diff --git a/modules/wolfgame.py b/modules/wolfgame.py
index 93c2b1f..5caf041 100644
--- a/modules/wolfgame.py
+++ b/modules/wolfgame.py
@@ -2267,8 +2267,11 @@ def leave_game(cli, nick, chan, rest):
     if var.get_role(nick) != "person" and var.ROLE_REVEAL:
         role = var.get_reveal_role(nick)
         an = "n" if role[0] in ("a", "e", "i", "o", "u") else ""
-        lmsg = random.choice(var.QUIT_MESSAGES).format(nick, an, var.get_reveal_role(nick), population)
-        cli.msg(botconfig.CHANNEL, lmsg)
+        if var.DYNQUIT_DURING_GAME:
+            lmsg = random.choice(var.QUIT_MESSAGES).format(nick, an, var.get_reveal_role(nick), population)
+            cli.msg(botconfig.CHANNEL, lmsg)
+        else:
+            cli.msg(botconfig.CHANNEL, ("\02{0}\02, a \02{1}\02, has died of an unknown disease.{2}").format(nick, var.get_reveal_role(nick), population))
         var.LOGGER.logMessage(("{0}, a {1}, has died of an unknown disease.").format(nick, var.get_reveal_role(nick)))
     else:
         lmsg = random.choice(var.QUIT_MESSAGES_NO_REVEAL).format(nick, population)
diff --git a/settings/wolfgame.py b/settings/wolfgame.py
index 78188a2..ac7c5b4 100644
--- a/settings/wolfgame.py
+++ b/settings/wolfgame.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ IDLE_STASIS_PENALTY = 1
 PART_STASIS_PENALTY = 1
 QUIET_DEAD_PLAYERS = False
 
+DYNQUIT_DURING_GAME = False # are dynamic quit messages used while a game is in progress? Note that true will break certain stats scrapers
+
 GOAT_HERDER = True
 
 ABSTAIN_ENABLED = True # whether village can !abstain in order to not vote anyone during day