Quote Originally Posted by Pwesiela View Post
Ah, but when they appeared in the harbor, was the part of the shroud they DC'd in still inhabited by team members? From the above posts, it looks like it doesn't matter if they've "totally dc'd" or not, only that the section of the shroud you're in (portals, maze, puzzles, big reds) still has at least one teammate in there.

Also, when you get back to your selection screen after rebooting the game, you will (or should be) always be grayed out in the party.
I have had guild members wait for me in part 1 recently and I still appear in the harbor. Gadget's description is pretty accurate on how to make sure you can come back into the instance vs the harbor.