I really hate the duty finder

[Quesse]

I literally cringe every time I have to use the thing. The potential for it to screw me over is so great because it is so poorly designed.

Number one problem is the wait time. I shouldn't have to wait longer than 30 minutes for any dungeon. Otherwise, what is the point? Sometimes I just have an hour or two to play and by the time the duty finder pops, my time is gone.

The excessive wait time leads to two other issues:
1) After waiting 30+ minutes I get completely bored and start browsing on the internet or doing other stuff. Then duty finder pops with its 30 second warning and I miss it.
2) I switch to crafting to try and alleviate the crazy wait time by being productive. I'm in the middle of some HQ syth and duty finder pops. I have to break my syth immediately and switch jobs and click go. Most of the time I don't make it.

So I'm left with option 3 which is having to just sit in one place and stare at my duty finder window for 60 minutes until it pops so I can click it within the 30 seconds it give me. Could you possibly make this at least a little more user friendly???

Other problems are also exacerbated by the excessive crazy wait times. AFKers, people who leave mid party, people who leave upon pop of duty finder, undergeared people -- none of this would be that big a deal if you could immediately pop in with a new party of people.

Adding insult to injury is the fact that when you finally do find that special group of intelligent people and come away with the win, your efforts earn you an instant disband with no option to repeat.

Please tell me there are massive improvements coming for this tool. Please.

[cane]

All I can think is imagine how sweet it would be if the duty sound would be loader and pop up even while being outside of the game doing something else on your computer. Just like dota 2 for example, you can't miss that sound and you can hear it doing other stuff on your computer

[Azaradi]

All I can think is imagine how sweet it would be if the duty sound would be loader and pop up even while being outside of the game doing something else on your computer. Just like dota 2 for example, you can't miss that sound and you can hear it doing other stuff on your computer

You can enable in-game sounds while the game runs in the background. Still hear other stuff, but you can stay in an inn room and turn off BGM and it should be quiet other than the queue pop.

[cane]

All I can think is imagine how sweet it would be if the duty sound would be loader and pop up even while being outside of the game doing something else on your computer. Just like dota 2 for example, you can't miss that sound and you can hear it doing other stuff on your computer

I did not know that. Thanks for telling me. Still I wish the same would stand out a bit more as I can imagine it's still fairly easy to miss

[dragonflyseksparade]

You know what really grinds my gears? Queing for AK with a pre-made 4 person group and having to wait 25 minutes for an instance server to have a slot for us. Thats effing ridiculous.

Is it possible to run into AK and bypass this? If so, Duty Finder really needs some work.

[Horg]

@OP *raises eyebrow* it takes you over 45 seconds to change your gear? I've definitely gone downstairs to grab a drink, which expands to throwing the ball for the dog then stopping in at the bathroom and missing my queue pop but I've yet to come even close to failing to throw on a new set of gear. And yes, if you set up the options correctly you can make it notify you with a sound when it pops.

As a DPS I expect the 30 minute wait for a dungeon queue, you can't expect the DF to force people to roll tanks/healers to alleviate that. Though SE has been talking about implementing a bonus for playing roles that are needed most at the time, which should help a bit. As dragonflyseksparade pointed out the only real issue is the fact that we don't have a dungeon server which can handle the overwhelming amount of AK farming that goes on everyday.

[ZealHoss]

Having to plan in a 30 minute wait before even starting a dungeon while already having a full group is garbage. What do you think happens when you make 1 dungeon for myth stones? Upgrade the dungeon servers already quit wasting are time! And act like a leader in the gaming industry, not a whiny company that fails 2 launches and asks us to be patient. That being said, i usually watch teevox on my second monitor waiting for ques

[Raenryong]

@OP *raises eyebrow* it takes you over 45 seconds to change your gear? I've definitely gone downstairs to grab a drink, which expands to throwing the ball for the dog then stopping in at the bathroom and missing my queue pop but I've yet to come even close to failing to throw on a new set of gear. And yes, if you set up the options correctly you can make it notify you with a sound when it pops.

As a DPS I expect the 30 minute wait for a dungeon queue, you can't expect the DF to force people to roll tanks/healers to alleviate that. Though SE has been talking about implementing a bonus for playing roles that are needed most at the time, which should help a bit. As dragonflyseksparade pointed out the only real issue is the fact that we don't have a dungeon server which can handle the overwhelming amount of AK farming that goes on everyday.

Some HQ pieces take about 2mins~ to craft, give or take.

[BlueMage]

Um, if you're AFKing out because you're alt-tabbed, how about turning on game sound when the game is minimized? Its in the settings. Problem solved.

[dragonflyseksparade]

Some HQ pieces take about 2mins~ to craft, give or take.

:O

I had an AK pop on me as soon as I started a 1star green recipe. I clicked fast and completed the item, I hqed it with an 80+% chance, closed my crafting window, changed to whm, and clicked ready with about 5 seconds to spare. I suppose if its the first time you've crafted something or you're still new to crafting it may take that long, but 2 mins is a long time!