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

[Hysorn]

Hmm, usually it comes down to: Pure randomness, I just decided to give it to someone else aside from healer, or the DPS made something that highlighted them, like killing the boss after everyone else died or were being helpful to a new player in a dungeon that is struggling a bit with mechanics, etc.

[Soge01]

I tend to give Commendations to DPS when I actually notice how well they're doing.

[Reinha]

Tanks and healers get coddled enough as it. Unless they pull wall to wall and the healer is doing aoe non stop, the dps who suffered with me gets the comm.

[Krotoan]

Things died super fast: Give to DPS (will pay attention to who tops threat list)
Things were pulled very efficiently and faced away from the party, interrupts and defensive cooldowns used: Give to Tank
Heals were on point (uses heals when needed, not just to top off) and shields and regens maintained while healer DPS's: Give to Healer

tie between two of these things: give to whomever has the funniest name or coolest reference in their name.

all of the above happens: Has never happened.

EDIT: Also will give if you make me actually laugh, save the run through skillful play, or show actual enthusiasm for the game and not for optimizing.

[nighttimebunny]

Sometimes I'll give it if I really like someone's name/glam. Or if they are friendly and talk or help in a significant way.

[LaughingBanana]

If they are a Lalafell and respond cutely to my headpats.
If they are a sprout.
If they are last to leave.

Often I just randomly give commends though, haha.

[Raoul9753]

Mostly I do it like this (Basically from top to bottom, was this one in this run? if not, go one deeper):
- Was someone just a delight and maybe stuck around for a littelchat afterwards?
- Was there a player who took the time to explain mechanics to a new player or helped them out when it became clear a player had problems with a certain mechanic?
- Was someone reminding the group to wait for the new guy to watch the Cutscene?
- Did someone remind people of Food Buffs in case they were leveling?
- Did the Tank stop to ask the Healer if his pace was ok?


And if all other criteria fail, Healers get a commendation just for existing, because they decided to play the most boring job in the game just so people who dont want to can play too.

[Mango2020]

For me if I got a sprout I give them a comms
If i have no sprouts it goes
1. male aura
2. male miqo'te
3. anyone else

[Nethereal]

Everyone else has to be shit.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Being a healer main, most of my comms goes to the DPS in general because Healers/Tanks sometimes showered by one despite being terrible. I also judge those who play in same role more critically, so DPS will have easier time earning my comm. Especially if they're literally carrying the party's DPS: guaranteed comm from me. Tanks and especially Healers has to be really, really good to snag that comm. Or if the DPS are just outright terrible.

I used to give some leniency toward sprouts and/or returner. But not anymore. They don't, and won't ever become a factor to me anymore. For all we've known they could've been an alt of a pro player! Of which they'll still snag my comm if they're doing pretty good. I don't want to encourage 'bad play' and give a comm to a legit new player just because... 'sprout'.

If that also ties the criteria w/ the other DPS, I'll look into other more trivial aspects like glamour. Silly, I know. But on the bright side, this means they're all equally contributing \o/

Lastly but not least, attitude problem forfeits all possibility of getting comm, obviously.