this is getting Ridiculous

[Kinseykinz]

I had a GM say that pulling early repeatably knowing people are coming is considered a griefing tactic because it's the same reason resetting mobs is against ToS and considered a griefing tactic. It's because it "interrupts the progress of other players".

The ONLY way I could see this being a 'griefing tactic' is if you verbally agreed to waiting for others to arrive either in /p /ls /FC or /sh ...or if you knowingly joined a group that had such rules (aka Hunt Linkshell). Because SE has set in place a 'grey area' of the rule book that if you agree to a specific party rule/drop lot etc, and then go against it after saying 'sure no problem' you can be in trouble for not keeping your end of the deal. But that's only additional player agreements that are busted. (Like WHM comes into ST and says 'anyone mind if I lot on the MNK body if it drops, I really need it' and you say 'sure NP and then Need lot it and win it when it drops' They can report you ...and win. But if you said 'Uh, I want it too, so sorry but no' They can't do crap because the game's actual rules on lotting are role and if you win=yours.

So I assume the same can be said of hunt groups. If you agree to their rules, and then don't follow them=griefing. If you never agreed in the first place, no issues, pull however you want.

But no, a solo player, small group, band of strangers who see it first and pull it, there is no 'griefing' in that.