Quote Originally Posted by Murugan View Post
How exactly does one "steal your party members". I'm asking because I have put together a great number of EXP parties over the years. An EXP party is:
  • Generally a pick up group.
  • It is maybe rude to leave it unannounced.
  • It is rude to leech if you are expected to be pulling your weight.
  • It is not an agreement to do whatever the Party Leader says because it is his/her party.
  • People can leave parties if they don't like what the leader is doing.
  • Party leaders can remove people they don't want in their party, and then recruit others to replace them.

People joined your random EXP party, probably from a shout in Ul'dah, they didn't elect you their moral compass.
I like this response. Also, to OP, being on Selbina, you must have a really bad knack for picking parties. I have but once had a PL crammed down my throat. I expressed discontent, left, and found another party. It took all of 15 mins. I think you are over-stating your PL experiences.