Quote Originally Posted by Adire View Post
Why they were locked out doesn't matter. The fact is, they did not contribute.
Why they were locked out DOES matter. Very rarely when a player is locked out of a fight it's because it's their fault. Impatient tanks, accidental pulls by healer or DPS, DC-ing, one player disliking someone for whatever reason and initiating the fight just so they do get locked out, among a myriad of other things can cause a player to get locked out of a fight. Let alone if you just vote-kicked someone for being horrible in the party, and someone joins to take their place, should THEY be punished if your team gets too impatient to wait for them to run up to where you are? The answer is no.

As much as RNG sucks, the system we have now is the fairest we've got. While OP's situation is horrible and we've all been there, there is an answer: if you know you're gonna level a job to want the gear you're grinding for, just go do it so you can roll need over greed. Next people will say players can't give commendations unless a meter in the game proclaims player x hit certain parameters and are now worthy of getting said commendation.