CrunkJuice7 wrote:
ok so the only way to tell is looking at the debuff thing that comes up? because unless they moved the spot where it shows up in cataclysm.ive never seen it,because i know ive gotten it before when i used to run randoms in wrath of the lich king
Again - I think you need to look at it as two seperate issues.
1. The deserter DeBuff is a true Debuff. It appears on your debuff bar (Default is just under your buff bar in the upper RIGHT). It's actually a debuff. Just like any player induced or mob induced debuff (Though you can not remove it.) It is cast on you for leaving a group under certain conditions. I don't know all of them, but to keep it short - if you bail on a group - you'll probably get it. If you can not see this debuff - you likely are using some kind of raid frames or addon that is not showing it properly. That's really your problem - not a bug.
2. The other issue is the timer associated with using the /LFD (Random) tool. I don't know what the logic behind the timer is, but Blizzard puts a 30minute "Hidden" debuff on you for joining a group. Again - i'm not certain why they do it or exactly how it applies. However, upon entering the instance you get it. You can not use the /random tool again for 30 minutes.
2a. If you leave the group and don't get the debuff from #1 (Deserter debuff) you may still have the "Hidden Debuff" from #2. To see if this is the case, hit "I" (Which is the default key for pulling up the /LFD tool.) If you see a large timer counting down - that's how long you must wait to get into another LFD.
How this applied to me recently. I'm the tank in a /random. Mage, Mage, Healer are in a guild. So they are pugging me and a DK DPS. One of the mages is the lead - we are in Regular Stonecore. The lead mage insists on pulling. He also is opening up (AB) on the targets as the walk toward me. After a few pulls we wipe. I ask him not to do certain things (Mostly the common sense stuff tanks are asking for these days) and he essentially says no. So, still being dead, I left the group. (I know as a tank - having burned about 20 minutes, I have <10 minutes to wait - their loss...) I check myself. No deserter debuff (I guess you don't get it if you are dead) and a 7m 30s wait for the "Hidden" timer to run its course. I was in Vortex in about 7m32seconds....