I like the lockout, its really stunted the in progress fishers (which plagued Syrcus for a long time)

Its 3 strikes, so its not like the tiniest slip up will lock you out for the entire day, if you have business to do while queuing, such as bathroom or drink, you can take the risk or withdraw and try again. I do think that if a member of a party withdraws, the rest of the party shouldn't be punished (only the one who withdrew/timed out) I think that could be done a bit better.

I can see why people are frustrated with the system, but I think its for the best (needs a bit of tweaking, like the party thing)