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AFKing Leech Monsters

jeddanisjeddanis Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I am currently grinding Rom marks via Mine Trap, and I am starting to notice that almost every run, there is at least one person who logs into zone... and stays in that one place until the event ends.

This is ridiculous that you must go with a 4 (wo)man team because someone KNOWS they will still get marks even if they are AFK the entire event, so they zone in and go AFK, leaving the team to pick up his slack, usually to disaster (buildings/zone lost).

I was curious to know what Cryptic's view on this is, and if there is anything we as players can do about "AFKers" to eliminate the practice.
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  • curs0rcurs0r Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    jeddanis wrote: »
    if there is anything we as players can do about "AFKers" to eliminate the practice.

    You could stop running missions that allow for that sort of thing if it bothers you.
    I'll sell you some weapons from New Romulus. Never fired, only dropped once.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    they said they are looking into it.

    at the moment you can a) ignore them and just get on with the mission or b) report them.

    i cant guarantee cryptic will do anything about them, and they also wont tell you as any punishment is a private matter but if you feel inclined to report them then do so.

    other than that just wait until cryptic add a way to stop it.
  • doffingcomradedoffingcomrade Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I really don't get the entire "punishment as a private matter" thing. It defeats the entire point of punishment, which is to serve as a gruesome object lesson for others. The only reason for such a claim is simply because it doesn't, and they wish to conceal their ineffectualness in doing anything about the matter.

    On the other hand, I am not entirely enthused by the fascistic overtones in these particular threads seeking dire punishments upon those who simply don't play by their standards.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • arcademasterarcademaster Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    curs0r wrote: »
    You could stop running missions that allow for that sort of thing if it bothers you.

    Great, it's the only non-bunny-tagging mission that rewards even half of a fair pay-out for effort investment.
  • ussdelphin2ussdelphin2 Member Posts: 525 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Would be nice if I could dump an overloading warp core next to them :D
    How I picture a lot of the forumites :P
  • kahless2001kahless2001 Member Posts: 130 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I just simply report them now.
  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    doffingcomrade wrote: »
    I really don't get the entire "punishment as a private matter" thing. It defeats the entire point of punishment, which is to serve as a gruesome object lesson for others. The only reason for such a claim is simply because it doesn't, and they wish to conceal their ineffectualness in doing anything about the matter.

    On the other hand, I am not entirely enthused by the fascistic overtones in these particular threads seeking dire punishments upon those who simply don't play by their standards.

    Actually, punishment is mostly supposed to serve as a lesson for the person in question these days. That's why we stopped doing things like putting prisoners on display in town squares.
    My old (and now mostly obsolete) exploration suggestions thread. Give it a read. :)
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  • arcademasterarcademaster Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    valoreah wrote: »
    Team with people you know who don't go AFK leeching. Problem solved.

    On a 20 player map, good idea...
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited March 2013
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  • curs0rcurs0r Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    arcademaster wrote: »
    Great, it's the only non-bunny-tagging mission that rewards even half of a fair pay-out for effort investment.

    It's a solution, you don't have to like it. if you want better mark payouts for other activities I have no objection to that, but I don't get to make that decision.
    I'll sell you some weapons from New Romulus. Never fired, only dropped once.
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