Leaving to get kicked

[DarkMasamune]

There's load of reasons why someone would disconnect. Real life can suddenly get in the way.

That being said, sure there are people who DC just to get kicked and avoid the penalty. Just kick them and get on with your day. Might be annoying but it's no big deal, really.

[hasana]

Unless you are really in need of someone to finish the duty, just don't kick them because that is what they want and what they want is what they shouldn't have.

[Canadane]

Many dungeons can be completed, though slowly, while down a tank or healer.
Just plug on, and when they get back, they'll realize they haven't saved any time.

[Risvertasashi]

There's no way to be certain that someone isn't legitimately having connection issues. And it's not like FF14 is known for using a reliable ISP.

Any sort of punishment attached to DCs will also hit people having issues outside of their control. In a competitive game mode it might be an unfortunate necessity but in something like dungeons? At least IMO, adding a punishment isn't worth running over innocents.

[spf1200]

If you know for a fact that they are trying to get kicked. Try to convenience the party to continue without them. The dungeon will take longer but you will be wasting as much of their time as yours. I done this a few times and they almost always give up and rejoin the run

[FirstnameLastname]

Boy you can practically report people for existing in this game. Just play the victim card in your report and you will achieve your percieved justice over a "very bad abuser" of whatever. Go for it, make the community even less inclined to communicate and whatnot.

[MrKusakabe]

Boy you can practically report people for existing in this game. Just play the victim card in your report and you will achieve your percieved justice over a "very bad abuser" of whatever. Go for it, make the community even less inclined to communicate and whatnot.

What does this have to do with people not moving for the reason to get kicked?
You are defending the offenders here. I had this too, I was literally walking backwards (S-button) out of a dungeon without turning until the exit prompt came up and left. I really hated that one and turned off my PC and went to bed instead of trapping innocent people to wait for 5+ minutes for the kick itself and then for a healer replacement. How can you "communicate" with a person acting to be AFK anyways as he or she is most likely doing everything BUT moving and talking to fake AFK? Also, so far, I don't think playing the victim card does anything so far. I had people trying to report me, I reported people for equally low-level stuff (out of fear I might be one-sided and get a strike) but realized the GMs are actually "okay" to "cappable" in their decisions. They won't ban anyone for going AFK once. How do I know? I went AFK in 2015 for 4 dungeons straight. GM Karsul told me he watched me doing it even, so you can basically have "problems" for 5 dungeons straight until you get into trouble - a 24-hour suspension. (I tried suicide by GM becaus I had really low intentions to ever play this game again. That's why I behaved like a despicable douche. Then I realized FFXIV is actually what I enjoy, and then there came Red Mage...)

But you gotta draw the line somewhere, and even 4 times it's too much! So back then it was even a offender protection going on. I should've penalized wayyyy earlier. So really, no "victim cards" or "just existing in the game" gets you in trouble. It's misbehaviour like mine, and thankfully I understood how good this game is before I really wasted my account!

[FirstnameLastname]

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I was referring to OPs cry for punishment here. Just report away at literally anything and the GMs will come and swing around that good 'ol hammer of ban gladly.

So there is a solution for people like him that get tilted at such things; just have everyone be miserable by cosplaying as Randall Weems and snitching left and right.

[linay]

Just report away at literally anything and the GMs will come and swing around that good 'ol hammer of ban gladly.

What proof do you have of this? The image MrKusakabe posted would imply the opposite.

[FirstnameLastname]

What proof do you have of this? The image MrKusakabe posted would imply the opposite.

The fact that he stated it happened in 2015 does not help your argument. Have you read the recent ToS overhaul which basically reads "any interaction with other players can and will be held against you"?