Quote Originally Posted by Pwnznewbz View Post
As someone that liked ACN and has built an i86 gear set to try out the possibilities of adventuring with Carbuncle, I can definitely relate to the want to try raids/instances as ACN instead of SMN. Having said that, you are extremely gimping dps. I've tried since creating my i90 ACN post and the dps, which I can confirm now, is at least 15% lower.

However, I don't think that is enough of a reason to get kicked from CT or other DF related raids/instances. Since ACN is a class choice for queuing, and you can que so long as you meet mandatory ilvl requirements, then your group should be fine with your involvement in the party. But, I am betting there is more to this story since you were indeed kicked from a CT raid... probably not doing something right such as pulling bosses early, or wiping the raid by not doing your role properly.
In that one Raid's case, none of the above. Joined on the Vassago part, they wiped because it was going badly which is why there was a space for me, and I joined, then started it anew. Did my thing for the fight, there were no issues, I didn't go down, or anything like that. Soon as the fight ends and we move on to Behemoth, I got to the top of the steps and got kicked five seconds later. No one said anything, no one even looked at me. I just got booted for no literal reason. I implore people to kick me if I know I can't make any sort of a difference incase I don't know a fight or am geared horribly, level 30 gear in CT for example, but this was one case of Class Elitism in a Raid that is not all that difficult when everyone knows what to do. Everyone could in each 8 man party do the fight on Classes if they wanted to, and I saw a video someone posted of a "Marauder DPS class" the other day. They stayed at range and just threw buffed Tomahawks the entire time. There were people that laughed, then other's that got pissed off at them. They did not get booted for literally messing around and doing less damage though, they stayed in every raid they participated in the OP said in a later post I believe. Yet I could go in and do my Role very well, not cause undue problems and still participate, and I got booted for nothing.

There are obvious times when I can say where I made a mistake in my playing, that was not one of them.