Kilta, please stop trying to derail this topic from it's original meaning. This topic isn't about hurting people's feeling, what people do in real life or circumstances that make people have to afk in the game.

This topic is about ORGANIZED afking and leeching. This has never been about people having to afk for legitimate reasons. You might have had bad experiences with people for having an emergency and having to AFK, but this topic has absolutely nothing to do with that.

The OP even added a screenshot and went on to explain that this topic is only targeting ORGANIZATION of parties with the prime idea of abusing the current SP system which allows you to gain SP while not even engaged in the battle. You don't even take damage from an enemy monster when you're not engaged, so you're perfectly safe to leech SP as well.

Like I've already posted in this topic, I don't believe there is a solution that SE can implement without hurting legitimate players. However, discouraging such organization is an option. Refusing to partake in these parties, ignoring and staying away from people you know that do this can leave a big impression on people. Actions speak louder than words in this case.