Let's talk about the leaver penalty.

[Sylvina]

Why do I get a penalty for leaving a duty after someone else already left it? got a stupid group in o9 which tried to kick my friend who was also the only tank doing their job, so i left after he was gone, still got the penalty even tho 2 people had been kicked. Why is this a thing? now I'm on 2 penalties in one day (first one was my fault) but the 2nd one was absolutely someone elses fault. and SE doesnt know the difference.

[Deceptus]

Why do I get a penalty for leaving a duty after someone else already left it?

Don't think I've ever had this happen. Perhaps someone joined right before you left?

[Vaer]

The party probably filled with in progress people right as you left. Happens sometimes, especially if it is something in a roulette.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

If someone filled in just as you left, it will count as a full party. You basically got unlucky.

[Sylvina]

Sounds about right, I mean 75% of my AST card draws are spire or ewer.

[Canadane]

Good talk, all. Glad we had it.

[Dualgunner]

Good talk, all. Glad we had it.

This is sig material.

[LeoLupinos]

Got this after my first atempt on google "ffxiv duty penalty for leaving":

"The three strikes rule only applies to when you withdraw from queue.

The only ways to get out of an instance without the 30m penalty, is to leave when the party isn't full or get kicked. If someone else leaves, you're free to exit as long as nobody else joins to refill the party." Source

Please, May you use google next time before creating a 1-page-lasting-thread.

[DPZ2]

May you use google next time before creating a 1-page-lasting-thread.

Wow! Such amazing search skillz! </sarcasm>

I just used Bing to ask the OPs question (not your reworded query) and got all sorts of info about leaving a duty, but no reference to your source, or info on the "refill the party" quote.

Different folks pursue different avenues for queries. The Forums here are as good for that as the rest of the Internet. So sorry you wasted your time here. What were you expecting?

[MeganLynn]

I'm not 100% sure, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe if someone is kicked, it is NOT counted as someone "leaving", therefore you will still get a penalty if you were the first to ditch the group. But as I said, I'm not completely certain on this.