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On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:25:48 -0400, IYM <"S U N risr"@optonline.net>
wrote:

>Catriona R wrote:
>> On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:18:02 -0400, IYM <"S U N risr"@optonline.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Catriona R wrote:
>>>> Pretty sure that one's been closed, or will be in 4.1, not sure if it
>>>> was hotfixed in or a 4.1 change. But anyway, if a group queues
>>>> together, and one member leaves the instance within X minutes (not
>>>> sure the number) of joining, the rest of them get removed from the
>>>> group too. Seems a pretty effective way to stop people jumping to the
>>>> head of the line, if they'll get booted back to the end of it again.
>>> Hasn't been closed as of yet, I'm more than sure, unless they did it 
>>> since last week, -  but glad they closed this loophole down.  Glad they 
>>> came up with a solution....  I betcha 100g that you'll see a decent size 
>>> chunk taken out of the que by this alone...
>> 
>> Hmm, it was meant to be done February 18th, according to the hotfix
>> notes:
>> 
>> "When players queue as a group with a tank or a healer, and the tank
>> or healer drops group (or is kicked) within the first 5 minutes, all
>> of the other players who queued with them are removed from the group
>> as well."
>> http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2259389 (scroll down a bit)
>> 
>> Maybe it isn't working yet, or you waited the 5 mins? It should make a
>> fair difference anyway, I hope.
>
>Nope - I did this (only the 2nd time) over the past weekend, so it's not
>working or not working as intended.  I'm resto and feral, and was on my
>mage at the time in TB.  I logged, got on my druid, and in feral spec,
>qued as tank.  Got in heroic Stonecore, said "have fun guys" and left
>group.  I logged, and got back on my mage, but was listening on vent.
>They got a new tank within 3 minutes and were off and running.

Certainly not working as intended by the sounds of that! A shame, I
hope they get it working soon then, since it'd be useful to block that
little loophole.
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