Kicked from dungeon for not following the way others want you to play

[Cayalle]

I was just having fun in the campaign quest that takes me to the dungeon "The Aery" (It was the campaign quest that unlocks the mount). There I started playing the same way I always did, always trying to do a good damage with my skill's ... Until the tank started telling me how I should play as a summoner, I should not use the skill's combination because it was for him it was a mp perch. I understand that these people coming from the high level have a certain problem with beginners. But until then I played 60 levels and that was the way I found playing and I like to use Garuda and not Ifrit. I do not care about extreme content, I just wish I had continued in the dungeon and not get kicked because I have to play the way somebody else wants. I resuscitated the healer twice and the tank still continued to talk about my way of attacking...Until he and his "party" buddy got me out of the dungeon.

[Freyt]

Unfortunately this is one side of the story. We can't tell if maybe you were doing terribly. Not just from a high end perspective but even from a casual perspective, it could have been the case. It would only be natural then for the party to want to replace you. Reviving the healer could also mean the group barely being able to defeat groups in time because of low damage.

[Reap00]

Report them with the chat log. SE will take care of them.

[guardin]

Report them with the chat log. SE will take care of them.

reporting isnt the answer to everything. just let it go and move on

[NekoNova]

reporting isnt the answer to everything. just let it go and move on

Nope, but it is in that case

[Paladinleeds]

"Difference in playstyle" - valid reason for kick. You can try reporting but it's not likely to go anywhere. That being said, this is a thankfully rare occurrence, so try not to let this one group get you down (though I know it's easier said than done). Most groups won't go to the trouble of kicking.

[Coatl]

I'm having a hard time believing they kicked you because you were using garuda instead of ifrit.

[Kaedan]

I'm having a hard time believing they kicked you because you were using garuda instead of ifrit.

There are people that are that petty. That I don't find hard to believe. I've seen people kick someone for nothing more than their glamour.

But it's always hard to tell if someone's complaint about being kicked is valid or not, since we never have the full story.

To the OP: All you can do is report them. If they did indeed abuse the kick system, they will get a warning (or suspension if they've already been warned).

[ShariusTC]

Got kicked few days ago in ghimlit dark for no reason, i did pretty good damage as smn, also we didnt talk anything with each other, or anyone went afk, we came to the 2nd boss, then they just vote kicked me for no reason

I just fired a report for a whole team, few minutes later GM contact me for detail, SE did pretty good to manage that kind of abuse i think

[Vahlnir]

Got kicked few days ago in ghimlit dark for no reason, i did pretty good damage as smn, also we didnt talk anything with each other, or anyone went afk, we came to the 2nd boss, then they just vote kicked me for no reason

I just fired a report for a whole team, few minutes later GM contact me for detail, SE did pretty good to manage that kind of abuse i think

They take this sort of thing very seriously, along with general player behavior. I had a really bad World of Darkness run back in ARR where a few players from another alliance (I don't know which they were in, I just know it wasn't mine) were being obnoxious and swearing left and right and being downright inappropriate. I ended up filing a report against the lot of them who were apparently in an FC together.

Normally I don't really care what people say to a degree and keep to myself, but they were just so...intolerable. They really were. And they didn't stop from beginning to end. A GM contacted me within an hour and wanted details, which I gave them to the best of my ability. They thanked me for my time and that was that.

Did anything ever come of it? I have no idea, but they at least looked into the situation. People might not think they do enough or that they punish people for no reason, but if there's a report being filed and it has some credibility, they are on those reports in a timely manner. I don't recall ever hearing of anyone being wrongfully accused and subsequently punished in game. First time I've heard of it has been on the forums.