I agree they should just be honest:
"Playing with you right now isn't fun. I was going to make up an emergency so I could leave, but instead I have decided to just tell you that you are a hard-ass and playing a game with you isn't fun. Goodbye."
People don't really have emergencies all the time. Its their polite socially acceptable way of saying that they have to go without sharing their personal lives with virtual friends they just met in a pick up group.
And, yes, my enjoyment of the game (or lack of it in some situations) takes priority over making sure a group of folks I don't know at all have a replacement tank or cc. sorry. its a game. I'll give a heads up if I'm a crucial part of a group in a place that they aren't likely to just randomly find a /lfg to rep me, but I am not going to hang out forever if I'd rather log off. Typical lead time is about 20-30 minutes, and I expect the players who want to stay to find the rep. I'll look, but its not my responsibility to keep your pick up group going.
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