Quote Originally Posted by Goji1639 View Post
Another player temporarily removes my ability to control my character and decides my positioning for me against my will. That sound about right?
The thing is, there are plenty of times where the target of the Rescue didn't see a mechanic coming or notice that they haven't positioned themselves at the correct spot. Perhaps because someone wasn't experienced in said content / mechanics. Since rescue is also a split second decision, it can either turn out well or slightly too late. Stuff like that happen.

If a healer can tell that a mechanic is about to happen which could result in the player dying from it, they can decide to either let it happen or try to prevent it from happening. If they decide to let it happen, the player in question would have to get raised, which costs quite a bit of MP which can be used for other things like healing unavoidable damage or DPSing. Rescue doesn't cost MP and if they can prevent a player getting killed by the mechanic, that MP (which would be used for the raise) was spared and they don't have to break their DPS / Heals just to raise someone.

If they spot someone who doesn't want to bother to get out of the AoE markers of a mechanic and gets multiple stacks of vulnerability from it, they can decide to pull the target out of the AoE as well. Just to prevent them getting more vulnerability stacks. In my opinion, that's still a valid reason to use Rescue. I mean, why would a healer have to deal with someone deliberately getting vulnerability stacks because they don't want to move?

On the other hand, Rescue is also used to forcefully pull other people (like a tank) towards the next pack of enemies. To pull them off the platform or even deliberately pulling them into an AoE. These type of uses are on the opposite side of the spectrum, which can be classified as "griefing", which i don't condone myself. But, how can you tell if Rescue was used in the best intentions or as a deliberate / ill-intended action? In most cases, you can't. Unless you talk to said person. The same goes for players standing in the AoE's.

A toggle will not help in this situation. Unless people talk to each other and respect each other regarding the role they are playing, it will never change. You realized you made a mistake and the healer saved you with rescue? Please, say thank you. You made a mistake and rescued someone into an AoE / too late? Please, say you're sorry and you made a mistake. You feel like you've been unjustly rescued? Please, ask why.