your concerns are quite valid BUT I, as well as many players are glad to see SOME action towards this game crippling AFK issue.. I mean for the limited play time I get for missions (I mostly DOff at work between sales calls coming in) I would like to bonus or succeed, not pay for the benefit of some jerk who has no sportsmanship.
I hope the afk features work well. I'm not going to jump in the air and declare victory, but this looks like Cryptic is addressing a big issue. Me, I've used private queues since my first toon reached level 50, but when I have run pugs occasionally I get an afk'er, which is very irritating. I agree that private queues help a lot, but this is good for the community that prefers not to be part of a fleet. Good luck all, and may the GM's be forever in your favor.
mark my words.. you guys were screaming about afkers ruining everything.
once then put this in, i bet you 100% you same people will be screaming about all the times you get a 2 hour ban..
afkers are a problem yes.. but something automated is not the solution.. vote to kick would have been better.
This is complicated. If you have a vote to kick, you could have groups arbitrarily vote to ban outsiders. If you try automated there's not only a chance to bypass it, but there's a chance that non-AFKers might be caught.
I think the only time i had to be afk was for a kid/bathroom emergency, but even in the process of getting everything wiped up I sent my oldest down to the computer with a field promotion and orders to take command. I returned to my post, relieved her after the battle, and the group made the optional.
Lesson learned: i am glad i trained my bridge officers.
This made me smile. Thanks.
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I think the only time i had to be afk was for a kid/bathroom emergency, but even in the process of getting everything wiped up I sent my oldest down to the computer with a field promotion and orders to take command. I returned to my post, relieved her after the battle, and the group made the optional.
Lesson learned: i am glad i trained my bridge officers.
Well, that and any six year old can hit the spacebar every 5 seconds. Isn't keybinding great?
Basically, he moved every few minutes and pressed a button to avoid going AFK and getting a ban.
Damn easy to circumvent, clever people will know how to do this without having to click themselves every few minutes.
Think of it like this:
People AFK because they'd rather be doing something else with their time.
If people are still afking without triggering the penalty, then they're probably botting.
AFKing isn't against the terms of service, but botting is.
If enough people send a ticket about their botting behavior, they may end up getting banned.
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Yeah but if u cant log back in in time u get the levers penalty ,,,,,had it happen a few times,,,,,
This is complicated. If you have a vote to kick, you could have groups arbitrarily vote to ban outsiders. If you try automated there's not only a chance to bypass it, but there's a chance that non-AFKers might be caught.
Basically, he moved every few minutes and pressed a button to avoid going AFK and getting a ban.
Damn easy to circumvent, clever people will know how to do this without having to click themselves every few minutes.
This made me smile. Thanks.
- Judge Aaron Satie
Well, that and any six year old can hit the spacebar every 5 seconds. Isn't keybinding great?
Basically, he moved every few minutes and pressed a button to avoid going AFK and getting a ban.
Damn easy to circumvent, clever people will know how to do this without having to click themselves every few minutes.
Think of it like this:
People AFK because they'd rather be doing something else with their time.
If people are still afking without triggering the penalty, then they're probably botting.
AFKing isn't against the terms of service, but botting is.
If enough people send a ticket about their botting behavior, they may end up getting banned.