General Voting System Abuse

[Dante131]

If someone kicks you from the group, report it to a GM and move on.

I've reported an abusive kick before and did not receive a reply like the one Supersnow did, which suggests to me that kicks are not universally protected.

Honestly, I will never understand this mentality. If someone doesn’t want to play with you and uses a feature that's even encouraged by GMs ( happened to me was in jail because i told someone what i thought and i was not nice i agree. GM told me after i explained what happened that i should just start a vote kick next time), it’s EVERYONE´s right. Just because you think it's abuse doesn’t make it actual abuse. On what grounds should Square Enix take action? This just flooding the queue with unnecessary reports while real issues have to wait longer.

[LilimoLimomo]

Honestly, I will never understand this mentality. If someone doesn’t want to play with you and uses a feature that's even encouraged by GMs ( happened to me was in jail because i told someone what i thought and i was not nice i agree. GM told me after i explained what happened that i should just start a vote kick next time), it’s EVERYONE´s right. Just because you think it's abuse doesn’t make it actual abuse. On what grounds should Square Enix take action? This just flooding the queue with unnecessary reports while real issues have to wait longer.

Well, I'm convinced. Any person who wants to use the kick system for any reason is in the right and should be allowed to do so, as both God and Yoshi-P intended. I'm going to queue for dungeons with a trusted friend knowing that if at any point we have the desire to kick, we can do that with impunity. Don't like your glam? Kick. Don't like your race? Kick. Don't like your job? Kick. Just for giggles? Kick. Right before the end boss...wouldn't it be hilarious if we kicked? Just imagine the looks on their faces when they realize they don't get to finish the dungeon because we exercised our righteous power over them!

I genuinely can't think of any reason why a for-profit company like Square-Enix could have a vested interest in this sort of behavior not happening in the product that they want people to continue paying them to use.

To be clear, that was satire, and hopefully that explains why SE very much does care about whether their kick system is abused, in the same way they care about other forms of harassment and toxicity.

[Supersnow845]

Well, I'm convinced. Any person who wants to use the kick system for any reason is in the right and should be allowed to do so, as both God and Yoshi-P intended. I'm going to queue for dungeons with a trusted friend knowing that if at any point we have the desire to kick, we can do that with impunity. Don't like your glam? Kick. Don't like your race? Kick. Don't like your job? Kick. Just for giggles? Kick. Right before the end boss...wouldn't it be hilarious if we kicked? Just imagine the looks on their faces when they realize they don't get to finish the dungeon because we exercised our righteous power over them!

I genuinely can't think of any reason why a for-profit company like Square-Enix could have a vested interest in this sort of behavior not happening in the product that they want people to continue paying them to use.

To be clear, that was satire, and hopefully that explains why SE very much does care about whether their kick system is abused, in the same way they care about other forms of harassment and toxicity.

The reason why it’s easier for square to take a “all kicks are valid by default” approach is because by default people are too lazy and it’s too pointless to kick for the satirical reasons you listed

If someone initiates a vote kick there is very very likely some reason for it. It may not be valid in the eyes of the person being kicked or the two other players but that’s why it defaults to “if you can get a majority it’s valid”

The amount of extra work created for the Gm’s if all kicks are assumed hostile would be massive and just lead to people not ever touching the vote kick feature like people barely talk anymore because the community sees advice as being toxic

[LilimoLimomo]

The amount of extra work created for the Gm’s if all kicks are assumed hostile would be massive and just lead to people not ever touching the vote kick feature like people barely talk anymore because the community sees advice as being toxic

I think you're misunderstanding me; I never in any way suggested that GM's should assume all kicks are hostile. I would also disagree with that.

Regardless, evidence suggests that they don't simply treat all kicks as valid, either. And I've explained why it makes sense that they've elected that route.

[Dante131]

Well, I'm convinced. Any person who wants to use the kick system for any reason is in the right and should be allowed to do so, as both God and Yoshi-P intended. I'm going to queue for dungeons with a trusted friend knowing that if at any point we have the desire to kick, we can do that with impunity. Don't like your glam? Kick. Don't like your race? Kick. Don't like your job? Kick. Just for giggles? Kick. Right before the end boss...wouldn't it be hilarious if we kicked? Just imagine the looks on their faces when they realize they don't get to finish the dungeon because we exercised our righteous power over them!

I genuinely can't think of any reason why a for-profit company like Square-Enix could have a vested interest in this sort of behavior not happening in the product that they want people to continue paying them to use.

To be clear, that was satire, and hopefully that explains why SE very much does care about whether their kick system is abused, in the same way they care about other forms of harassment and toxicity.

well if someone use the system like that, then its still their choice. I assume that the most people in this game are grown up enough to not be a shi ... Person. Still it doesnt matter if you want to be that person you decide to be a dck still not worth flooding the report queue. Listen yes thats bad and all but my argument still stand like WoL against Ultima just because someone think its abuse doesn´t make it abuse. Even if we take your examples besides of for giggles this are still valid arguments. If someone runs around naked with full emperors clothes yes i would think about kicking him without feeling bad because i know what this person have in mind while wearing this. If you for whatever reason cant stand playing with an aura in you team okay kick this guy out its a stupid ahole move but its your choice if all are on it go ahead. for the job thing this actually happened once to me in stormblood when i queued as AST. From what i read in chat the tank had just astros who couldnt keep him alive okay fair move on find next dungeon.

Heres the thing the most people in this game been really fair in this game. Most will take a single target dps through the hole dungeon instead of kick him out. See where i am going ? so if you get kicked theres most of the times a reason. It doesnt matter if you personally can understand the reason or not, somebody out their do not want to play with you reason XYZ and this is their right.

For the point of SE care spoiler no they dont. They dont care if somebody was kicked just because someone was such a ahole person or if somebody is getting harassed. We had a case of harassment case in our fc from another fc. we even been sending them videos and all they told is ignore them close your house ending. The only thing they seem to care for is toxicity because they loved getting this best community. But after ShB i dont think this community deserves it but this is another issue. Callin out people is evil dont do that or get banned thats what they care about.

Back to the topic. If you get kicked out by a grp even a premade party there is up to 99% a reason for it. Aslong there is a reason beside of joke its valid and not abuse in my opinion.