Let's help the DPS queues

[Niraves]

Or be like me while I was leveling my samurai I go around begging tank that is on my similar level and they usually bring along on their dungeon run

I'm not as cute as you, I doubt any tanks would take me. XD

Made a couple mil off it already, stay mad white knight

Except maybe this guy.. but ew.

[bswpayton]

there is absolutely no excuse to charge people to tank a g****** dungeon. Period.

This is why I changed to Tank. To get people like you away from the DPS folks

Im not gona lie the ques are so bad ive offered gil for dps ques , its not the same as a carry through content, its literally sometimes the only option cause of how bad things are

[Lewtskie]

Unfortunately until a few hard-pressing issues are resolved with tanks, they have quintessentially become a niche occupation not unlike crafters. So it's not unheard of to think they will ply their trade for profit, especially those in a position similar to Tankstuff where they've got not much else to gain running content atm.

[Drakkaelus]

Why am I supposed to give a shit about DPS queues? It's a problem MMO developers and communities create for themselves. I don't feel sorry for anyone.

[Conquistadork]

It's ALWAYS been like this, sometimes better sometimes worse, but if you played DPS since the start of the game, you already know to expect those times, especially with 2 new popular DPS classes in the game.

Simply do other stuff while waiting for the duty to pop, go lvl a crafting/gathering class, play some Triple Triad, lvl another job, do side-quest/beast tribe-quests, idk, the game offers you a lot of stuff to do while waiting for a duty to pop. I give props to the OP for trying to ease the problem. People seem to be so impatient nowdays.

[Centershock]

It's ALWAYS been like this, sometimes better sometimes worse, but if you played DPS since the start of the game, you already know to expect those times, especially with 2 new popular DPS classes in the game.

Simply do other stuff while waiting for the duty to pop, go lvl a crafting/gathering class, play some Triple Triad, lvl another job, do side-quest/beast tribe-quests, idk, the game offers you a lot of stuff to do while waiting for a duty to pop. I give props to the OP for trying to ease the problem. People seem to be so impatient nowdays.

Waiting an hour (oftentimes more) for a queue is ridiculous and unacceptable, though. Half an hour? Okay, sure. I'll wait. I won't like it, but I'll still wait. Forty-five minutes? Alright, that's pushing it. But an hour? Come on. The Devs knew what they were doing by introducing not one, but TWO DPS classes for a new expac (and nothing else) and then try to butter us up by saying that they're FIXING tank and healer classes so that more people play them. And well... we all know what shitstorm that became.

At times, I was lucky enough to have friends to queue up with who were tanks and healers and I got MNK to 70. I will be leveling PLD next so once I'm comfortable with the tank changes (despite some people not liking them, I will keep with it) I too will offer my services. FOR FREE. (Because I have a conscience.)

In the end, the Devs have got to do something about this queue-time balance. I hope they share my sentiments that waiting an hour or more for a queue to pop, regardless of what class you are, is unacceptable. But I'm honestly not holding my breath.

[AlexSag]

While I completely support the OP's initiative, I think this is a problem the devs need to fix. I play PLD and enjoy my insta-ques but it's really crappy if people are waiting 30-60 mins to play 20 minutes of content. A better "Adventurer in need" bonus is probably an easy way to fix the problem. Someone make a thread about that.

[Ametrine]

I play healer as my main and tank regularly on the side, and I have been hitting up PF groups for my dailies to help DPS, but I'm mostly with my FC while they are leveling.

It is fun for me either way, but I'm trying to help with the hump the best I can.

[justice272]

honestly, I think what would help the ques is have an incentive for healers and tanks to que. Right now tanks get extra XP and after 300 runs a mount. If healers got the same treatment I'm sure the que times for dps would go down. Thats assuming the mounts are cool XD

[ToasterMan]

Well you know what they say. A fool and his wallet are easily parted.

You're nuts if you think I'm going to pay that kind of price to get a dungeon done