afk indicator

blackfox985
blackfox985 Posts: 4 Arc User
edited February 2012 in General Discussion
Wouldn't it be nice if ppl in a guild roster would get an afk tag after being afk for so long? If someone is afk for half an hour they should get an afk tag in the guild roster. This would make it so much easier for guilds to know who is available, especially during scheduled events such as tw and trials.
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  • Ikarium - Dreamweaver
    Ikarium - Dreamweaver Posts: 631 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Actually...I would love this - and in the friends list too.
  • Meimeixo - Heavens Tear
    Meimeixo - Heavens Tear Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I like this idea :3
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  • Narcillatrix - Dreamweaver
    Narcillatrix - Dreamweaver Posts: 461 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I don't know how it would be able to tell if we are away or not, but if that is ever figured out, ohmaigawd would that be a nice feature to have! b:dirty
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  • HexOmega - Dreamweaver
    HexOmega - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,342 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    yay 60 ppl online

    20 catshops :c

    Y U NO COME TRIAL
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  • CHOBITS - Dreamweaver
    CHOBITS - Dreamweaver Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Stalkingmode engaged b:shocked

    Better to have a simple way of setting your status to away on flist (it showing you as away to friends and guild)
    Also, whenever you catshop, it should set your status to (on catshop)
    Like on another game i play, whenever you go personal shop it says so in your status.
    I don't want autoaway.... "oh come on answer me, i know youre there, stop ignoring me....."
    b:shutup
    If i want to be left alone noone needs to know if im idle or not
    b:surrender
  • Subtraction - Harshlands
    Subtraction - Harshlands Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    If you go afk, just set an autoreply saying "afk".

    :c
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  • Bobobejumbo - Raging Tide
    Bobobejumbo - Raging Tide Posts: 934 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Subtraction - Harshlands wrote: »
    If you go afk, just set an autoreply saying "afk".

    :c

    Hai I'm just whispering you to see if your afk or not. What's that, you forgot to set your afk message?

    But this guy on the forums told me if you go afk just set an autoreply saying afk. So that must mean your ignoring me. Y U NO LOVE ME?!?



    @OP, Yeh I would like to see a feature like this as well in the friend list/guild roster.
  • Subtraction - Harshlands
    Subtraction - Harshlands Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Bobobejumbo - Raging Tide wrote: »
    Hai I'm just whispering you to see if your afk or not. What's that, you forgot to set your afk message?

    But this guy on the forums told me if you go afk just set an autoreply saying afk. So that must mean your ignoring me. Y U NO LOVE ME?!?



    @OP, Yeh I would like to see a feature like this as well in the friend list/guild roster.

    Hai, I'm whispering you to see if you're afk or not.

    What's that, you forgot to set your afk-indicator to "afk"?

    Something like this would take just as much effort as setting an auto-reply, and can just be as easily forgotten.
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  • Cristalwhite - Harshlands
    Cristalwhite - Harshlands Posts: 134 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    This is a really really good idea.
    So many times people wondering when no one answering in guild chat.
    wonder if they would try to pm each person.
    GO PWI make this happenb:victory
  • Angel_Spawn - Sanctuary
    Angel_Spawn - Sanctuary Posts: 3,034 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    You have auto reply if you want to be afk, besides the indicator would not allow to pretend to be afk b:surrender
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  • Salari - Raging Tide
    Salari - Raging Tide Posts: 2,102 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    It would probaly work if it was based on last time chatting in faction chat. I would keep it out of friends list, sometimes you just don't want to talk to anyone and left alone.
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  • Vixter - Harshlands
    Vixter - Harshlands Posts: 1,275 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    yea not a bad idea, saves time from waiting to see if u get a response from someone ...

    and if it was also in the party window, like an icon over their class type image, if they are afk after like 5 mins.
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  • Zalm - Dreamweaver
    Zalm - Dreamweaver Posts: 128 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    HexOmega - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    yay 60 ppl online

    20 catshops :c

    Y U NO COME TRIAL

    LOL! Love the idea though! +1 from this cleric
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    I don't see people spamming for BM or Archer buffs in Archosaur.
    I don't see people asking to be revived by Barbs, Seekers, or Psychics.
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  • OontzOontz - Dreamweaver
    OontzOontz - Dreamweaver Posts: 782 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Don't most people just leave afk message permanently on?
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  • Annalyse - Heavens Tear
    Annalyse - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,618 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    OontzOontz - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Don't most people just leave afk message permanently on?

    In my experience, most do anyway. I can't count how many times I have whispered someone that advertised a BH in world chat, only to get an afk auto-response.

    This is a great idea though. Maybe said status could kick in after 5-10 min of the char not moving or something.

    They should also have a last login date for people in the roster. Would make it so much easier to weed out inactive people.
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  • Yamiino - Heavens Tear
    Yamiino - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,031 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Uhm... just leave an afk message. Just gotta remember setting it up, if you leave your afk message enabled all the time, that means, you should be playing something else or simply BL someone you don't want to be pmed from.

    Is that simple.


    Though I saw this thing in FFXIV, pretty usefull though you had to type /away which is not much of an automated thing... automated for being afk for 10 mins+ would be cool.
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  • Tsukyini - Raging Tide
    Tsukyini - Raging Tide Posts: 1,766 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Bobobejumbo - Raging Tide wrote: »
    Hai I'm just whispering you to see if your afk or not. What's that, you forgot to set your afk message?

    But this guy on the forums told me if you go afk just set an autoreply saying afk. So that must mean your ignoring me. Y U NO LOVE ME?!?

