Quote Originally Posted by van_arn View Post
You're missing the point. Nobody gets to play at their own discretion because anyone can be voted away.

If the party doesn't want a slow pulling tank in Stormblood or Shadowbringers, I'm not going to leap to the tank's defense when the removal vote comes up. I'm not going to try to remove the healer that's trying to rescue them into the next pack, and I'm not going to try to remove the DPS that's helping the tank get more mobs.

Sure, back in Heavensward or ARR I'll be a bit more forgiving-- but that vote is what matters here, not one's on personal standards or inner sense of sanctimonious white knighting.

My own standards are pretty much rock bottom aside from what the party wants. If the party is terrible across the board and they all agree to slow pull everything always, then I just weigh the 30 minute penalty against the penalty of suffering in the party's presence. I don't care how much time I waste or gain, it's entirely a matter of if I'd rather enjoy 30 minutes without "these people" or 20 minutes with "these people." A slow pulling party that cracks jokes every pull is preferable to a drama-filled speedrun for me, at least. Heck, I'm even happy to attempt to solo bosses when I'm tanking just for giggles if the party is that bad, just to see if I can do it.

If we'd all be happier without an individual, of course, then they need to get the boot so everyone can have a better time. Including the person clearly upset that the party wants to do things differently than they do.
And you also miss the point. Pulling slow isn't playing the job wrong and doesn't mean the person sucks at playing it. Vote kicking someone just because they take a few more minutes of your time is petty. Use a few of those precious seconds to say "hey, you can pull more" and generally most people will pick up the pace.