What can I do to stop this?

[Zolvolt]

I've made it a personal rule as a tank that when I step into duty finder, I will finish whatever dungeon I'm dealt. All the times I've wanted to instantly drop because I'm given something I hate are substantial (I've started referring to DREX as "Antitower Roulette", because that's all I ever get.). But I don't. I only leave when RL stuff happens and I absolutely can't finish the dungeon, and I always feel guilty about it.

I guess that's why I never see bad tanks. Because I'm too self-centred to see my problems.

On the other end of the spectrum, since I always play a healer I wonder if I switched to tank would I see similar problems in healers that queue? What is the tank experience with healers?

[ADVSS]

On the other end of the spectrum, since I always play a healer I wonder if I switched to tank would I see similar problems in healers that queue? What is the tank experience with healers?

Yes you probably will playing all roles it seems to be a 50/50, as a dps its either tank or healer, as tank its sometimes healer(usually at the beginning) same for as healer tank usually bails at the beginning, if they bail. Only time i see dps bailing is if its content tat involves a few wipes really(bad party synergy)

[Nyghtmarerobu]

On the other end of the spectrum, since I always play a healer I wonder if I switched to tank would I see similar problems in healers that queue? What is the tank experience with healers?

Its not as prominent, but its usually due to a lack in dps, or they don't like the way I pull and use my CD's. These things can tend to make a healer bail, as they see it as being a slower run than normal, even if its only by a few minutes...

In any case, I have a question that's more out of curiosity than anything else. If someone drops from your duty and the ranks are replenished to reform a full, light party again, will anyone still get a penalty for leaving?

If the ranks get filled, the next person to leave will get a penalty.