Lock out is to heavy handed

[Verrin]

DPS queues can take a while & getting locked out for half an hour just cause you had to go afk is insane, SE if you want to fix a problem don't do it by making more.


Editing to respond to some of the posts
so I've seen a lot of people responding with the point of how can you miss for AFK 3 times in a day, but that was really just an oversimplified example so lets try a slightly different one

lets say a member of you FC has their tank drop mid dungeon & 2 people queue to help, unless one them runs a dungeon they had no intention of running in the first place, there's strike one
now lets add forgot to clear there duty finder & queued for the wrong thing, there's strike 2
& lets finish with your queues taking forever & you need to run to the restroom & it pops when your away, there's strike 3
^examples only & there's 101 more where they came from of decent reasons to get a strike

my only point is that 3 strikes over the course of a full day is easier then it sounds, i think if it was 3 strikes in 1-2 hours instead it would serve the same purpose without being overly harsh to the general population

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

Even without the penalty, you'd think more dps would pay attention to when their dungeon pops, because with the queues the way they are now, it sucks having to requeue. Suck it up and pay attention next time.

[seida]

I just don't get the complaining.

Three times.

THREE TIMES.

[MomomiMomi]

What the heck are people doing to miss their duty three times in a day? I at most miss it once, and that's pretty rare.

[magdahmhara]

I always make sure I afk 'before' I queue. If I absolutely 'have' to afk after that I leave the queue cause I figure I'm gonna be gone awhile. I just don't see the problem with the new system. My Dps queue times aren't really all that long anyway.

[Darkstride]

The lockout only triggers if you withdraw 3 times in a single day.

People keep using the "I went to get a drink" or "I had to go to the bathroom" excuses, which are legitimate, but you don't get locked out for doing it once.

Three times. In one day.

If you're getting the lockout, then plan ahead better, or do your AFK business faster.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I had to withdraw 3 times yesterday. I was leveling Ninja and kept getting stuck in combat chased across half the zone before it would allow me to change jobs to accept. You also can't accept the queue in a cutscene. It's like they just expect us to sit and wait, for 2-3 hours. I did not get the penalty though for some reason. You don't always have to be AFK to miss it there are times it simply just doesn't allow you to accept or give you time to change jobs.

[whoopeeragon]

I had to withdraw 3 times yesterday. I was leveling Ninja and kept getting stuck in combat chased across half the zone before it would allow me to change jobs to accept.

Unless you were walking, 45 seconds is plenty for you to run a FAIR distance away from whatever FATE or Leve you were doing to leash or lose agro on mobs and press a gearset button.

A queue popping while you're deep in Zahar'ak or U'ghamaro Mines = hello penalty.

Actually change U'ghamaro with Sapsa, since Sahagin and Elbsts seem to have 2x the sight range of any other mob.

Ok, this I can understand. I remember why I hated the Sylphlands...

[Alukah]

I had to withdraw 3 times yesterday. I was leveling Ninja and kept getting stuck in combat chased across half the zone before it would allow me to change jobs to accept. You also can't accept the queue in a cutscene. It's like they just expect us to sit and wait, for 2-3 hours. I did not get the penalty though for some reason. You don't always have to be AFK to miss it there are times it simply just doesn't allow you to accept or give you time to change jobs.

A queue popping while you're deep in Zahar'ak or U'ghamaro Mines = hello penalty.

Actually change U'ghamaro with Sapsa, since Sahagin and Elbsts seem to have 2x the sight range of any other mob.

[Felis]

I had to withdraw 3 times yesterday. I was leveling Ninja and kept getting stuck in combat chased across half the zone before it would allow me to change jobs to accept. You also can't accept the queue in a cutscene. It's like they just expect us to sit and wait, for 2-3 hours. I did not get the penalty though for some reason. You don't always have to be AFK to miss it there are times it simply just doesn't allow you to accept or give you time to change jobs.

You can skip CS and rewatch it in the Inn