they could add an afk reason toggle which adds the same punishment during a kick. but of course that depends on people not lying.
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Putting the power to not only kick players from a group, but to also inflict the penalty on them in the hands of players is a non-starter. It's not worth considering or suggesting because it would never happen. I often /facepalm when I see people make suggestions like "scrap <system I don't like> and rebuild it like <rants on with overly complex system>". If someone is going to make a suggestion for something in an MMO, they need keep it within the realm of things the devs would reasonably consider. Otherwise they're just making noise.
I can't claim that my opinion is the same as the devs. I can only go by two decades of experience both playing games and helping develop some. There are certain things that are just not realistic to ask for in an MMO. Like asking for a button that gives you enough gil to hit the cap. Or a button that auto demolishes another player's home so you can take it. Asking for the devs to give players the power to inflict the dungeon penalty on others is equally unrealistic.
Yawn! You're seriously going to go all in on the BS? The first two are fake ridiculous examples. Players are given options to give penalties to other players all the time. What do you think a kick is? Or reporting for RMT? To not put it in the "realistic" ballpark, just makes me think you are one of the AFKers trying to protect yourself. And don't think that telling me you played video games for 20 years impresses me. I have shoes older then that.