disconnecting in the first 5 minutes of a duty should give you the 30m penalty

[Tizzy_Tormentor]

Its annoying, but its not something people should be punished over, in most cases, its not something they can prepare for, my internet works almost flawlessly, but there are cases where even I get D/Cd (such as our ISP undergoing unscheduled maintenance or a power cut) if it happens at the beginning of a dungeon, you can still progress, just more slowly than usual.

Its also a good laugh when people try to DC to avoid getting the penalty, wasted a Bards time in World of Darkness back in 2.5 who wanted out because his chest-piece didn't drop, when he came back, he refused to fight and since this was when it was new, there were a few wipes, it was funny to see the chat clogged up with his rage. We simply refused to kick him and told him to eat the lockout, in the end, he wasted more time crying over not being kicked than he did if he just left.

[Paladinleeds]

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I plan to take a different approach. If they cry and refuse to leave at the beginning of a dungeon, I'll get everyone else to take it nice and slowly. Then, right before the final boss, kick the whiner. Then they've probably wasted more time than if they just ATE the 30m penalty. Won't always do that though, depends on levels and stuff.