    Cuz you dc in BH delta only to reappear right before the end. Shaving money off your repair bill, I see. b:angry

    J/K, I know your internet provider sucks. b:chuckle
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  • Ikarium - Dreamweaver
    Ikarium - Dreamweaver Posts: 631 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Narcillatrix - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    I don't know how it would be able to tell if we are away or not, but if that is ever figured out
    Ideally, through keyboard input. If the client receives no input at all for 30mins, your name goes to italics (or something) in faction and friend lists. Similar to how many IM clients do.
  • Belzeber - Raging Tide
    Belzeber - Raging Tide Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    It would be better to show if you're AFK for more than 5 minutes. If your mouse moves over the client or if theres any keystrokes while the client is up, then the tag should vanish. It'll be nice to help get rid of people who say they are afk when all they are actually doing is watching everyone else do all the grunt work. b:laugh
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  • Ikarium - Dreamweaver
    Ikarium - Dreamweaver Posts: 631 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Belzeber - Raging Tide wrote: »
    It would be better to show if you're AFK for more than 5 minutes. If your mouse moves over the client or if theres any keystrokes while the client is up, then the tag should vanish. It'll be nice to help get rid of people who say they are afk when all they are actually doing is watching everyone else do all the grunt work. b:laugh
    This too -.-
    AFk (on follow) for almost an entire BH, and perfectly timed "back" just before boss fight. -.-
  • ZoracGallant - Raging Tide
    ZoracGallant - Raging Tide Posts: 1,624 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    A nice idea, but I'm sure it will be moved to the forgotten realms of the suggestion box soon b:chuckle

    As for those that say it's too easy to forget to put your auto reply on to say AFK when you are going to be gone, well I always forget to turn it off when I come back b:laugh
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  • Lunnark - Sanctuary
    Lunnark - Sanctuary Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    The auto-reply we have right now, and most of us use, has nothing to do with what the OP's idea, so I don't know why some of you still suggested it. It only covers half of possible situations.

    So I am setting auto-reply when I already know I will go afk (like going kittyshop for the night), but most of the times you will end up afk because something came up and you were not able to anticipate (like a friends pops at the door and you end up drinking a coffee or smth..or boss comes in your office LMAO). Besides, the auto-reply covers only personal matters, not "mass" ones too, like seeing who in my guild is active at one specific moment.

    Having this implemented would be suuuuch a great add to the game. Honestly!
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  • Hazumi_chan - Sanctuary
    Hazumi_chan - Sanctuary Posts: 1,264 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    My afk message is almost always on b:surrender I forget to turn it off all the time x'D
    And an indicator if someone is afk would be nice :]
    However I don't agree on the mouse-move thing. Sometimes I have to fix something on my computer quickly... per example sending an important email. /gets yelled at for not being afk for real while she actually is/
    how about on pressing any skill/walk button ingame .-.
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  • Lunnark - Sanctuary
    Lunnark - Sanctuary Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Hiah Hazumi! :)
    b:bye
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  • ReMakaBo - Archosaur
    ReMakaBo - Archosaur Posts: 845 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    They apparently already have some sort of timed-out feature in the client-

    If you go away for a long time, the huge squares that show chat channels next to the text goes away- then when you come back, move the mouse or somthing, they come back.
    re
  • Vixter - Harshlands
    Vixter - Harshlands Posts: 1,275 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    i dunno if it was suggested but i think another good idea is that there could be a system that turns on your auto reply after going AFK for a certain time. it could probably be easier to program, rather than making loads of systems in friends lists/guild window.
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  • Baby_pho - Heavens Tear
    Baby_pho - Heavens Tear Posts: 636 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    annoying idea. just put on auto msg. if they dont reply then they arent there or doesnt wanna talk to you.

    guild roster already got so many things there. the online/offline is annoying they should just have the dots like before it is easier to view like before.
  • _Nuriko_ - Lost City
    _Nuriko_ - Lost City Posts: 1,004 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    On a certain space related MMO i play. If you are afk longer then 30 minutes you are kicked from server to help reduce lag. So it wouldn't be to hard to make the client realize you aren't active.
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  • Lolgasmic - Raging Tide
    Lolgasmic - Raging Tide Posts: 1,315 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    ReMakaBo - Archosaur wrote: »
    They apparently already have some sort of timed-out feature in the client-

    If you go away for a long time, the huge squares that show chat channels next to the text goes away- then when you come back, move the mouse or somthing, they come back.

    I thought that my computer running out of memory for the game, or refreshing the memory and losing those lil pictures lol b:chuckle

    And yea it seems you get disconnected after so long from being AFK. But it ALSO appears to do this when you're in a catshop! sometimes id leave my barb up in kitty shop to sell odds and ends worth too much to NPC but cant AH... and i'd get on in the morning to see i was disconnected.... :l

    b:angry

    WHY!!

    ... I suspect it's my router reseting sometime in the middle of the night >->
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  • Lunnark - Sanctuary
    Lunnark - Sanctuary Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Lolgasmic - Raging Tide wrote: »
    I thought that my computer running out of memory for the game, or refreshing the memory and losing those lil pictures lol b:chuckle

    And yea it seems you get disconnected after so long from being AFK. But it ALSO appears to do this when you're in a catshop! sometimes id leave my barb up in kitty shop to sell odds and ends worth too much to NPC but cant AH... and i'd get on in the morning to see i was disconnected.... :l

    b:angry

    WHY!!

    ... I suspect it's my router reseting sometime in the middle of the night >->

    There is absolutely no relation between being AFK and getting disconnected. You just lose your internet connection over night (especially if you are on a wireless network).
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