random Duty Finder groups - Square Enix attitude solution INC

[Makeda]

How about adding an option to kick a player that's been idle a certain amount of time? That would allow Duty Finder parties to remove people "leeching" without it being used to remove people they don't like.

That's pretty much the only fair way. I'd say 5 minutes - then you get a choice. But not automatic, as that could really mess up 'premade' groups or even PUGs that take a break on agreement.

The only other thing I would go in for is to enable votekick against anyone who triggers whatever profanity filter exists in the game.

In WoW and GW2, its common is to be kicked during or before final boss fights.

Before if they have a guildie coming in. During it the game engine allows it so they get your loot roll (often a faulty assumption, but done anyway).

As a tank, I've only been kicked for refusing to do speedruns. But in WoW, I'd wager half my runs involve somebody being voted out even with me voting no consistently. In raid like content - EVERY boss fight ends with a series of vote kicks to remove the people other people have e-peen issues with. Its the norm for any PUG raid...

vote-kick did more harm to WoW's community than the LFD tool did... in the sense that a gun in a knife fight does more harm...

Its like using a machete for a bandaid, on the theory that if you hack off a limb, at least the scratch is gone...

If its used, I agree with the pulldown list idea - because it forces people to delay and think. Many vote kicks happen because one bad person starts it, and everyone else just clicks the popup to get rid of it.


Lastly a COUNTER idea:

Let us keep in parties even after a run is over. If we want to keep community growing, don't rip apart random DF parties the moment people zone out. Even Guildhests. Quite often you meet someone nice, and never get to see them or group with them again. I meet good people like this way MORE OFTEN than bad people.
- Let us keep parties going, and cross server friend.
- Make it so we don't even need a votekick, by encouraging friend forming...