Just some concerns about roulettes (read, rant)

[Kaurhz]

Topics been beat to death. People including myself will game the system for Prae if I need XP and if I don’t then I don’t run MSQ roulette.

As for harsher penalties, no thanks. If you make it “reward already received” you’ll most likely see an exodus of players doing roulettes. If you give everyone who leaves a 30min penalty, you’ll also see fewer and fewer people queuing in DF.

Further, would it apply if you get kicked? If so, you’ve opened it up to abuse from players (let’s be real, it would be). By the comments in this thread, it should apply.

Getting kicked for a myriad of reasons including that of AFK, harassment, or cheating is entirely different from you leaving wilfully because you're upset that you didn't get the duty you wanted in a roulette. By all means carry on but if you eventually get reported enough for the behaviour and if a GM warns you for the behaviour then don't come making a thread on the OF or on Reddit asking why you were banned and playing cry the wolf.

Furthermore, if you think this is abusable to where you're more than willing to sit there and potentially hold an entire instance of players hostage then to be frank you should absolutely be reported and absolutely deserve the punishment associated with such.

Granted, I would stand to argue the number of people that routinely engage in this behaviour would arguably be in the minority (be it with holding an entire instance hostage, or leaving when you don't get what you want) - But that's besides the point. It's reprehensible and should not be a behaviour that is enabled.