Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent. 2.0

[Avatre]

Daily expert roulette. Get Stigma Dreamscape.

I don't often vote to dismiss someone, but when a combat mentor (or whatever the name is) with close to every job at 90 walks in with his SMN wearing 560 job gear and 530 accessories, entirely unmateria'd, doing half my DPS (as healer) on single target, that's where I draw the line. Too bad the rest of the group voted against it and while I considered taking them hostage until they kicked me instead I decided not to; not their fault SE lets people abuse their horrible matchmaking and non-existing roulette requirements.

That's another note in the 'mentors are absolute trash by default and the good ones don't make the rule' book.

The good mentors typically have the crown hidden, it's very rare to find a good mentor that shows their crown. Not saying all the ones who display it are terrible, just the good ones are a drop of water in the ocean of mentors.

[Avatre]

I don't know which melees need to hear this, but you have priority on melee range during spread mechanics. Please stop killing the ranged.

(I genuinely do not understand how people make it into Savage and think that they, as tanks, need to spread to the edge of the map and spam Tomahawk. Our SMN took the melee spot just for the memes since the tank was so consistent with it. The Reaper on the other hand... kept fighting me for edge of map too. I was on DNC.)

I don't trust other people enough for them to spread where needed so that, when I am playing melee, I can keep attacking. I will take the initiative to move when I need to so that I will personally be safe. I've been chased by way too many people when trying to move last second to dodge while staying in range(usually it's the healer who does this...)

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

The good mentors typically have the crown hidden, it's very rare to find a good mentor that shows their crown. Not saying all the ones who display it are terrible, just the good ones are a drop of water in the ocean of mentors.

B-b-but I turn on mine so people won't expect much from me! It's easier to get by when people have lower expectation!

[Kaedys]

I don't trust other people enough for them to spread where needed so that, when I am playing melee, I can keep attacking. I will take the initiative to move when I need to so that I will personally be safe. I've been chased by way too many people when trying to move last second to dodge while staying in range(usually it's the healer who does this...)

I'm the opposite, tbh. When I'm on a melee and need to spread (ex. Extreme 2 in Endwalker), I pick a spot, move there, and hold my ground. Most people flinch before I do. And it means that when they flinch, I'm not also trying to move and running into them inadvertently.

It does help playing Reaper, though. In that fight in particular, if it's Out -> Spread, I'll teleport out, and use my portal as a handy "this is my spot!" marker =P

[Skivvy]

Ended up in The Dead Ends on my WHM and left wanting to hide in shame. lol.

All was going just fine up until the 2nd boss. Towards the end of the boss, the two DPS and myself all ended up dead because we had stacked together, then we all moved too soon and went BOOM. Woops! We all cheered as the PLD whittled down the last 10%. Was a bit embarrassing, but all was well in the world again...until the next pull.

So we're doing our thing, both packs get grabbed, and then I end up dead pretty much instantly. Not quite sure what happened, but I must have had aggro on a couple of mobs, hadn't adjusted accordingly, and it was a wipe. So while that one probably has some shared fault, the shame of it all was real. I knoooow I can do better, and I didn't.

When I keep making stupid mistakes, I tend to get feeling a bit...frazzled. And then more bad tends to happen. So on the last boss, I'm trying to heal up the tank and I hit my CURE button by accident. Not an oGCD, not cure II, basic cure. So then I'm like "OH GAWD, they're going to think I'm one of thoooose healers". lol. Geezus, I was a mess.

To everyone's credit, it was actually a rather fun run. Everyone was chatty, and supportive, and joking through the mishaps. I do wish I could have given out more comms in appreciation of dealing with the extra excitement. :X

[Absimiliard]

Daily expert roulette. Get Stigma Dreamscape.

a combat mentor (or whatever the name is)
doing half my DPS (as healer) on single target

You should've known how this was going to go down the second you saw that crown on them. The crown is basically code for "I consider glue a food group." The few mentors that are actually good at the game typically leave their crowns turned off so they don't get lumped in with all the chaff.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

The worst of all horror ensues after I click duty commence.

Wrong, jumbled mess glamour.

How did I even missed that… I apologized and insta-bailed after. Sorry folks! I’m unfortunately vain like that! >_>;;

[Vahlnir]

The worst of all horror ensues after I click duty commence.

Wrong, jumbled mess glamour.

How did I even missed that… I apologized and insta-bailed after. Sorry folks! I’m unfortunately vain like that! >_>;;

lol

I'm the same way sometimes. If I get REALLY focused on putting a glamour together I will forsake just about anything in game, even I've been waiting in a queue for a while. It has to be perfect or I'm not doing anything else.

[MilkieTea]

lol

I'm the same way sometimes. If I get REALLY focused on putting a glamour together I will forsake just about anything in game, even I've been waiting in a queue for a while. It has to be perfect or I'm not doing anything else.

Same! I have to look my best or else I'm just going to stay in my innroom fixing it.

[SenorPatty]

The worst of all horror ensues after I click duty commence.

Wrong, jumbled mess glamour.

How did I even missed that… I apologized and insta-bailed after. Sorry folks! I’m unfortunately vain like that! >_>;;

Bro, I'm the exact same way. If my glam is off even by one milimetre, I nope out any instance. Hell, I don't even want people in the overworld to see that. Where's a paperbag glam when you need to sprint back to the inn?