics, and step out of aoes. It's rare to see a BLM doing that. Use your cooldowns. Use Apocatastasis when you know magic damage will be hitting the tank, it's a unique buff. Use Eye for an Eye when you know there will be physical damage. Use Aetherial Manipulation, and use it well!

Admittedly there is that,

I get coms for both SMN and BLM equally.