In regards to quitters

[Arkista]

Let's consider a possible future scenario:

1. OP suggests DF leaving penalty to be changed to 24 hours.
2. SE reluctantly gives in and changes penalty to 24 hours.
3. People who want to quit now go AFK or troll the dungeon until someone else takes the leaving penalty (or d/c their router. Though I'm not sure if that still gives you the penalty).
4. New thread on forums complaining about number 3.

LOL number 3 is how you get around the lock out. I didn't want to say it, But even if they did add a 24hr lock out and we force DC ourselves SE cannot add a 24hr lockout on us there are just to many connection issues that can happen for them to say "OH you 90k well you still have 24hr lockout" People would Rage so hard.

In short OP there will never ever be a 24hr lockout in a MMO for leaving a group.

[xRitzx]

LOL number 3 is how you get around the lock out. I didn't want to say it, But even if they did add a 24hr lock out and we force DC ourselves SE cannot add a 24hr lockout on us there are just to many connection issues that can happen for them to say "OH you 90k well you still have 24hr lockout" People would Rage so hard.

If you disconnect, I think someone still has to eat the lock out timer. I have never purposefully disconnected but I did have connection issues before and when I logged back in after a disconnect, I would rejoin the same party. On the opposite side, if someone else disconnects and doesn't return, the party has to wait 5 minutes or something for that person to be kicked or someone has to leave and eat the lock out timer. So I don't think there is actually a way for everyone to get around the lock out.

[Arkista]

If you disconnect, I think someone still has to eat the lock out timer. I have never purposefully disconnected but I did have connection issues before and when I logged back in after a disconnect, I would rejoin the same party. On the opposite side, if someone else disconnects and doesn't return, the party has to wait 5 minutes or something for that person to be kicked or someone has to leave and eat the lock out timer. So I don't think there is actually a way for everyone to get around the lock out.

I DCd in Castrum before and took a lil while to get back in and I wasn't in Castrum and I had no lock out timer (it didn't take 15mins to log back in either). If someone DCs in the party and they are kicked you can leave the party w/o lockout cause I've done it. And Force DC is how you get around the lockout.

[xRitzx]

I DCd in Castrum before and took a lil while to get back in and I wasn't in Castrum and I had no lock out timer (it didn't take 15mins to log back in either). If someone DCs in the party and they are kicked you can leave the party w/o lockout cause I've done it. And Force DC is how you get around the lockout.

OK, I agree with that. But you still have to wait for the auto kick when someone DCs. Sometimes it takes a relatively long time like 10 minutes but it's usually just a couple minutes.