Quote Originally Posted by t-a-l-a-n-m-e-r-c-e-r View Post
but it's obvious that this wasn't well thought out and implemented in a sloppy way.
It actually was well thought out and wasn't sloppy at all. Just think about it for a moment...
You have someone in your party who continually withdraws, do you still want them in your party? Or are you going to go ahead and progress on without them?
It's not just that, but it stops a loophole in the lockout system which would be a bigger problem. OP obviously didn't think it through before posting.
Better luck next time.