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[Cynfael]

So why didn't they just make it so you can't tell if it's in progress and, once actually in the dungeon, give players the 30 minute debuff who quit the group.

I suppose they could have removed the "in-progress" notification at the acceptance prompt, but they'd also have to rework how the entire prompt is displayed since it's still obviously in-progress when you are almost always the only person not to have already accepted the prompt the instant it appears.

There was a bit of pushback when they introduced the withdrawal penalty, but it has definitely minimized the amount of time spent playing whack-a-mole with the prompt window.