What's with the Early Pull Brigade?

[Ghishlain]

... but people griefing the group hunts also deserve to be reported for griefing and be blacklisted and/or removed from the hunt LS. Actions have consequences. Making up stories and complaining about won't change that simple truth.

As much as I personally agree that this such actions can be perceived as griefing, you do realize there is no such thing as "an early pull" in this game, yes? It's not against the ToS to do so. Though, as our friendly neighborhood LGM has stated, the social connotations of "early pulling" can have a negative impact on their game play experience (which is another debate entirely).

In reality, the people being frozen/stoned etc. will have a better chance to get full credit because after the reset those debuffs would have had the time to wear off and they can just easily pew-pew some more and get their full credit. And that is what people do and there is no issue.The only person that has problem with that is the solo early pulling troll, who would never get full credit anyways but now has their plan to be a jerk to everyone else foiled and is really unhappy about it and resorts to complaining on the forums and making up stories.

Not always: For example, group of 2 tanks and 6 WHMs go into a S-Rank hunt. WHMs burn through all their MP using Cure III, Medica, and Medica II. Mobs get reset and all WHMS are near depleted in MP with no real way to recover that MP. How do you propose they get their contribution points now? No matter how you look at it, a reset can and most likely will harm several people despite the intentions of the reset itself.