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

[Kolsykol]

I've been at this two full days in a row it's always the same but this was just weird lol.

*Joins another P3S group, after adds*


Copied directly from chat, changed names for privacy.

(Player A): ok
(Player A): That guy
(Player A): you good?

(That guy): iam new to the game
(That guy): sorry

(Player A): dude

(Player B) wth???

(That guy): just killed second, watched some videos

(Me): srsly can people stop joining wrong groups lol

(That guy): and wanted to do the third now
(That guy): as said, iam new

(Me): this was after adds and onwards

(That guy): maybe i missread something

(Player A): then join a practice from start

Asphodelos: The Third Circle (Savage) has ended.
You have entered a sanctuary.

(Tone police): wow dont be so harsh on him

(Player A): read the description and you wont be in a wrong group

'' That guy '' has left the party.

(Me): no comment, I am just tired of it

(Player A): we werent even harsh lol

(Me): every single group new or not, at some point my patience just runs out

(Player A): i dont think he knew about pf descriptions or smth, probably no bad intentions, just new xd



(Tone police): you could have explained it to him in a nicer tone


(Player A): how you gonna judge someones tone through a text

(Me): if we explained it to him we'd have to practice it and it's not for practicing those early mech


(Tone police): i dont like your attitute

Tone police has left the party.

(Player A): watch your tone young man





Wow, I can't believe how toxic we were.
Spent over a hour forming the group and it collapsed in two pulls I think we were being freaking saints lol.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

How are you new to the game in the second to last fight of the super hard mode endgame Raid?

[Kolsykol]

How are you new to the game in the second to last fight of the super hard mode endgame Raid?

Yeah if you've cleared two fights at least you should know how pf works lol.
It literally said in the description that we were going to practice after adds, even if you're new it should just be common sense.
I dunno but it honestly came across like an excuse to me, it's not like this was the first time either I've spent two full days basically trying to get past adds and it has been the same almost every time.
People can't do the numbers or put the fires down on the squares....
And there's constantly people dying repeatedly to the Cinderwings and Plumes.

Altho on a more positive note, I finally ended up in a good party in the last one just now and saw enrage at least.
But it has really felt like I've had to wade through an endless ocean of frustration and pain to just get an even somewhat competent group it reminds me a lot of the limit cut in P2S altho that time it basically took an entire week to get past it and get a kill.
I don't think there was a problem with our tone, I think Mr Tone Police was being pretty ridiculous and overly sensitive.
But it definitely does make you extremely frustrated with people when you keep running into the same thing over and over again.
My tolerance for toxicity is very low but I feel like we would've been justified in going way harder, just wasting over an hour of peoples time like that is what's actually toxic and you deserve people being mad at you at that point.

Seeing enrage and practicing the final phases a lot of times after all that I'd call a sucess at least.

[Cincierta]

To the RDM that had died on the last boss of Breach just now and I had ressurected right into a building launch: I am so sorry. D:

[TheMightyMollusk]

P4 normal in raid roulette. Four people get blown into the spikes. Healer hits LB3. Those four people get raised, still standing on the spikes, and immediately die again. Then the rest of us die laughing.

[Rannie]

P4 normal in raid roulette. Four people get blown into the spikes. Healer hits LB3. Those four people get raised, still standing on the spikes, and immediately die again. Then the rest of us die laughing.

It's always hilarious when that happens. Lol

[EvonyRose]

More and more I think about getting my DNC geared up and melded properly so I can actually play it well and break this curse of sub-par or outright idiotic DNCs that have only grown more numerous since EW dropped - but then I realize, with my rotten luck, I'll just get paired with these "I refuse to DNC partner the other DNC" types. Which'd tilt me even more than if I'm on a non-DPS class.

Oh man. Are YOU in luck. Because you have reminded me of what happened to me sometime last month with this very same problem with DNCs...

Queued into Trial roulette. On I believe was my WAR at the time to get it to 90
Got Immaculate. With THREE DNCs. One RPR. My friend came as OT GNB (He doesn't like Mting and I don't like aggro wars so it works out). And I can't tell you what the healers were cause I don't remember.

DNC#1 partners the RPR... then got to watch in annoyance as DNC#2 and DNC#3 partners me and my friend on tanks..

