I know the feeling, it's the worst game design I see in this game, starting with a timer, the most stupidest thing you can add to the game (unless it's a speed run challenge), which is a demoralizing symbolism when someone left your group and your whole entire party vote abandoment because someone didn't join in less then 5 minutes... MOST STUPIDEST THING EVER DESIGNED...

Not even World of Warcraft done this unless it's a special mechanic, Not even Tera Online or even Everquest II (as far as I have played) have done this... Square enix... wtf are you thinking?

This is probably the reason why most people DONT do hard mode anymore because there is nothing for them there at all... might as well don't do any of the sub quest and move on to something that WORTH doing shit.