Editing Dungeons (section)

=== Unusual Instance Holding Quirks ===

A player with a timer (meaning they are not in a squad holding the instance) can relog to reset the timer back to 60 seconds.  By doing this you can remain in an instance you do not "belong" in indefinitely.  There is no limit to the number of players that can be logged out inside an instance this way which means it is possible to have an arbitrary number of players inside an instance at any time.  This can be used to swap out players quickly within the instance and can even be used to swap in high level players into an instance like Rebirth Alpha.

Dead players will not have a timer even if they are not in the instance-holding squad.  If the true instance holder logs out, it is possible for a dead player to be in an instance that they do not own and that no one else on the server possesses.  This means even if the dead player invites a cleric to their squad to revive them, that cleric will not be able to enter the same instance as the dead player since the dead player cannot invite someone into an instance they do not own.  The dead player generally has no choice but to go town to leave the instance.

However, if the dead player logs out in the instance they do not own and log back in some time later they will be in a new random instance that they still do not own.  It is possible that this random instance is already occupied by another squad (this will be quite the surprise to that squad) and if so they may be nice enough to revive the dead player finally giving him a timer.

If the instance holder is the last member of a squad they will remain possession of instance for some time even if they log out and log back in or leave the instance.  If the instance holder joins another squad but later leaves that squad (without inheriting a new instance from that squad) it is still possible that they retain possession the original instance even if they are no longer inside that instance.  This makes it possible to accidentally access an old instance if a party reforms around a member who unknowingly still held that old instance "in reserve".