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

[Casti_EL]

I often give my comms to dps (if they stick around long enough for me to commend them) - DPS usually have to wait longer for queues so I feel it's a good way to reward them for it. (Especially if they have to deal with my casual-playing-ass in a party)
If they don't act like a d!!k, don't pull before the tank, keep out of easily avoidable AoE's (unless they are sprouts in which case it's acceptable), not go afk without reason, be funny/chatty/polite - I'll give them comms.
If they have an awesome glam - I'll give them comms.
If they have a cool/funny name - I'll give them comms.

[Shin96]

I usually give commendations to good players, especially a good DPS because tanks and healers have been consistenly normal in my experience. It's only with DPS where I see a large disparity of good and bad ones.

Do you use your AoE rotation? Do you use party buffs? Can you dispatch enemies fast to avoid whiping? If all of these conditions are met I tend to give a vote up!

[BaconBits]

4. You must not be a lalafell, bard or blm. I have a hatred of all 3, the former are creepy, the latter caused me too many frustrations and jealousy over the years thanks to continuous buffs from yoshida and too many blm being lazy and not moving. Bards for annoying me in limsa or gridania

"Disqualifying" anyone from receiving a comm based solely on race and/or Job is just petty.

[Vyrerus]

I comm DPS second most after healers. I comm tanks the least, because I usually am the tank.

But even when I'm not, most folks who play tank do a very poor job at it, and this has been consistent across expansions. There's only been a few dozen times now in thousands of dungeon runs where tanks did well enough that I commend them.

Healers get my comm more often than not, because they're the only role where other people playing badly makes them have to do more work. More often than not, healers in XIV will put in that extra work to help those bad players out. I notice that, so healers usually get the most.

So basically I comm DPS when healer is very very bad or very very snobby. Or when the healer leaves too quickly. I won't comm DPS though if they played really poorly. No/few AOEs or AOEs on boss when there's no adds. I've seen some DPS do some pretty whacky stuff.

Though if there's a female Roegadyn, Elezen, or Highlander in the party and they are decent they usually supersede my role rules. Make my heart go doki doki, and I'll comm you. I'm weak.

[Shin96]

Though if there's a female Roegadyn, Elezen, or Highlander in the party and they are decent they usually supersede my role rules. Make my heart go doki doki, and I'll comm you. I'm weak.

You've got good taste man, I agree.

[Laerune]

Deal decent damage, example not using AoE skills on a single enemies. Help the group via support skills and avoid stuff.

[KitKatnip]

I used to give it first to the tank or healer but people tend to leave the group before I even get a chance to give comms. So typically I give it to the person that's left, which is usually the sprout watching the cutscene.

[Misutoraru]

When I join as DPS, as long as the other dps don’t screw up big I always comp them. From my experience they are the least appreciate role.
I can play Tank or Heal role with mediocre and still receive tons of comps, while doing exceptional in dps and get nothing.

When I play tank or healer I usually comp healer or tank, as their performance are more noticeable when I play the respective role but aways comp another dps (as long as no big screw up and not rude) when i play dps

[Tonka]

If you goof off with me during the dungeon, you're getting a commendation. If you do a big mess-up and are apologetic, I'mma give you a commendation. If you are the same class as me, we have a bond. I gotchu.

[EzekielBook]

Given that there's an achievement for giving commendations, my criteria if all went well is simple: someone who actually had useful information in chat, tank first (if I'm not the tank), healer second (if nobody died), and, most importantly, anyone left by the time I'm ready to hand out comms. Too many people quit the instance before I can even offer a commendation.