I don't actually know if there is a timer, because the individual quest items don't expire so I always just turn them all in when our group is ready to go. Zippy's quest update just says to go kill him, same as the Queen, and I can tell you for certain that there is no time limit for the Queen. I have had that quest for a while, making repeated attempts (and failing) to kill her.
No time limit on Zippy. You stay keyed til you kill him - even if it takes a year.
If you do not collect the reward you can go there over and over. You can kill him over and over with just the original quest. (pointless tho)
Can have a dedicated Res and reheal toon since they dont let us use the silver sapling seeds there now.
Another question: How do I get a party member to follow me in when I double click on the statue? I tried with a party of 3 and I was the party leader. But neither of them followed me. Does everyone in the party need to be doing the quest?
No need to be in a party but each person that goes in must have done the pits and turned in the four pieces to the tinker.
Hint: You can take a group along for killing sea creatures. Everyone toss a fireball at each thing and you will each get credit.(I've only tried this unpartied) May have to tweek depending on skills and SDI.
I give the T maps and MiBs to a player that likes to do those things and they give me the quest items.