Seems like DCing mid game is a bit of a cheap way to get a faster time.

Not getting all the players that started to the end seems like a specific type of run

I verified those runs cuz the rules don't specify against that. And I've done PvE runs with a slightly similar strat (not in this game), so I thought it was ok.

But we can definitely discuss it as a community if we wanna allow it or not :)

IDK personally I think its a bit cheap. In previous runs I considered not DC but suicide but figured its a bit cheap.

If everyone else is fine for it sure lets leave it that way (need to rerun them now :p)