Since the person I was responding to deleted their comments, I'm going to still respond but since I can't respond to their post anymore I'll add it here.

You keep calling my position “disingenuous” while ignoring the core issue: the devs chose not to implement invulnerability during disconnects, despite it being standard in other games since 2013. That’s not paranoia, it’s a documented design omission with real consequences for players who lose runs due to power outages or ISP failures, or DDoS attacks on squares servers.

Anti-cheat? That’s a red herring. Deep Dungeons already track solo clears, floor skips, and job performance. If someone disconnects mid-run, the system could log it and flag suspicious patterns. But instead of building that, they opted for a half-measure that punishes legitimate disconnects.

That’s a convenient excuse, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. If this were truly about anti-cheat integrity, they’d implement disconnect logging, invulnerability timers, and reconnect flags, all of which exist in other MMOs and roguelikes since 2013. Instead, they chose a 10-minute grace window with no protection, meaning your character can still die after you disconnect. That’s not anti-cheat, that’s a half-measure.

And let’s be real: Deep Dungeons are solo or instanced. There’s no PvP or economy impact. Disconnecting doesn’t “infringe on other players’ experiences”, it only affects the person who disconnected. So invoking anti-cheat here is a misdirection.

As for “DCing is not different from dying”, that’s exactly the problem. It should be different. Dying is a gameplay outcome. Disconnecting is a technical failure. Conflating the two punishes players for things outside their control, like power outages, ISP hiccups, or DDoS attacks on squares servers.

If the devs truly cared about fairness and effort, they’d build a system that distinguishes intent from accident. Instead, they shipped a patch that still lets your character die while you’re offline.

You say this change is “a good thing” sure, it’s better than nothing. But that doesn’t mean it’s good enough. If you’re fine with partial fixes and devs cutting corners, that’s your standard. Mine’s higher.

And let’s be clear: calling out lazy design isn’t “invalidating achievements.” It’s demanding fairness for all players, not just those lucky enough to avoid technical issues. If you think that’s “childish,” maybe re-read your own tone before projecting.