Commending DPS

[Thoosa]

I usually find that it goes most often to healers, then tanks, then dps.

I’m often surprised when I get a comm as dps, I figure it’s probably my glamour. :P

[Bright-Flower]

I generally commend someone at random, unless someone REALLY stood out. Like, if I do a raid or trial and we almost wipe but a healer survives to lb 3, they're getting my comm. If the party almost wipes but somebody solos the last few % of the boss and gets us a clear, they get my com. If there's a newbie int he party and someone is very helpful explaining things, I'll give htem the comm.

But it's ultimately rare for me that anyone stands out in a good way because when things are running smoothly I tend not to atribute it to one specific person, where as it's easier to pick out someone that's playing poorly like a dps that refuses to aoe etc.

[Maero]

It all depends on performance. If the other dps damage seems rather low i will not commend, or if the group in general is bad none get any.
Lately it has mostly been healers and tank i give them to except for the healers that die and dps more then heal... which i end up raising anyhow on my Red and i get no comms, lol

[Veis_Alveare]

My priorities are generally based on encouraging behavior I want to see continue, this favors support roles first.

Number one - is the healer going to town with dps especially in AoE situations and healing primarily via oGCDs and regens? They'll get my comm.

If they aren't/ if I'm the healer - is the tank pulling big, using his CDs smartly and primarily in his dps stance on bosses? He's getting commed.

If neither of these are happening or if I'm queued as one support role and with the person in the other I'll generally give it to the dps that is properly AoEing. The only dungeons I tend to do anymore are Expert, if by then you can't manage to outdps a healer something is wrong.

[Ceridwenae]

I'll generally commend anyone who has been nice and polite, anyone who owns up to screwing up and helpful people. I also reserve a spot for sprouts or anyone else who announces they are new to the content, because it really makes all the difference. I also like people who ask for help and try their best, so will commend them if it works out that way.

After that, I'll specifically commend DPS if things are dying in a timely manner, and if, in the case of bards, they use support skills, or just make me think about how I play my main.

Any healer that repeatedly saves my backside from the stupid bad day I'm having has my comm and undying loyalty forever. They should and could just keep their MP, but if they are on top of things they have my vote! <3 Also healers who handle stupid from others well.

I've stopped commending tanks recently as they don't live up to my hubby (but I am biased). Frankly, I'd probably just keep giving him comms over anyone else, so it's a good thing the system has that restriction in place. That said, if a tank does an outstanding job and actually considers its team well, they could get a comm.

After that, it could be anything from amusing-yet-daft names to smexy male au ra. I'm easy.

I will say when playing with either my kid or hubby, we tend to discuss who gets the comm and split our vote if it all went well. When all three of us play together if the fourth person does well or keeps us happy, they'll walk away with three comms.

Lastly, and though this is mostly in trials but can also be dungeons, it'll just be whoever's left standing and meets any of the above criteria.

[kidalutz]

Did they take excessive damage, did they AoE, did they show some general knowledge of how thier class worked, Were they nice.

if no to any but the first no comm

[Pepsi_Plunge]

Nowadays it's usually the only one who greets and writes gg/bye/thankyou at the end - or at least uses an relating emote - who will get my commending. Sadly, simple courtesy seem to be dead.

[SleepyNeko]

For me if all 3 roles performed well, it'll be Tank>Healer>Dps

Points are deducted if you don't pull multiple packs, don't dps as a healer or don't aggro manage/aoe as DPS, so the remaining role that didn't lose any points get the commend.

[Rangar]

I commend the person who was the most influential in making the dungeon clear go fast. I don't limit myself to commending any person based on role. Sometimes it's a healer that not only keeps a tank alive, but adds considerable dps to killing trash. Sometimes it's a tank that pulls cleanly and with gusto, uses cooldowns, and makes life easier for healers and dps alike to maximize party jobs effectively. I'll even com dps who go above and beyond just looking to take care of themselves; this means using those role actions effectively to bring a swift conclusion to a dungeon. In short, I com people that deserve to be.

[SpiritualOcean]

When I’m a tank, I’ll usualy commend a healer.

When I’m a healer, the DPS who gets my commend is the DPS I *didn’t* notice. If I didn’t notice you, it’s because you were where you were supposed to be doing what you were supposed to be doing.

When I’m a DPS, I’ll usually commend whoever partners with me on mechanics (dodges, tethers, buffs, or whatever else).