Is it against TOS to take 30 minute penalty inside a duty

[sindriiisgaming]

tried asking this in NN only to get attacked and accused of things left and right, nobody gave a really clear cut answer, somebody said yes, somebody said no, somebody said "yea but only if" so im wondering if you guys know for a fact.

They decided to report my account for breaking TOS rule "intentionally leaving a game" just before kicking me from said NN, and im wondering is it actually against TOS to leave a duty thats already started via taking a 30 minute penalty. Im not referring to Disconnecting, just to leaving after you get the item you need, or if you get a dungeon you dont enjoy, or if things arent going well after 20+ minutes.

[Rongway]

Exiting the duty is fine: that's what the penalty is for. Disconnecting or just AFKing to fish for a kick to avoid the penalty would be considered an abuse of the system because it lets you avoid the punishment that you should be getting for leaving.

[Boblawblah]

What a strange was to ask if abandoning a duty is against the TOS. Feels like you're trying to create drama with this.

[Fyrebrand]

I think the answer is "it depends." The circumstances of when you leave the duty, and why (if a GM can determine that), do matter. However, they do say you can land in hot water if you leave right after entering a duty (ex: if you get a dungeon you don't enjoy). So, yeah. Try not to do that.

[TheDustyOne]

I'd say no, there's any number of reasons that someone could elect to leave, including just simply not enjoying the instance you got in roulette, and the penalty is punishment enough. I've had to leave instances without warning because of things that were happening IRL, but someone could very easily take that the wrong way and think that I deserved to be reported. In order for it to be reportable, there'd need to be something in the ToS about leaving an instance or you would have to argue for it being lethargic play, which inscribes intent that you may not even know about of the player leaving.

[Jojoya]

What a strange was to ask if abandoning a duty is against the TOS. Feels like you're trying to create drama with this.

Some players want reassurance it's okay to leave a duty they don't enjoy at the very start.

I think the answer is "it depends."

Correct. If reported, the GMs are going to look at anything that was said or done to see if there was an intent to be disruptive to the party or if the report itself might have been retaliatory/malicious for some reason.

[Xirean]

No it's not against the ToS to leave an instance and take the penalty. That doesn't mean someone won't report you for doing so, but a report does not inherently mean you will get punished beyond the 30min penalty. Assuming nothing was said in chat and you didn't just get gear, I'd say you have little chance of even being contacted by a GM. Unless of course you make a habit of leaving instances.

[Saraide]

I think I remember a lodestone post clarifying that prohibited activity leaving was only about disconnecting to get kicked. The penality for using the ingame option to leave is already there to punish leaving in matchmade groups. No further action required.

[Fawkes]

They decided to report my account for breaking TOS rule "intentionally leaving a game" just before kicking me from said NN, and im wondering is it actually against TOS to leave a duty thats already started via taking a 30 minute penalty. Im not referring to Disconnecting, just to leaving after you get the item you need, or if you get a dungeon you dont enjoy, or if things arent going well after 20+ minutes.

Just say "Gotta go, I've got terrible diarrhea!" in chat before you leave.

[Remolia]

Don't leave right before the Boss pull, and u are fine, coz your team must be ready to get a replacement.
Game already have implemented penalty for abandoning a duty.
Its only against ToS in match making PvP, coz team can't replace you.