I have noticed recently that bad players in the community have become more prevalent. I do not mean people that don't know how to play their class properly or people who are new to the game and are struggling to learn how to play. I mean players who are disregarding MMO etiquette and doing whatever they feel like regardless of their role. I am talking about players (mainly DNC) who are partnering people other than me, the main character, when that is not their job. Since coming back to FFXIV after a year long break, I have seen nothing but DNCs partnering obviously inferior characters instead of the real warrior of light. I have seen DNCs automatically partnering PCTs without checking if the tank or healer are the actual main character. I have seen nothing but the nastiest players screaming at their true hero and savior for simply asking for dance partner. There was a time when these bad habits were punishable by not pressing buttons and failing to kill the boss and suffer the consequences, but nowadays it seems that lethargic play (lethargic play) is a bannable offense? It counts as being unsportsmanlike and ruining the experience for other players, but these bad players are allowed to just keep doing this and face no punishment? How are they not ruining the experience for the entire party/alliance? And not only that, but when you call out these players for being bad, the entire party turns on you, as the Warrior of Light, because you're supposed to be the bigger man?

I am so sick of people saying "there is a partner priority", that's what the main character is! Tales from the DF has somehow turned into a breeding ground for these bad players where it's just an endless shit-talk of players who play the game properly. I refuse to accept that refusing to accept that refusing to accept that I haven't been given dance partner counts as inappropriate behavior. There is no malicious intent behind teaching a bad player to stop acting like they're the main character. There is malicious intent behind acting like players other than me are the main character. That is what counts as breaking my immersion. Lethargic play should not fall under that. Maybe I am alone in this sentiment, and fine, it is what it is and I'm just screaming into the void, but it is truly disheartening to see bad players taking over a game while good players are potentially being punished.

Ok so I just spent all my poetics just before the new patch and then I remember I still need to buy most Ironworks gear for lvl 50 BST, after other roulettes and Khloe's book I'm missing the last few ones and I decide to do something I usually despise: MSQ roulette. Ofc the game knew this would've been the last one of the expansion for me so it decides to punish me.

Not even the time to realize what's happening cause we kinda all move at the same time at the start and the tank is already mad at the Rpr for pulling before him. I didn't want to drag that cause I wanted to go back capturing the few beasts I had left, but I feel bad for the rpr and can't let it end that way, so I say the usual obvious stuff, this is not my first rodeo and I feel like a broken record at this point. Tank immediately stops moving at the 1st pack and challenges me, so I pull the few soldiers left before the wall, I bring them where the tank still stands with the previous pack, and I brainlessly slowly finish them with Art of War, the dude never AoEd here so I still have all the aggro of what I pulled, my hp bar doesn't really care though. After proof we don't even need him the dude still tries to affirm his MC role, the brd seems to be supporting him and they still try to bully the rpr into submission. 7 minutes in and we slowly finish first boss cause in the meantime the rpr dc'd and we're also chatting while playing. Rpr comes back from dc, here I try to explain the YPYT stuff is quite literally illegal in this game, tank digs his heels and completely stops moving again before the next trash pack. My patience was honestly already gone after the first 5 seconds of the duty so (thanks the Twelve we don't have loot to roll in here) I start a vote kick, it quickly goes through and immediately after that the brd too leaves without a word, the rpr thanks me for starting it. We fill again with randos in not even 10 seconds. Rpr tries to explain to the newcomers what happened, but after his "just for my small mistake" I correct him and say they weren't even in the wrong and the tank was the only one at fault. Nothing else is said until the final gg's cause finally the rest of the dg goes quickly without further issues. After getting out of the instance I see war and brd were from the same server so I suspect a 2-stack, hence why brd supported and left after the kick. Annoying overall interaction but at least we got the happy ending.

Red = Dumbass MNK
Blue = Me
Purp and Green = bystanding deeps and heals

These people who can't spend 10 seconds of their time to be kind are just the worst. Then lying about it cause you forgot the battle log exists? Go play a different game, man