I'm frustrated by player misconduct...

[Ventus]

I did a level 40 faction leve recently with a random guy I didn't know but I had partied with earlier and he seemed kind of nice. Well....we do the leve and takes like 20 minutes and was quite painstaking and then a chest appears after last guy and a scarred kite shield drops which can turn into a vintage kite shield. Frustrating thing is....he got the shield: a conjurer who couldn't use it. I'm the 31 gladiator sitting there thoroughly dissapointed and he hasn't even spent a point doing gladiator. After 30 minutes of pleading to get the shield and how I would really appreciate it he proceeds to finally "yield" and ask for a lantern shield in exchange and i said ok. So i port him to limsa lominsa and i get the shield and try to trade...he does nothing...then he logs off. How does one deal with this sort of frustration? I just about tore my eyes out on this one

[Moth]

Well.. it is an MMO.. stuff like this happens all the time... but something that could help prevent this type of thing would be a lot system like in 11.. or something along those lines. Sorry that happened to you btw :c I only do guildleves and stuff with my ls so i've never dealt with things like that so far in xiv.

[Xatsh]

I did a level 40 faction leve recently with a random guy I didn't know but I had partied with earlier and he seemed kind of nice. Well....we do the leve and takes like 20 minutes and was quite painstaking and then a chest appears after last guy and a scarred kite shield drops which can turn into a vintage kite shield. Frustrating thing is....he got the shield: a conjurer who couldn't use it. I'm the 31 gladiator sitting there thoroughly dissapointed and he hasn't even spent a point doing gladiator. After 30 minutes of pleading to get the shield and how I would really appreciate it he proceeds to finally "yield" and ask for a lantern shield in exchange and i said ok. So i port him to limsa lominsa and i get the shield and try to trade...he does nothing...then he logs off. How does one deal with this sort of frustration? I just about tore my eyes out on this one

Blacklist him and do not deal with people like that basically. There are alot of trash players out there, alot less then launch but still alot.

[Jinko]

Well to be fair the shield was rightfully his, he won it fair and square IMO.

Of course he may not have been able to use it but he could sell it and thats just as valid of a reason for him to have it.

Better luck next time.

Him logging off like that was a bit crappy but what can ya do /shrugs.

[Alhanelem]

.he got the shield: a conjurer who couldn't use it.

Conjurers can use shields. (I don't know if that specific one can be used though.)

[Impulse]

Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about what happened. People like that aren't exclusive to this game by any means, it's just the nature of MMOs. When you bring thousands of people from different lifestyles/backgrounds/upbringings together like that, you're bound to find an ass here and there.
In the future though, it's better to trust your friends, LS mates, and players with a good reputation and/or no widely known history of screwing people over just for their own gain. Just because you grouped with them once and they seemed fine doesn't necessarily they aren't one of the evils.
Now, I'm not saying not to trust anyone. People like that are in the minority. Most players (especially past FFXI players) should know how fast reputation can spread.

Conjurers can use shields. (I don't know if that specific one can be used though.)

Mage types can only use Wood based, leather based and Lantern shields from what I remember.

[Sojiro]

Its a raw deal OP, nothing much you can do but /blist and not play with that individual again. Btw Impulse, your sig is fantastic ^^.

[wolfwing]

Its a raw deal OP, nothing much you can do but /blist and not play with that individual again. Btw Impulse, your sig is fantastic ^^.

Well maybe check his char, maybe he has a gladiator high enough, I might keep something like that for when I can use it. Especially in this game where having more then one job at 50 isn't impossible.

[Sojiro]

Well maybe check his char, maybe he has a gladiator high enough, I might keep something like that for when I can use it. Especially in this game where having more then one job at 50 isn't impossible.

The OP mentioned the guy in question didn't have a single point in GLA, otherwise yes this is true. If the guy does have a high enough GLA, then he won it fair and square.

[Impulse]

Btw Impulse, your sig is fantastic ^^.

Hah, thanks. I've been planning on making a sig like this for a few weeks, but never got around to it.

Anywho, back on topic:
As others have been saying, the most you can really do at this point is blacklist and avoid him/her, especially if they don't have their GLA up high enough to be close to being able to use it. If you want to take it a step further in case the person pulls this regularly, warn people about it (without being annoying about it, of course) and see if such activities are common for them.