Tanks are super VIP, healers are VIP, and DDs are plebs. Which group do you choose?

ixthUA

Rated by dungeon finder queue time. And why did you decide so?

Braffin

Plebian DD

Simple for me, as long as random people are involved I never would play a role which depends on the performance of other players in this game.

ixthUA

Various

At some point i realized that waiting in queue is longer than waiting newbie DDs to kill things.

Soarora

Super VIP tank

When I solo queue, I queue as tank. Duo queue I queue as tank or DPS. I mostly tank nowadays not only because the queue is fast but also because I just really enjoy tanking and helping PUGs get through content. I find myself in runs sometimes that I know most other tanks would drop out of but I try my best to make it work, be it through slotting a heal or by painfully wrangling things until they eventually die. I do pugs for the people more than the dungeons nowadays, the happiness of people getting clears brings me great joy.

kevkj

Plebian DD

Oakensorc DD is the only way to solo queue so you can guarantee the damage, hold the boss after the tank got flattened by a heavy and heal.

Braffin

Plebian DD

kevkj wrote: »

Oakensorc DD is the only way to solo queue so you can guarantee the damage, hold the boss after the tank got flattened by a heavy and heal.

Maybe it's the only way for you to do it on oakensorc. I'm fine with every dps-build with is capable to bring the necessary numbers.

endgamesmug

Plebian DD

Definitely damage any other role in randoms became a nightmare and long since abandoned a long time ago

chessalavakia_ESO

VIP healer

Healer.

If I queue as DPS, it takes forever and I worry people might complain about my damage.

If I queue as Tank, I worry people will complain about my tanking and I don't have every mechanic memorized.

As healer, next to nobody has seemed to really care about me. I get fast queue times and to spend much of my time playing DPS without the expectation of big damage and I have the kit to save myself when I stand in stupid. In the event that the group actually needs healing I get to feel useful.

Necrotech_Master

Various

if im queueing for a dungeon, most of the time im playing on my tank because i want the shorter queue time, the actual time spent in the dungeon is less of a issue for me

if im queueing as one of my dps because thats what i want to play, ill knock out other things while waiting on the queue like maps, skyshards, or just fight a WB for the fun of it, better than standing around doing nothing

SoraJP

Various

Oakensoul fake heal. It's to the point where If I queue as DD and get a real healer in the group, I hate it. It's soooo much faster with 3 DPS (all vet DLC dungeons, nonhm, can be done this way). Especially when I'm doing 75% of the damage as a fake healer. Even had some cases where I'm tankier than the tank, who claims he is a real tank.

FrancisCrawford

SoraJP wrote: »

Oakensoul fake heal. It's to the point where If I queue as DD and get a real healer in the group, I hate it. It's soooo much faster with 3 DPS (all vet DLC dungeons, nonhm, can be done this way). Especially when I'm doing 75% of the damage as a fake healer. Even had some cases where I'm tankier than the tank, who claims he is a real tank.

"Real" healers should do a lot of DPS in dungeons anyway. Just wear and proc a Major Courage set for yourself and others, and bring a good crossheal for emergencies.

Braffin

Plebian DD

SoraJP wrote: »

Oakensoul fake heal. It's to the point where If I queue as DD and get a real healer in the group, I hate it. It's soooo much faster with 3 DPS (all vet DLC dungeons, nonhm, can be done this way). Especially when I'm doing 75% of the damage as a fake healer. Even had some cases where I'm tankier than the tank, who claims he is a real tank.

Well, and there are still players around denying brokensoul in it's current state is bad for the game and groupplay in general

ixthUA

Various

From the poll results, after i put things into this perspective, there are far less DDs in the poll than DDs in the game.
Tank queue is instant, 1 sec or less. DD queue is like 300-600 seconds, so the are like 450 times more DDs than tanks?

Necrotech_Master

Various

ixthUA wrote: »

From the poll results, after i put things into this perspective, there are far less DDs in the poll than DDs in the game.
Tank queue is instant, 1 sec or less. DD queue is like 300-600 seconds, so the are like 450 times more DDs than tanks?

i wish the dps queue was 5-10 minutes lol, ive literally sat in the queue as a dps for almost 45 min before getting into a dungeon before lol (queued solo)

i find the minimum time for a dps queue is like 15 minutes, but the avg is closer to 20-30 min

El_Borracho

Various

If I want to run a dungeon multiple times, i.e. Fungal 1 pledge day, then I queue my tanks. If I want a quick random normal, tank. If I don't care and am doing other things, DD. If its a brand new dungeon that opened that week, DD.

Blood_again

I don't agree with your classification.
In 4-people content it is not about importance, but about responsibilities.

If I'm in the mood to work and be full responsible for what happens: where the boss stands and looks at, was he interrupted in time, do big mobs hit our healers etc - I queue as tank.
If I'm more relaxed but ready for some responsibilities like saving dummy who stayed in red - I run as healer.
As damager I can make silly things almost everywhere and the run will be smooth anyway.

So I would mark you groups like
Tanks - parents
Healers - big siblings
Damage dealers - bustling kindergarden

TybaltKaine

VIP healer

I run healer mostly because my hands don't let me play Guitar Hero DD efficiently enough anymore. Hard to keep up a solid rotation with mangled joints. I like Healing, it's more proactive and less reactive, I'm good at it, and when push comes to shove, I can bring the party back from the edge of disaster with some nifty Nightblade tricks.

I also Tank from time to time, but I find that less fun than healing. as it's basically a DD until you reach an actual boss