Originally Posted by
Jujudrood
I don't think a 'deserter'-like debuff needs to happen.
What would be nice, though, is a 'pause' option, where when someone drops group (in OP's case, due to votekick from DC), the timer stops so you can refill the spot.
The 'pause' option should only enact when the party is out of combat, then the party is treated like they wiped and sent back to the beginning of the dungeon during the pause, so they can exit and summon as needed.
This will retain bosses killed, the clock at its paused time, and trash % remains intact.
The pause itself will have a timer, maybe 15 minutes, before it auto-resumes and ends up just like today (where someone drops and the timer keeps a-tickin').
When choosing to resume, you are placed at the spot of the last defeated boss (just like you just wiped and respawned), given the 10 sec countdown type of thing, then you continue from there, with trash and % and such intact otherwise.
So, if you were at the last boss and someone drops, you go to the previous boss' room (or wherever the respawn point is), then run through empty hallways to the last boss because trash doesn't respawn on resume.
Probably other things need considered here to prevent abuse, but a pause option could even help if someone has a legit emergency, like their dog somehow got out the front door and they need to go catch it, or the FBI knocked because they need the person's keen senses and eye for details to solve a murder case.
You know, IRL stuffs.
This could be tricky as hell to pull off, but would help those groups who have someone bail for whatever reason.