avoiding abandon penalty

[Frizze]

If they said something before they left(aurum vale? f this im out) report them. Theyre abusing the system and the GMs will punish this when it can be proven. Obviously people who dont say anything and just magically disappear are different. Its hard to say for sure who noped out of a run they dont like versus who got booted do to connection issues. Personally i try to 3-man the dungeons in these instances(leads to a more fun and active run anyway, if a little slower - most trials arent that hard to 7 man either). If it wasnt on purpose, they come back to a slightly cleared dungeon and the group finishes no problem. If it was on purpose then i want them to come back and still be in the run. They dont get what they want from me. If they mouth off about it, now i can report them. If they vanish again then i want to waste as much of their time as possible without negatively impacting my life. Theres plenty of other things to do in the game, they can just eat the penalty and do something else for 30 mins. Or help us, and we'll all clear the instance in 15. But if they wanna play games, then i dont mind playing either.

Side note: Ive not tested this, but if someone is offline does it still count as a full group? Because you can leave a group that isnt full without taking a penalty yourself if youd rather not wait them/the kick timer out. Not ideal in all situations, but maybe an alternative solution.