DPS deserve commendations too!

[Voidmage]

On tank I've asked dps to LB giga pulls (like the Mt gulg one) before. I think so many ranged kinda just forget it exists, but every time I've asked people jump at the chance

I’m a caster main and had it a few times that I was dogpiled for using LB on trash packs.
Most often from tanks or healers and sometimes from melee who go off the rails if you do that.

I guess others had that experience too so I usually only do it if there is no melee in the party.

On the topic:
Normally I get the most comms as a melee dps.

You can zip around as a blm playing perfectly or rez the party on rdm and get no comms.
Then you can have a bad day where you stand in every aoe possible and get the pity commendation. It’s really random.

It’s best to just not care too much about them.

Tank gets it if they don’t instant pull or use a countdown,
Healer gets it if they rez me quite fast,
DPS gets it if they know how to play their job.
Other than that it goes to:
People who said hello > funny people > good portraits > female Miqo’te / female Au’ra / Thightlander > Lalafell > everyone else > Furries.

[AddictedToWitches]

I usually give comms to whoever's portrait I like best nowadays tbh
A lot of people also just leave instantly before you can comm them
Honest to god, wish they would change it and let you comm more than 1 person or even a button to commend all

[dspguy]

It is almost a subconscious decision. Comms go to tanks and healers because in most cases (outside of 24-man), that's who you are waiting for in order to get into the dungeon.

[genuine_stranger]

"If you don't have a nice picture, you don't get a com."

- Me

[Attic_Gnome]

I used to default my comms to tank if I am on healer; or healer if I am on anything else. Now, though, I just comm the cutest portrait.. provided they didn't get their ass kicked repeatedly in the run.

[Zolvolt]

I only comm dps if the dungeon ends quickly enough to notice mechanics being skipped

[Crafoutis]

I commend DPS all of the time, typically because my commendation criteria are pretty specific and more often than not it ends up being one of the DPS.

Unfortunately with the given player population, it takes me a while to do the weekly commendation challenge because often there won't be an eligible player to commend.

[Maxilor]

If a RDM saves a run by spamming VerRaise, you can bet they are getting a comm from me.

Mostly because I've been there and saved a run and got squat because my icon is Red instead of Green or Blue.

[SquigglySquigs95]

I'll comm good players, period.
Sure a nice portrait helps, same with a cute or funny name, or a nice glamour. But playing well means you get my comm.
And if you're nice in chat that usually locks in the comm regardless of role.

I have a decent number of commendations for my playtime, I had some 1100~ at the end of SHB. I started maining DRG (previously DRK main from HW-SHB end) and my comms are currently sitting at 2350~, a large section of which are from me just doing DRG stuff in dailies. Some are from me leveling healers and tanks, sure, but nowhere near the bulk of them since the start of EW come from those roles.

[Uncle_Jafar]

if I get any comms, its usually in aurum vale as BLM