Why are low standards for dps acceptable?

[Kaurie]

The truth is you can't force anyone to play in a manner you think is appropriate. "This is unacceptable" is actually an unacceptable way to think about something like this. It's unacceptable because you don't have control over them. You would like to, but you don't.

I've encountered plenty of players that I perceive as "bad", we all have, and the unfortunate truth is they are here to stay. You may try and educate them, but in some instances you may come off as trying to harass these individuals. OP could've handled the conversation better, this is a fact, but in the end there is no guarantee the other side won't try to defend "their way", even if it's horrendously awful.

To me, what is unacceptable is the use of the vote kick feature. I don't think either side should have used vote kick in this fashion. If the BLM not using Enochian (and refusing to use it) had caused the party to be unable to complete the content, then yes. If the OP had been harassing the BLM to an actual extent that could be considered harassment (not asking an unfriendly question, but downright degrading verbal behavior) then it'd be OK to kick. However, neither situation had occurred, and the use of the vote kick feature was clearly uncalled for. It's pretty sad that this sort of thing happens, and that people can't get over their high-horse long enough to realize that they are ruining somebody else's experience.

People always talk about how parsers and things like that will cause a toxic community; however, this is a prime example of how the anti-elitist crowd has become just as toxic (if not more) than the elitist crowd.

I also find it incredibly sad that the community has got to a point that the majority don't even talk in party chat, and when they do you're often likely to find situations like the OP's. The fear of either being harassed, or being reported for harassment has left a lot of us keeping our comments to ourselves.

I'd like for the development team to seriously consider adding incentive for people to work together and chat in grouped content. I'd rather expert roulette be a more social experience than one filled with silence and spamming AoEs on trash mobs.