* Players cannot dismiss or add party members while undertaking exploratory missions.

[SuperZay]

Anyone concerned about this? If votekick is not available, then DF explorations can become leechers, bots and trolls playground who could just remain at starting point and only loot for precious items and gear when their party obtains chests. And there's nothing that can be done about it.

[Kogasan]

It sounds very concerning to me hope se rethinks this.

[aerolol]

I had not thought about that, but sure, you are 100% correct.

The Ishgard DF airship thing WILL DEFINITELY become leechers, bots and trolls playground in a way that will make previous leechers, bots and trolls in CT/ST/WoD look like the most competent players ever.

Only way to avoid this is to go with a pre-made party, either with your FC's airship or ishgard thing.

[Ririndo]

Considering the 120 min cool down on going on another exploration, not being able to kick leechers will be really annoying and frustrating when the exploration fails because of leechers/AFK'ers. I feel like most deicsions that SE makes are based on the idea that all players are "kind". Have they still not learned the true nature of MMO players? ._.

[Tilgung]

Have they still not learned the true nature of NA/EU MMO players? ._.

Needs to be clarified because the JP DF/PF is a pretty fantastic place from everything I hear about it. The development team is JP and likely play on those same servers. Really isn't their fault the NA/EU communities are loaded up with jerks.

[Xanikk999]

the truth hurts

That's something that one who is stuck on their high horse would say.

[Zojha]

I feel like most deicsions that SE makes are based on the idea that all players are "kind".

I reckon this decision could also well be made because they assume that players won't be "kind".

In particular, they might be anticipating a larger amount of premades in airship exploration and thus a larger degree of premade votekick abuse. That's really just a guess, though.
Maybe it's also just SE trying to give us a broad hint that this feature is intended to be done within FCs.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

On the other hand, if you get unfairly kicked, you're looking at a 2 hour lockout timer.

[Devils_Lawyer]

With a 2 hour cool down i take a troll or leech any day of the week over a unfair kick.

[Alberel]

With a 2 hour cool down i take a troll or leech any day of the week over a unfair kick.

Were you here at launch? We used to have Castrum Meridianum parties with 4/8 players AFK leeching at the entrance.

A few rare unfair vote kicks are 100x better than almost every party formed via the DF being unable to do anything because half of its members are leeching.