Fight starts and I gently point out that DNC Standard stacks on DNC. So they should partner eachother over tanks... “When did that change?” asks DNC#2. I simply say. 'Always, Ever, Since release' (I didn't really play DNC when it first came out, so if there actually was a change the few months before I played it. Thats on me)

DNC#2 “It doesn't. They overwrite eachother I just checked” Glance at the DNC and see them with two Standards and Two Closed Partition up. Confused I point out they have two so thats not overwriting anything. Then I notice both mine AND my co-tank's are gone so DNC#3 listened and partnered #2. But #2 threw it on the RPR that already had DNC#1's

So here I am. On PS5. Trying to still be doing at least something passable as an MT and DMG while trying to once again explain it stacks on a “DNC” and “Devilment does not stack though” (Important)

They continue to say I'm wrong, and how they keep testing it and it doesn't work even finally putting Partition on DNC#3. Only to claim again it overwrote their stacks and throws it back on me. I simply say “You do you” during this and focus on the fight instead of chat as this happens.

Fight is over. I got my friend laughing in my ear as I'm groaning in annoyance I make small mention of Balance discord and checking it out before leaving.


But WAIT. Theres MORE...

They are ON MY SERVER!. And Proceed to tend me a tell.

Informing me that a DNC doesn't “crystal ball that should not be named much higher than a tank. And it doesn't make up for the LOSS OF DEVILMENT” …What I will post below is our conversation word for word (I screenshotted to show my friend why I was suddenly muttering profanities)

Me: Loss of devilment? WHERE?
Me: Don't overwrite eachother and you get TWO?
DNC#2: Even if finish stacks devilment does not
Me: DON'T use them at the same time?
DNC#2 Yes because I should trust pugs to cordinate something like that
Me: Man you right “I'll use mine first” is hard.
DNC#: Plus that would mean either delaying my technical step or losing out on devil with my technical step.
Me: Technical doesn't stack no matter who you partner with.
Me: That has nothing to do with what I said.
DNC#: It does actually
Me: My lord man.
Me: You do you.
DNC#2: Technical step has the same cooldown as devilment If I delay devilment that means it won't be in the same window as technical step.
DNC#2: Overall the biggest DPS loss that fight was out argument..
(Imma about done at this point)
Me: I said Standard stacks,
Me: It does.
Me: You said it doesn't.
Me: You go on ahead and reread that whole argument.
Me: I even pointed out devil didn't stack.
Me: But once again man. You do you.


They finally stopped replying.. I was annoyed. Friend was wheezing in laughter at me..

Normal day for me in good ol' DF..

[Rilifane]

P4 normal in raid roulette. Four people get blown into the spikes. Healer hits LB3. Those four people get raised, still standing on the spikes, and immediately die again. Then the rest of us die laughing.

I'm not too fond of death walls because pulling someone with me when it's wipe time and I hop off is so much more rewarding than just flopping down in a death wall.
But heal lb3 ressing people in a death zone and watching them die again immediately never gets old.
They see you use heal lb3 and know they'll just get another free weakness.

[SenorPatty]

I've been at this two full days in a row it's always the same but this was just weird lol.

*Joins another P3S group, after adds*


Copied directly from chat, changed names for privacy.

(Player A): ok
(Player A): That guy
(Player A): you good?

(That guy): iam new to the game
(That guy): sorry

(Player A): dude

(Player B) wth???

(That guy): just killed second, watched some videos

(Me): srsly can people stop joining wrong groups lol

(That guy): and wanted to do the third now
(That guy): as said, iam new

(Me): this was after adds and onwards

(That guy): maybe i missread something

(Player A): then join a practice from start

Asphodelos: The Third Circle (Savage) has ended.
You have entered a sanctuary.

(Tone police): wow dont be so harsh on him

(Player A): read the description and you wont be in a wrong group

'' That guy '' has left the party.

(Me): no comment, I am just tired of it

(Player A): we werent even harsh lol

(Me): every single group new or not, at some point my patience just runs out

(Player A): i dont think he knew about pf descriptions or smth, probably no bad intentions, just new xd



(Tone police): you could have explained it to him in a nicer tone


(Player A): how you gonna judge someones tone through a text

(Me): if we explained it to him we'd have to practice it and it's not for practicing those early mech


(Tone police): i dont like your attitute

Tone police has left the party.

(Player A): watch your tone young man





Wow, I can't believe how toxic we were.
Spent over a hour forming the group and it collapsed in two pulls I think we were being freaking saints lol.

It's the age of getting offended on the behalf of someone else. Reading with tone instead of trying to read things as neutrally as possible is just icing on the cake.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Oh man. Are YOU in luck. Because you have reminded me of what happened to me sometime last month with this very same problem with DNCs...

My faith in humanity slips further and further every day. The fact that one DNC sent you a tell to harass you about it after is just... bruh. Look at the Balance. You will literally find all the DNC guides you could want that tell you, very clearly, that your SS buff won't overwrite on another DNC. Partnering a DPS is always better than partnering a tank or, god forbid, a healer - unless that DPS is just truly horrible and the tank/healer is doing way more damage contribution.

Genuinely don't know why people pick up classes and then not even bother to research it even a little bit, or read their tooltips half the time.