Hi! I'll join! Woops! I'll be going now! Dinner is ready!

[Shadray]

I think some of this is lack of understanding from the husband / wife.

If you had friends over to play poker or some other card game and said "sure ill do it after this hand" I expect that would be fine.

Just because the other members of your team arent physically present doesn't make them less real.

[Fyrebrand]

Had to leave a group unexpectedly today. Just got into a random dungeon when my close friend texts/calls in a crisis (can't really say what it was, as it's a personal matter). She asked if I could go meet her downtown immediately. So, I had no real choice but to let the party wipe without a healer, then apologize a couple times and said I had to go.

Not that I necessarily "regret" leaving, as it was important, but still felt like crap for doing that to the party. :-/

[Empressia]

One time I had my dog outside in my front yard without a leash (electric fence) and a saw some coyotes out the window. The coyotes started howling and running. I was in T2 healing on ADS as SCH.

We died, but at least my dog didn't. Try not to judge so harshly you don't know whats going on.

Pretty sure that "odd excuse" won't happened if u keep ur dog inside ur house

[kanjitai]

There are some dumb reasons people just up and leave for and serious reasons. I myself don't give a reason if I have to leave that way no one can yell at me. I apologize to the party of course and wait a few moments to see if anyone has something to say of course. I also don't leave for a stupid reason but this is a game in the end and RL is always greater.

[Fated]

Don't bother playing if you can't commit. Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns for the Ninth Time needs more sales.

[whoopeeragon]

Pretty sure that "odd excuse" won't happened if u keep ur dog inside ur house

Shit happens. We're all human, we make mistakes. And what does his dog staying outside have anything to do with it? Some dogs are outdoor dogs. Who are you to judge his choices?

Should he just have let his dog stay outside and get eaten just so his virtual team-mates don't die? Your party can return and re-do the fight; once his dog dies, it can't return.

Priorities as well. My static was in the middle of T7 when my mum yelled out to me that our dog was vomiting blood. I had to immediately rush him to the vet with barely a word to my static because, well, blood in vomit. What's your 'method' for preventing my situation? "Don't let your dog vomit blood"? Sorry, princess, not all of us live a problem-free and sterilised world like you. Shit happens.

Get a heart. You seem to be lacking one.

[Lilyanna]

I think some of this is lack of understanding from the husband / wife.

^This. Both my husband and I game, so we understand. However, my lil bro's wife doesn't game but also understands that he needs a second while playing to get something done that can't be paused.

On Topic: I've had people join a PF party, only to say: "Oh sorry gtg, time for raid" Not 3 seconds after they join ... like srsly, you joined but knew you had to raid soon? What..?

[Elven]

Hunts up abandon votes up guys.

[Martin_Arcainess]

Also, if you're in PF, the most time that gets wasted by someone leaving during a fight is exactly the amount of time you've spent in that fight. And if you haven't queued yet, zero time has been wasted. Not some giant chunk of time, as some people seem to be hinting at. And if you're farming, and they leave between fights, again zero time has been wasted.

Well actually time IS being wasted. When that person you have to look for another person which may take 20mins and in those 20mins you could have cleared the fight by that time.

And people I think we all know it's a game, but it's a game that involves other people enjoyment and your making your self part of that enjoyment when you join there party.
If you grandma's hair set on fire of if your dog drove the car through your garage door fair enough but randomly leaving after joining can be disrespectful if leave due to a fault on your end.

Also I don't get this "I guess your not married" thinge?

[Xieveral]

I was running Cutter's Cry a few days ago, and right in the middle the tank was like "I have to go. Sorry" and left. We were like "waht". Why join if you have something to do in 20 mins? Or otherwise I thought maybe his mom made him stop playing :P

This one is a BS excuse, they probably finished their entries for a Grand Company hunting log then bailed. What's more annoying is individuals that complete their entries then pretend to afk so they get kicked to circumvent the timer. I once had a quarn party where the healer tried to pull that stunt, we let them sit around while the black mage and summoner took turns healing. Healer gave up on getting kicked and left.

If SE added the last boss of the dungeon to those logs or swapped one of the other entries with the last boss these players would have no choice but to see the dungeon through to completion.