DPS Queue Times

[Kohdo]

I usually alt+tab and use Facebook, YouTube, browse the forums, etc.

I really wouldn't bother queuing for dungeons as DPS. At all. Queue for your dailies, but if you're grinding specific dungeons it's better to use the party finder.

[Rinuko]

10-20 min isnt that bad. That's normal lol

Come back when you're in queue for 60+ min

[Galgarion]

10-20 min isnt that bad. That's normal lol

Come back when you're in queue for 60+ min

Also known as "Friday through Sunday."

[Avatre]

Also known as "Friday through Sunday."

I don't find it that bad on the weekends, I actually find it slightly faster on those days rather than the evenings(which is when I get to play most) during the week.

[DevonEllwood]

10-20 min isnt that bad. That's normal lol

Come back when you're in queue for 60+ min

I am only reminded of when rogue first came out. Wait times were two hours or more...I think that’s when I picked up tanking.
On the of chance I do go in as dps ( without a friend) I always end up forgetting I’m waiting for something.

[Awha]

It is valentines day no better day to befriend a tank or healer to carry you through a queue. Maybe a card or something.

[RiyahArp]

You can play DPS with better queues in raid roulette, and pvp. Use a tank for anything else, or healer if you aren't comfortable tanking. DPS is crap in queues, because you don't really control anything nor can you compensate or save for anything if it goes wrong. All it takes is one tank to nope out or dc, and boom fifteen minute wait or abandon.

If its leveling, You really can do ok with the long queues. You can actually do up to four beast tribes for exp; vath, vundu, turtles, and sneks, and they add up. You also have your daily hunts both HW and ARR. Just trying to fill in the challenge log is a lot, too.

[Dortharl]

I know the feeling queuing as SAM is so long but if I queue as my PLD its instant. It's especially annoying as I'm trying to get into raiding but SAMs aren't welcome in the party finder and queueing takes hours only for the groups to end after 1 failure.

[loreleidiangelo]

I know the feeling queuing as SAM is so long but if I queue as my PLD its instant. It's especially annoying as I'm trying to get into raiding but SAMs aren't welcome in the party finder and queueing takes hours only for the groups to end after 1 failure.

I'd recommend adverting for a decent static instead, especially if you're an off-meta class. Pug raids are the worst when it comes to meta slaving, because most of them don't do decent DPS on their own without class synergy to boost it. We run SAM/MCH/NIN/RDM and are on the last phase of Guardian as a pretty casual static. Our SAM is easily one of the most capable members in our group and we wouldn't trade him for the world.

[LineageRazor]

There are many, many things you can do while you wait for your queue to pop. When I was leveling my DPS jobs, I typically did Beast Tribe quests and daily Hunts. Occasionally also FATEs. Don't be so focused on optimal exp, when there are plenty of other sources of exp you can exploit while you wait for those juicy dungeons!