Why do you commend DPS?

[Lastelli]

Because a good DPS is rare and deserves recognition since playing a DPS efficiently in casual content is way less trivial than tanking and healing said content.

[Videra]

Because I have ACT open and they're doing most of their potential DPS.

[Camiie]

I treat others as I'd like to be treated... /winky face.

Comms are a weird thing. I've gotten them when I absolutely sucked, didn't get them when I felt I was being an ace (admittedly rare occasion), and many people don't even bother to leave them at all or just default them to tank or healer regardless of performance. So, while I do appreciate when I get them and I try to apply them reasonably I'm not sure how much stock I should really put in them.

[Derio]

I usually commend in this order. keep in mind I play tank.

24 man content. Most impactful healer, most impactful dps
8 man content. Co tank, most impactful healer, most impactful dps
4 man content. Healer, unless the dps does something impactful.

Generally I only commend the dps if I am playing as a dps or if the dps does something impactful like raise, or if they are a dancer and make me their partner the commendation automatically goes to the dancer.

[Hysterior]

I am a healer main

4 Men: Usually command Tank if he moved at a nice pace and uses countdown regularly. If tank was not that great, top DPS gets the commendation.
8/24 Men: Usually my co-healer if he was not a heal bot standing idle > Then good MT > Then DPS assisting the most with raises and such > Then top DPS.

[Nedkel]

I commend dps when healer/tank gave me a headache.

[Warghoul570]

I do it because either the tank couldn’t handle Agro, the healer couldn’t keep up, the dps were the only ones left to pick

[Elkanah]

If the DRG doesn't die in the party in any part of trial, raid or mechanics in a dungeon, they get my comm just for being a non loldrg (and as someone who loves drg as well).

If a RDM or SMN uses raise at any point on a party member when the healer is busy healing or low on mp/dead. You'd be amazed how many rdm and smn at 70+ who don't use it.

For the rest of the dps, it depends on the situation. Most dps, fast kills, quick group kills, etc.

[Anarnee]

If I'm DPS and my DPS partner did a good job I will comm the DPS.

If I'm tank or healer and I think my tank/healer partner actively made things harder, I will comm the dps that did the best or no one at all if everyone was mediocre.

If I'm tank or healer and I queue with my tank/healer partner and the dps did good, I'll ask my partner who they comm and I comm the other to make sure the both get a comm.

[MistyMew]

I always commend the dps.

Healers and tanks get them whether they are good or not. Its just habit now for 99% of players LOL, sad but true
So, I commend the dps, always.

They deserve them as much as anyone else and rarely , if ever have a fair chance to get them due to bias, not performance