AlterBlika wrote: »Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »Try bringing 3 DPS into some of those hard Vet DLC dungeons and you won't get far.
We actually did a bunch of vDLC achievs (no-death, speedrun, hm) with 3 dds and 1 tank. It's much easier and faster, if dds know how to play. Otherwise yeah, would prefer a healer.
Although I think that healer is more needed to dds, rather than the tank. Because as a tank you survive nearly everything by yourself.
A friend/guildmate of mine thought this same thing. He would always want three DPS. One night they couldn't get their third DPS so I joined on my healer. I told them I would take care of a lot of the buffing and all the healing so they could remove those skills from their rotation and concentrate fully on DPS. After we finished he admitted the run went smoother with me healing than it does when they have three DPS.
These were very good players. The experience could be that dungeon only. Maybe others actually are faster and smoother with three DPS? For most players though in vet content a healer is going to make things easier.
It is very ridiculous and something that I do not agree with while in random/pug groups. It's fine if their pre-made group agrees with it, but it's not fine if others are expecting them to play the role that they signed up for.
It doesn't matter to me whether if it's normal or veteran -- they're not being a team player while in group content, it's annoying dealing with them, and it's also unfair to those who wait for their turn and put in the effort to play their role.
Fakers are just too lazy to properly play the role that they signed up for, they are too selfish to care, and they are completely inconsiderate of other people. And the only thing that they're doing in normal dungeons is teaching bad habits that carry over into veteran dungeons.
Also, increasing the rewards for veteran dungeons is unfortunately a bad idea. Because then everyone including the fakers will come there, even if they're not ready for the difficulty, expecting to get carried for the increased rewards. And that's a whole other problem -- people in veteran that are not yet ready for it...
AlterBlika wrote: »It is very ridiculous and something that I do not agree with while in random/pug groups. It's fine if their pre-made group agrees with it, but it's not fine if others are expecting them to play the role that they signed up for.
It doesn't matter to me whether if it's normal or veteran -- they're not being a team player while in group content, it's annoying dealing with them, and it's also unfair to those who wait for their turn and put in the effort to play their role.
Fakers are just too lazy to properly play the role that they signed up for, they are too selfish to care, and they are completely inconsiderate of other people. And the only thing that they're doing in normal dungeons is teaching bad habits that carry over into veteran dungeons.
Also, increasing the rewards for veteran dungeons is unfortunately a bad idea. Because then everyone including the fakers will come there, even if they're not ready for the difficulty, expecting to get carried for the increased rewards. And that's a whole other problem -- people in veteran that are not yet ready for it...
I tend to disagree. Nobody wants to wait 30+ mins for the content that can be solo'd in the mentioned time. If you pug for some vanilla dungeon and wait for half an hour to get in - that's only your choice. You guys literally don't understand the fact that you can finish these dungeons even as 4 dd, just care to slot some heals if needed, don't stay in aoe and learn to dodge and block.
I am a tank myself and I'll never ever go to vanilla vets/normal dlc on my tank build. This is not rewarding, nor is it challenging. I literally can stand still and not die. So why don't I go as a dd and speed up the process? I'm doing you a favor actually, because otherwise you would be stuck in the dungeon for a bit longer.
As for the increased rewards, it's like the case with vDLC pugs. You nearly never see a fake tank here. Because 90% (yeah, you can solo some vDLC) of fakers just don't have what it takes to tank dlc dungeons. Maybe in the first days there will be a bunch of fakes, but after some time everything will return to normal. They don't come there to waste your time. They come there to earn transmutes fast. And it is a working scheme.
Good tank prefer 3 dps
Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »This is such a serious issue because new players will see this behavior a lot and some will think it's acceptable and the way things are done. But then they get into a hard dungeon and they just ruin the run for everyone or they get frustrated when they pull the adds instead of the tank and just die. I'm not sure how ZOS will address this issue if they ever will but it's become so much worse than it was when I started in 2017.
I recently decided to try for some of the more interesting monster helms by doing vet DLC dungeons, none of which I had done before.
I ran a total of 5 vet dungeons as a dps, all via group finder, and each time the tank and healer were genuine, and the group understanding and helpful with the mechanics. They even stuck around at the end to offer unwanted gear drops.
Needless to say I got everything I needed and the whole experience was a joy.
ForzaRammer wrote: »I see fake DD way more often than fake support, in both proportion and total
James-Wayne wrote: »ForzaRammer wrote: »I see fake DD way more often than fake support, in both proportion and total
Totally agree. I see less people complaining about fake DD no idea why
James-Wayne wrote: »ForzaRammer wrote: »I see fake DD way more often than fake support, in both proportion and total
Totally agree. I see less people complaining about fake DD no idea why
Because it's not a thing, just a silly red herring.
There are players who are not as good as others at doing damage obviously just like there are real tanks and real healers who are not very good at their role.
Being a liar and cheating the system to jump the queue is a whole different issue.
ForzaRammer wrote: »I see fake DD way more often than fake support, in both proportion and total
People literally use heavy armor in DD builds and people say they're not fake DPS? if that's the case then I'm a tank on medium armor with a taunt(inner beast's buff is so good I consider it a dps skill lol ofc I don't use it if I'm not on the tank role tho before anyone asks) and a heal.
GloatingSwine wrote: »People literally use heavy armor in DD builds and people say they're not fake DPS? if that's the case then I'm a tank on medium armor with a taunt(inner beast's buff is so good I consider it a dps skill lol ofc I don't use it if I'm not on the tank role tho before anyone asks) and a heal.
You can be a tank in any armour you please. Block mitigation is more important for most situations than resistances, and you can get resistances from Major Resolve (and maybe minor if you have a healer).
Having a taunt, giving breach, and at least trying to stack mobs a bit is the 101 of tanking, after all.
Harry_Toes wrote: »ForzaRammer wrote: »I see fake DD way more often than fake support, in both proportion and total
As someone who runs dungeons (when I have time) as tank or healer exclusively - absolutely THIS.
To be fair, when I'm running a daily random PUG, I am often slotted into a beginner dungeon with sub level 50 players.
GloatingSwine wrote: »People literally use heavy armor in DD builds and people say they're not fake DPS? if that's the case then I'm a tank on medium armor with a taunt(inner beast's buff is so good I consider it a dps skill lol ofc I don't use it if I'm not on the tank role tho before anyone asks) and a heal.
You can be a tank in any armour you please. Block mitigation is more important for most situations than resistances, and you can get resistances from Major Resolve (and maybe minor if you have a healer).
Having a taunt, giving breach, and at least trying to stack mobs a bit is the 101 of tanking, after all.