What's stopping us from queueing without a job?

[Hyouretsuzan]

Report for what? GMs stated they won't intervene when vote kick is used due to different player strategy, you have to abide by what the majority decides.

You don't have to abide by anything. Opting out of using a job crystal is not and never will be a viable reason to use vote kick on someone. Of the reasons you can vote kick someone, not using a job crystal is not one of them. If you use the vote kick feature just because you see someone not using a job crystal is misuse of vote kick. Plain and simple.

[Lemuria]

You lose too many useful skills and stats to be of any real use to your party without your soul crystal. Want examples? Let's go...

Gladiator: Good luck tanking without Shield Oath against high DPS classes. Also, enjoy your lower HP margin and no Hallowed Ground.
Conjurer: No Regen, no Benediction, no Divine Seal. Three of your most powerful skills lost in a heartbeat. Also, lower Mind.
Arcanist: Carbuncle's only, classed as a DPS so no healing potential beyond Physick. No Fester or other truly damaging skills.

The other catch is that myth armor, relic and zodiac wepaons are locked to jobs, not classes. So unless you're sporting a full set of weathered gear, your stats are going to suffer in addition to the lack of a soul crystal.

[Valmar]

Not necessarily, Marauders are godly in PvP than Warriors (Then again, who PvP nowadays)

Small Exceptions exist, this is true.

[AmyNeudaiz]

There is nothing stopping you, other than the party who will immediately vote kick the person not wearing their soul crystal.

Sometimes when I feel like using Carbuncle because reasons I queue as Arcanist in trial roulette. I never get vote kicked lol. People never even say anything.

[ispano]

You must select a reason for using votekick and you will get suspended if you abuse votekick for kicking for a reason you didn't select (otherwise known as votekick abuse). Where did you get this ridiculous claim from?

This quote is from this thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...d-immediately.

Although we understand the impact that is caused after being removed from a duty finder group, please be aware that Game Masters will be unable to take action if a group member has been removed due to a player dispute, or if their game style differs (i.e. skipping in-game cutscenes, disagreement on using specific boss encounter tactics etc).

To avoid such incidents in the future, we would advise to speak with either the group leader or fellow party members when joining a new group to discuss any specific party restrictions that need to be addressed (i.e. any loot priorities, allowing group members to watch cutscenes etc).

It's from a GM responding to a report about being kicked. I don't think this is the original thread that quote was posted in either, looking for that now.

EDIT: Found it: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-at-its-best.

[Hyouretsuzan]

This quote is from this thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...d-immediately.



It's from a GM responding to a report about being kicked. I don't think this is the original thread that quote was posted in either, looking for that now.

EDIT: Found it: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-at-its-best.

This is mostly referred to pre-made parties. If you join a party and the leader (overall party members) don't like the fact that you are on a class and not on a job, then that is understandable. But if this is happening within a PUG'd group, then it's different. You can't switch jobs once you're in a duty. So if you're kicked, then its still misuse.

[ispano]

This is mostly referred to pre-made parties. If you join a party and the leader (overall party members) don't like the fact that you are on a class and not on a job, then that is understandable. But if this is happening within a PUG'd group, then it's different. You can't switch jobs once you're in a duty. So if you're kicked, then its still misuse.

You can't vote kick in premades. Also, read the quote. It literally says "removed from a duty finder group"

[Hyouretsuzan]

You can't vote kick in premades.

My apologies then. But this does raise an issue. Example: if someone (for whatever reason) join a duty via duty finder on a class, someone in your party say "woah, why are you using a class?" Then you shortly get kicked, what then? Was it justifiable? That person couldn't really switch jobs if he could, right? So did he deserve the kick? Should the person who initiated the kick be penalized?

[ispano]

My apologies then. But this does raise an issue. Example: if you (for whatever reason) join a duty via duty finder on a class, someone in your party say "woah, why are you using a class?" Then you shortly get kicked, what then? Was it justifiable? That person couldn't really switch jobs if he could, right? So did he deserve the kick? Should the person who initiated the kick be penalized?

The thing you have to remember, is that person alone cannot kick you. He can initiate the vote, but others have to agree to do so. It basically boils down to majority rules.

[Odett]

My apologies then. But this does raise an issue. Example: if someone (for whatever reason) join a duty via duty finder on a class, someone in your party say "woah, why are you using a class?" Then you shortly get kicked, what then? Was it justifiable? That person couldn't really switch jobs if he could, right? So did he deserve the kick? Should the person who initiated the kick be penalized?

Why should the initiator be penalized? You're choosing to not equip your job crystal and make the run harder for your group members. Purposely choosing to gimp your group members should justify a kick.