Stealing aggro'd mobs in a "kite" - do you think this is against ToS?

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

If you want the luminary tool you need to "level" it again

[Destain]

While farming Molting Mitelings today for Diremite Webs, there was a party in my area "kiting" the Mitelings about 8 or more at a time (they would ride a chocobo through them and gain aggro, and draw them back to the party). This of course made it pretty difficult for me to farm my mitelings, so I started attacking the aggro'd but not claimed miteling at the end of the "train" so I'd at least get one out of the spawned bunch. After about 5 minutes of this the party went elsewhere, so I'm guessing this got them a little mad. They seemed to be doing this for exp (Level 29-32 players on 37-39 mobs) but I was doing it strictly for the webs to level up WVR with a 50 GLD.

What I'm wondering is, do you think this is against the Terms of Service? Specifically this line:

"Disruptive behavior that negatively affects the experience of others or the service itself is strictly forbidden within FINAL FANTASY XIV."

Some could say I was disrupting their gameplay by killing one of their 8 in the train, but:

1) It was not claimed
2) I was able to attack it, so I feel it's free for all at that point and
3) If you're pulling 8 mobs at a time, you can afford to let someone have one.

Some may say it's not "nice" to kill one in the train, but my thoughts are that it's greedy to take them all in the first place. What are your thoughts?

Who was there first? Them? Then yes it's a bit discourteous, there are other mite camps, go find one. Definitely not ToS violation.

[Valmonte]

If you want the luminary tool you need to "level" it again

true, i don't really want to grind out achievements for some fancy tool.....unless that tool happens to be lu shang's fishing rod in which case i can ponder how it got to the relm of eorzea, while i grind.

[Amrita]

If you were there first and the exp party didn't send you a tell asking you to not take one mob from their train, I think you're fine.
I don't think what you were doing was against ToS as others have also mentioned.

I wish you were on Wutai... I have more webs from crafting leves then I know what to do with @_@ & I don't get much exp (maybe 38 exp) from turning them to thread anymore.

[Zezlar]

There seems to be this common belief that people "own" monsters in an MMORPG. If it is not claimed. It is fair game.

[Xoo]

@OP - Not that this settles the issue at hand, but there are like 3 diremite camps around Nophica's Wells. If it were the case that there was no alternative but for both groups to stay at the one place, then it's a free-for-all. Who can beat whom to the target first. Gladiator settles gathered/linked mass killings pretty easily. Just follow them after they've collected them all, Flash > Second Wind > War Drum > Cure. Hold them a few seconds for Flash CD, run to the opposite side and deaggro them. Flash the group again. You'll be amazingly annoying.

This here, is enough to get you put in jail.

As well, being able to attack, and therefore take the claim of another person's mob is part of approved design. Not one that I agree with, but here you have the results of it.

[Myrhn]

It not violate the Tos. If u took it from a train they are partially claimed by them since links and aggro don't show claimed. If they were first then i would call it rude from your part

[Nabiri]

Monsters are there for everyone. No one owns them, so claim what you need and there should be no problems.
No one can say "My exp is more important than your items," or "My items are more important than your exp."
As long as everyone is polite and not purposely trying to aggravate each other, it's not against the rules.

If I see someone heading towards a monster to grab it, I leave it be and grab another.

[indira]

nope, just make you an a$$ but legal.

[Lumidus]

Riding a chocobo just gathers then faster. Its not PL-ing. If they are in range for that certain mite camp, I would have went to a different mite camp. 2 minute walk at most. Why fight over mobs when you don't have do.

NOW sheep camps.. only 3.. really? wth SE. 5 fleece to make 3 cloth? dpn't get me started on the woolen yarn...