Where do you find "The Love"?

[Quark]

On the other hand... as examples, Quark and NSD seem to really enjoy their roles in groups as rogues, and before his hiatus Pesmerga seemed to be the perfect example of someone who both excelled and enjoyed playing a hunter in groups.

I have taken on many more responsibilities than just a Rogue that plays. For one, I have become a backseat puller. I'll scout out the mobs, Darian will pull, and I'll call what's coming out if we're doing a long pull. I'm the first to volunteer for Sap, and am always ready on the Distract button to help save from adds or pull solo patrollers. Darian knows how much I hate being Main Assist, and one of the main reasons for that is I'm so willing to go off into my own world to handle a situation. Stuff like peeling off for a blind, going into stunlock mode for a caster, or just trying to save the priest.

Part of my non-DPS mode comes from the fact that I had no tank getting to 60. It was always chaotic, so I had to be ready to use all my skills at my disposal.

But in general, you're right.  Of course, the line you've drawn IS basically the DPS split.  On our UBRS raids, if someone's running damage tracker you see it plainly (except when I've let someone else main tank and moved myself into DPS mode, in which case I usually out-damage a hunter or two, maybe the 'lock, and on one inexplicable occasion a mage).  And as such, I think that what keeps the DPS classes interested is basically just seeing how much damage they're doing.  Outside of laughter and issuing direction, the most common thing you're going to hear on TeamSpeak is someone gushing over the massive crit they just landed.

Too bad it's usually the Warlock or Hunter, since they have the talents to get that massive one hit :). In some respects this is true. Having DamageMeters running keeps me honest and involved - the evidence is right there if I'm slacking off, since I consider myself to be having a bad night if I finish out of the top (5man), top 2 (10man), or top 3 (15 man).

Some other responses show how running DamageMeters can help - it shows the contribution of non-tank/healers. I can say for one thing, my view on class balance shifted dramatically once I consistently saw the numbers in front of my own eyes. It's also common to hear at the end of the raids "post the stats, Quark!" Sometimes it can be an eye opener, though, and there's been a few times where I didn't want to post the stats but someone else asked :shuriken:.

It's kind of ironic that when things go wrong, I'm almost always ready to break off damage to go do something preventative. My talent and gear is designed for one thing only - damage. Well, that and Improved Sap.

But Sommli IS a fantastic DPS-monkey, damnit. ;)
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That showoff with his epic daggers :P Sommli also keeps himself preoccupied just by acting nonsensical. Others do it to, though not to his extent, and it just reminds you that you're supposed to have fun playing this game. Some runs that could have been really boring were made fun just by the way we were acting.