The optimal position for a thf in delve runs, all factors equal, is as a TH/Puller with a stronger DD in the DD slot. PUGs HAVE to assume all factors equal when picking people unless they know something about you. Just because YOU can beat scrub DDs does not somehow give you some special entitlement to go DD to an anonymous PUG because they dont know you and the rational way to build a group is to put the thf in the 3rd party.
If you are getting stuck in the pull slot and you want to DD, it is on YOU to prove your value to the leader (through reputation or somehow selling them on the idea).
This expectation that thf 'should' be accepted as a DD in general PUG delve runs is, bluntly, silly. Ive been one of those thfs fighting for my right to DD for over a decade, but if I make a pug and have 1 DD spot left and see Anonymous Mnk/Drk/Sam/War and Anonymous Thf,
what possible reason would i have to pick the weaker job?
And that is the point. If you do not know the PLAYER, then you are picking a JOB. And thf as a JOB is weaker than a conventional DD JOB. Once you realize that people do PUGs based on JOBs, its no longer offensive/hurtful when you get pushed into that TH *** slot, even when you know your better. No rational person with understanding of the math in this game will dispute that thf is a weaker JOB, so why would people get butthurt about not being desired by the general population?
Its not personal, its job roles. You can buck the trend through hard work to a degree, but unless that PUG leader KNOWS that you are the exception, you will be treated as the rule. I dont know why some people fight so hard against that simple notion.
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And before more whining about not being on topic,
Topic: (Thf) Performance as DD in Delve
The topic is ways to make thf better in delve:(which is really asking, i wanna DD in delve, but people wont let me. why cant I? What can I do about it)
A: You can act as a DD through being a superior player/gear to the 'regular' DDs you are around.
-OK ive done that, but i still cant get in!?
A: Make a name for yourself as a cut above so that they will accept you. Without a name, your just a job, and thf as a job is not an optimal choice for a DD spot.