So, what to do? Well, I can either smash my gear in a game where money is more precious than blood, initiate a vote abandon, or quit. What a shock, vote abandon fails, so here I am, wearing a 30 minute scarlet letter again.

I know that the half hour timer is to prevent whim quitting -- I do. But once a group wipes 3-4 times, nobody should feel obliged to stay. Some groups just aren't going to clear the content -- even absurdly easy content. And, in that case, we should be able to end the instance without having to take a break from playing.

(PS -- why are messages limited to 1000 characters? Design a real forum, please).