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

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I was tanking a boss in a dungeon, and it started casting a tankbuster with the red telegraph around me. Right before it goes off the healer rescues me on top of him and kills himself.

That is big brain move to nope out. Thank you, I’m cracking up

My guess is probably a fatfingered Rescue from trying to cast something on you.

[SenorPatty]

Welp, I just bounced from the most cringe worthy expert run in less than 2mins, with me being the cringe.

It was supposed to be just another regular run with good ole white mage. I hadn't touched the job in a week but it's not like I had forgotten how to play it, right? "Right" you might say.

WRONG.

First, I wipe the group, flailing my keyboard almost across the room (okay, it actually just fell by my feet) because I coudn't find my regens on my hotbar. Then I wipe the group again cuz I couldn't find holy. I nope out of there and see that for some UNHOLY reason, I shifted some spells around like a GODDAMN MANIAC, instead of leaving them where they usually are.

To the group in Smileton, I'm so sorry guys. I don't know what possessed me but all I can do is fix my hotbar...away from people where I can't hurt them (from not properly healing them, that is). I feel so bad. SO BAD.

[SturmChurro]

Meant to post this the other day, so I had queued for alliance raid roulette, and saw probably more leavers than ever before. It was the Goug alliance raid (Ridorana Lighthouse). Pretty funny, all things considered. As soon as someone left it was like one after the other until there were very few of us left, but we got us some replacements, and it filled up right after. I don't think I had ever seen so many leavers in that roulette aside from in like Dun Scaith or Orbonne, years back. Even when I've gotten Orbonne the very few times more recently - I hadn't seen so many. A bunch of people must not like prime numbers or something.

[RobynDaBank]

Honestly, I can't fathom why people instantly leave when a certain instance pops up on a roulette. I'm no one to judge if things go down south and then people leave, but just immediately zooming out IMO is a timewaste. I'd rather actually play through the game and bear some wipes, than twiddle my thumbs for 30 minutes.

[Driavna]

Tanked Asphodelos second circle NM and slowly die from auto attacks since both healers decided to not heal me (was using CDs and did not have any vul stack). As soon as I die I got a rez right away.

[SturmChurro]

Tanked Asphodelos second circle NM and slowly die from auto attacks since both healers decided to not heal me (was using CDs and did not have any vul stack). As soon as I die I got a rez right away.

When healers actually aren't healing.

[Cubsbane]

Alliance Raid, Tower... at Paradigm's Breach as SCH hell yeah. MCH says something about not having done this as MCH before but they'll try to not mess up. I assume this means they're also getting used to being MCH in general and are going to be looking at their abilities a lot. I picked up DNC again after a year of not touching it, so I can relate.

Another alliance's tank dips immediately, so we're stuck waiting. Out of boredom, people begin to jump to their deaths. A grim scene, but not what I am here to talk about.

Once we get going, from the first fight until Hansel & Gretel, the MCH is having a very rough time, repeatedly getting hit and dying. Then, partway through the H&G fight, I send them a raise and... notice the disconnect symbol. After a bit, they fully disconnect.

It's possible their internet decided to die at the worst time, adding insult to injury. But the timing really makes me suspect that they were just frustrated and shut down their game.

It really bugs me when people do that. I know you're frustrated, but don't pass that frustration on to us.

(If I am wrong, disregard that and I'm sorry you had a bad day, MCH.)

SGE co-healer never overwrote my shields though! It was a pleasant run.

[Skivvy]

Just got out of a miserable Orbonne Monastery run. People died, some bad things were being done, but that wasn't even the issue as I tend to enjoy the spicier runs (keeps it entertaining). But one of the healers was crotchety as could be and it was killing the vibe.

They kept dropping snippy comments when certain mechs weren't done correctly, like when an orb wasn't placed in the right spot and we had to side-step a little (the horror!), or after a couple of random deaths in the group. We had new people, things are gonna happen. The healer did also ended up dying a couple of times themselves, the most memorable was at the final boss when she goes invulnerable and all you have to do is dodge. I reaaally wanted to drop a lil' snark, but alas, I was good and stayed mum.

Some people are far too grumpy to be interacting with the general public.

[MiaShino]

Some people are far too grumpy to be interacting with the general public.

Many many many of the jaded healers out there in the wilds Some do not understand the power of just venting away into the ether without actually typing it into the game and how much it helps reduce the feist. I may be a sassy lala on the forums at the times but will never lay into someone in the game. I know how that feels and it will possibly make the others perform even worse. Now they are new and sad or nervous.

Speaking of the sassyness, assisting friends with their roulettes places us within the wiping city once agayn. Seriously, when half of the alliance is in cutscene stop fricken rapid fire pulling stuffs. It drives me bonkers! This. Is. Not. Crystal Tower. It cannot always be ignore mechanics o'clock. Sometimes someone may wish to gasp place waymarks for A,B,C or give basic explanation of mechanics. Also tanks, we must have the talk. Soooo, tanks oh tanks please start paying attention to something outside of your hotbar and the bosses face. For the love of the twelve there miiiiight be ads to tank or mechanics you must dodge. Mmhmm, you actually must avoid certain things as tank. At the least they were mitigating... Progress, I suppose.

Ohhhhh and somehow there were no wipes, the power of healing your heart out.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

Meant to post this the other day, so I had queued for alliance raid roulette, and saw probably more leavers than ever before. It was the Goug alliance raid (Ridorana Lighthouse). Pretty funny, all things considered. As soon as someone left it was like one after the other until there were very few of us left, but we got us some replacements, and it filled up right after. I don't think I had ever seen so many leavers in that roulette aside from in like Dun Scaith or Orbonne, years back. Even when I've gotten Orbonne the very few times more recently - I hadn't seen so many. A bunch of people must not like prime numbers or something.

Weird. Ridorana is the easiest one of that set.