Quote Originally Posted by Magis View Post
I haven't played FFXI in ages, but was this something added in later or since launch? I recall you could join in someone elses fight, you just wouldn't get items... maybe I am miss remembering.

Anyway, the point is a person sitting on the mob by themselves isn't going to last long anyway.
It was that way from NA launch, but I haven't played in about 6 years so they might have changed it. In the early days of HNM/gods, it wasn't uncommon for healers to be outside the alliance fighting him, and for mages to be swapped in and out of the alliance while recovering MP.

All it takes is a couple people at the mob and they can hold it while the rest of the group gathers up, and several dozen people just stand there watching.