Why do you commend DPS?

[Aluja89]

I don't feel appreciated anymore as a tank main and I don't even enjoy the role as much since it's so simplified now.

[Areic]

I'll commend one of the DPS when my healer is one of the half afk/heal every 4-5 seconds type

[wereotter]

For DPS I watch, especially if I've decided to tank or heal, for the clear speed if it's a dungeon. Also I will be able to easily watch the rotation of a melee DPS and if they're doing things well, I'll consider giving them a commendation. Also for casting DPS, especially in 8 and 24 man instances, if a summoner or red mage is throwing out raises, I try to watch for that, and will commend them for using that utility.

In general, though, I just kind of try to rank my teammates and watch for who performed their job the best from my perspective, and don't just throw a comm to a tank or healer for just doing what their job is.

[Erit]

I've spent enough time on the backline as Bard and Machinist to notice a frankly staggering amount of DPS who either don't know how to work their Job properly, or straight-up don't give a damn. Up to and including some who don't even press buttons and just AA everything.

I've spent enough time on White Mage to notice a genuinely disturbing amount of DPS who didn't get the memo that Larryzaur makes memes and not actual 100% serious guides.

I've spent enough time on Paladin to have a feel for how fast certain pulls should, on average, take for a given party comp.

It's a matter of how the DPS of a run stack up against those baselines. If they're just alright, I might comm them depending on what the rest of the party was doing. But I like to imagine I know enough that I can spot the genuine gold-standard players who give it everything they've got and aren't just going through the motions, which I understand can be tempting during the long grind. If I see a DPS player working their ass off speed things up while properly handling mechanics, I'll usually toss my comm their way unless something crazy happened.

[Awha]

I use the same method I use for everyone else.

Are they a lala, roe, or wearing a bunny, frog, or Wedding dress, and I remember they get a comm.

[KageTokage]

I'll commend the DPS if they're doing a good job of not eating mechanics and doing anything they can to make life easier for the tanks/healers, such as melee DPS using their stuns, using Addle/Feint to mitigate heavy damage, etc.

Though sometimes I'll just give the commendation to the person whose name and/or glam I like the most if no one's performance stood out particularly much.

[Lemage]

My rule for commendations are
Attitude gets it first (Regardless of role)
Performance: DPS > Healer > Tank, as I've earned 90% of my 5k comms as tank/healer just for being one.
No one gets comm if none of them performed well or all had shitty attitude.

Tl;DR
Good attitude > Performance > None.

[NessaWyvern]

I commend a dps if they are a sprout, to make em feel good, and encourage them to stick with the game.
otherwise, I'll commend a dps if I think they are doing more dps than I am (I am a pretty bad dps, myself)

I have leveled all tanks and heals, so if they are doing quite a bit better than average, then they'll get my com, if the other dps is not sprout or doing well.

Although, you'll also get my com if you made the run more interesting, be it unique strats, or good convos

If none of the above apply, then I'll just com who ever I think did best, as coms are free so I always give one after a run (unless I am ultra salty that day, in that case, no coms).

[negiman4]

I am very stingy with my comms, personally. I will give my comm to whomever actually impresses me with their skill at the game. When I do hand them out, I make it a point to let them know personally how impressed I was with their gameplay. Maybe they adapted to an unexpected situation incredibly well, or maybe they outperform everyone else in the party in some other way. I only hand out comms to people that demonstrate brilliance in some form or another, be they DPS, Healer, or Tank, but they usually must be exceptional. I don't take into account peoples' manners or comments throughout the duty. You could be the biggest cunt in the world, or the nicest angel, it wouldn't make a difference to me. In the end, efficiency and skill are all that matter to me.

[CrunchyMilk]

My reason for commending DPS may seem strange? Many of us who choose to play dps are not very confident yet in the game mechanics. Some just genuinely enjoy the dps aspects of a game, but for those who lack confidence in themselves, I sometimes commend dps when they've done a good job doing as they should.

...Also, sometimes people leave group so fast you cannot give them a commendation so you have to pick one who is still there who also did well.