Yeah I agree, I was a little surprised how little Korra went into the Avatar state but how the fight ended was pretty cool and noble. I'm so sad to see it go, it's a really great show :(
Perhaps its based on when you leave the battleground whether or not you get the debuff. So say you leave before the gates open then you don't get the debuff at all. But if you leave like six minutes into it you get the debuff.
The Deserter debuff given for leaving a non-rated Battleground early will also be changed to begin at 5 minutes (and increase by 5 minutes for each subsequent desertion), but otherwise the rules will stay the same. Leaving a Random Battleground in progress at any point before it’s finished will...