For those that give DPS comms after a run... What is your criteria?

[Scott]

There is no criteria. I always play as DPS myself so the other DPS gets my com all the time because its so much harder for DPS to collect theirs.

[Exosapien]

For me it's whoever didn't make it take longer, followed by whoever did something that made it better. If there's a situation where two people both could get my comms, I base it on who was the friendliest, and automatically disqualify anyone who was salty.

If everyone was rather quiet, then a tie is decided based on whose name I like the best.

If you have a name I don't like, you don't get my comms.

I don't give them to people who don't even say "o/." I'm assuming you're toxic. You might not be, but that's not the point.

[OMG]

I give comms to the cutest person in the party.

[Sandoria]

My criteria for all roles is pretty much the same: Cute Glam, Good conversation, exceptional in their role, helpful to others or Elezen.

[Floortank]

Depends on whether they have a sprout or not. Someone who does a lot of AOE work is a good contender.

A sprout who does peloton and tries to do the mechanics usually gets it even if they're not perfect.

[Katie_Kitty]

You're way overthinking it. Commendations don't mean jack. Most of the time as a DPS you will get one comm in four-man content and that is because the other DPS simply give you their commendation blindly. Meanwhile the tank and healer blindly commend each other unless a problem arose during the duty. There's no criteria for 99% of people, that's just reality.

In 8-man content it might be slightly different (maybe someone is running ACT and gives it to the top DPS or whatever) but generally comms mean nothing.

[RethDaron]

If the tank/healer doesn't have a sprout I'll give it to a sprout DPS since I'm the other tank/healer, then bail ASAP so the DPS will likely commend them.

[Reksanden]

I favor the DPS in general. Not that I don't appreciate a good/standout healer or tank, but even while commendations are overall meaningless, the "You have received a player commendation!" can be uplifting.

I play BLM a lot these days, and while I received a ton in SB as a healer, it never felt as good to get them as it does now. Of course, you'll never know the reasons WHY they commended you in particular... But small pleasures, I suppose.

Otherwise, uh... I tend to favor people who simply talk more than duty-start greetings. Even if chatting in the middle of fighting is not really possible, it leaves far more of a mark if a conversation is had.

[Minnel]

I only have 3 categories for commendation

1) Were they nice/cooperative
2) Were they making reasonable plays
3) How fly was their glamour

The third category is the most important though

[Psythe]

Generally it is whomever happens to be left with me. 1 dps seems to always stick around with me and they get the comm. Everyone else breaks with a quickness for the exit. So the patient one gets it.