Joining a COMPLETED instance fix ASAP

This is turning to be ridiculous. You are waiting in queue for 38 minutes and you end up in a completed dungeon because the leader asked to "add members" even if the dungeon was completed...

This is the 6th time since launch that it happenned to me and there isn't a fix for that yet. I reported it as a bug because I thought that "joining a session in progress" meant that the session was still "in progress"... but it seems that it isn't a bug.

When the dungeon timer disappears because the boss has been killed, the Leader shouldn't be asked if he wants to "add members".

This is a major flaw with the Duty Finder's "Join Session in Progress" feature and needs to be fixed quickly.

Here is my now-classified "not a bug report" of last week.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...leared-dungeon

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Also, it has been brought to my attention in this thread that you can complete the Amdapor Keep part of the relic quest by joining a completed session (without killing a single mob).

It's happened to me a few times but since I'm a tank I never really waited long so I just leave. This could be quite annoying though for DD.

Sounds like a very effective trolling technique.

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Originally Posted by Mairuzu

It's happened to me a few times but since I'm a tank I never really waited long so I just leave. This could be quite annoying though for DD.

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I just don't understand the reason why that window (add members?) pops when the dungeon is cleared... it's pure nonsense.

Oh wow... a 2nd time today... 26 minutes wait this time... which brings us to a total of 7 since launch.

When I say ASAP, it means "As Soon As Possible".

Here's an idea... Don't join "Dungeons in process" until they get a fix in place you're happy with? I don't understand why people even pick this function unless you're a desperate DPS who wants to wait in long queues just to get shafted... then go right ahead.

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Originally Posted by Hobo

Here's an idea... Don't join "Dungeons in process" until they get a fix in place you're happy with? I don't understand why people even pick this function unless you're a desperate DPS who wants to wait in long queues just to get shafted... then go right ahead.

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"until they fix it"?... if no one explains the problem, there won't be a solution. If they realize how often it happens, they might want to focus on it.

The "Join Session in Progress" is a great tool. If one of your party member gets disconnected and can't come back, you'll be happy that someone gets in to replace him instead of having to quit the instance and wait 30 mins to reserve a new one and start over (if 30 mins is the wait time for reserving an instance).

I have accidentally pressed the add member button trying to exit the dungeon before.

I feel bad for the poor sob, but it has been due to bad timing where the popup is displayed a split-second before trying to "use" the exit stream, while playing with a controller.

Have to look the good part too, if you are on the relic part that need an AK clear you "join in progress" at the end of the run and just exit and you get the quest done ASAP.

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Originally Posted by IronSoup

I just don't understand the reason why that window (add members?) pops when the dungeon is cleared... it's pure nonsense.

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It's two fold - You can actually get free quest completion for some, i.e Darkhold/Keep Quests.

Happend to me twice, this need to be fixed

you can see if it is a completed dungeon before you click, if its 3/4 for ak that means all 3 bosses are dead

Turn off the "Join Party in Progress" option and this shouldn't happen. As far as I know there is no real fix needed, just user error.

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Originally Posted by krazykrusnik

Turn off the "Join Party in Progress" option and this shouldn't happen. As far as I know there is no real fix needed, just user error.

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Generally it's people trying to get an easy win for the better gear, otherwise I'm sure many know what they're doing and the complaint is getting in after the dungeon is beat rather than getting in on the final boss.

ya, the pop up to "replenish ranks?" is comming up when ppl leave the dungeon AFTER IT IS CLEARED...

I think this needs to be turned off if its intentional, its just troll fodder

It actually pretty useful. Don't have a good enough weapon to run AK yet but need to rank up for GC to get that weapon? Join a 3/4 in progress and get the win.
And honestly I've never waited (as a DPS) more than 5 minutes for a join in progress - and it's only 1 out of 20 that were completed.

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Originally Posted by Myrhn

Have to look the good part too, if you are on the relic part that need an AK clear you "join in progress" at the end of the run and just exit and you get the quest done ASAP.

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

It's two fold - You can actually get free quest completion for some, i.e Darkhold/Keep Quests.

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See... I didn't think of that. Now that you have clearly stated that this is also an exploit (not killing a single boss and completing the quest), I think it deserves to be dealt with even more.

Thank you for contributing.

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Originally Posted by Leet

And honestly I've never waited (as a DPS) more than 5 minutes for a join in progress - and it's only 1 out of 20 that were completed.

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Probably depends on the day and the instance server. Some instance servers might be busier than others and the same goes for the day (Monday = 30 mins reserving instance with a full party for my instance server)

Has anybody had this happen in a dungeon other than AK? That's the only dungeon I've encountered it, and it has the odd quirk that it says Progress: 3/4, despite the fact that there are only three bosses in the dungeon...