It’s taking far longer than normal to fill a group for most instances lately. Most seem to believe the problem is mages stealing all the DPS spots for spellcleave runs, but in reality it’s almost impossible to find a willing tank or healer.
Despite a large number of warriors actually levelling in prot spec, many players are rigidly glued to their desired role, and too stubborn to play other roles. The “DPS” warriors utterly refuse to tank, even to make way for guildies to join them, and the “DPS” shamans and druids are creating further issues. The number of times I’ve seen warriors in /4 saying “LFM _____ tank last spot!” when they themselves could take on the role is far beyond silly now.
It feels like almost every dungeon I run, the first person to join my group is a druid who has to be heavily persuaded to tank, or a shaman who is really adamant that he won’t be healing our run.
I don’t know if this is “retail culture” but everyone needs to start being more flexible so that dungeon runs can go ahead. Maybe I should’ve mained druid after all, because as a rogue I can do nothing about it.
EDIT: While I don’t expect the healer classes to ONLY heal, I do expect people to fill the role the group needs. If you want to be a shaman DPS, that’s great, but if your group can only find a mage to fill the last spot, would it hurt to heal?
EDIT2:
As some of you are willing to believe I’m just some hardline, useless, pure DPS class who is crying about others not wanting to tank/heal while apparently I refuse to do the same, I feel the need to clarify my class history.
TBC -> MoP: Paladin, played all 3 specs at various points depending on group needs but mostly Ret
WoD -> Legion: Monk, again, all three specs to begin with until I ended up as MW healer for a Mythic progression guild (where I stayed for a couple months before quitting again due to it taking too much time)
Kronos 2: Warrior, wanted to tank, mostly tanked up to and at 60. DPS’d on occasion but usually I would just leave the group due to gear competition, it’s not like a DPS spot can’t easily be replaced.
Classic: Initially rolled a dudu called Moofart for the exact reason of playing all three roles, but I also made a rogue alt which I ended up enjoying more and sticking with. Druid is my alt now and rogue is my main
EDIT3:
I just tanked RFK as a rogue, and I will continue to tank. Since a pure DPS like me respecced into avoidance talents, can the healer classes start healing? Thanks.