It brings more randomness to the random weapon drops, also creates an added challenge that clans need to have adapted for. I like it! And you didn't mention an EB that hits back either, praise the lord!!
No, it wont go to waste, after stalker leaves, the EB timer goes back to normal, and u can still complete the normal haunt EB on time. However if u fail even the normal 6hrs time limit, then of-course ur penalized.
I would like to see a New EB that is a little harder (not much harder though, like only 1.1x harder) than the current haunting and have more expensive items used and the hits pay a tiny bit more but items will pay a lot more.
Actually sounds pretty cool! I don't think they will change the haunt but devs should use this idea in the making of the new ebs what do u think! ;D
To be honest about what I think of a new EB to replace haunts as a high plunder EB, would be something, that would have multiple pot phases, with not so expensive pots, bcoz then u loose on gold a lot. But again it shouldn't take long to finish. It should have a completion time similar to haunts, for the majority of clans, otherwise everyone will come back to haunts eventually.