lol the comments in this thread are exactly why I never cast lots (pass) on trash items in ST until the next boss fight has started. People are abusive and so long as battle mode is active or there are items in the loot list... they can't use this broken "griefing" system to boot you from the party.

On topic though, I agree that people being able to AFK for the whole run and come in at the end to try and steal loot is evidence of a broken system that needs adjusting. SE just needs to be careful not to swing too far the other way, or they will remove tactics like the above mentioned, which are the only real defense players have against a different kind of abuse.