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jaymclaughlin
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So I started a new Rom toon. Got him up to level 50 in super quick time, then obviously needed to start grinding for all the rep marks.
So first ISE run tonight... crashed when the first cube blew. Had to restart my whole machine. Get back on right at the end... no marks awarded and then slaps me with a 2 hour AFK penalty!!! :mad:
So first ISE run tonight... crashed when the first cube blew. Had to restart my whole machine. Get back on right at the end... no marks awarded and then slaps me with a 2 hour AFK penalty!!! :mad:
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I can deal with no getting awarded anything. That's only fair, but when the game crashes so often it seems like a smack in the face to get a penalty, especially a 2 hour penalty!
No game or application can actually know why your connection was lost. It sucks but in this case I think it's the best option.
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I'm fine with penalties if they're consistent
You have your fellow players to thank for giving Cryptic reason to implement it to begin with.
I have to say I'm not so sure about that damage requirement. I did a run on cure found elite a while ago to test something. I stayed out of the battle completely until the carrier appeared at the end, but I still got rewards and avoided a penalty. If I did enough damage just in that short section to cover my A*s, then they have set the dps requirement ridiculously low.
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Whatev...I'm sure there's a bunch of loopholes. The bottom line is that damage is REQUIRED or you get the penalty. So there's no emphasis on teamwork or healing or even strategy. Just keep shooting until you win.
If your idea of strategy and teamwork includes not firing your weapons whatsoever during a mission, then your idea of strategy and teamwork is bad.
If you think healing is impossible if you are firing your weapons, then your idea of healing is bad.
If you think the AFK penalty is unfair because you are being forced to use your weapons, then the AFK penalty is WAI.
Missions require things to die in order to progress. If you think dealing damage in order to progress in the mission is unfair, then maybe you are just bad at the game.
Not sure on that damage thing as there is pretty much constant fighting. Yea low level character fire power is like shooting paper confetti but at least it is constant.
At no time when I did get a connection loss did this afk thing turn up if I got back in the event.
So now after finishing any event I never leave first, haven't had the afk penalty problem happen again so far.
Happens to me sometimes as well.
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Agreed here (you are probably the one in the Jem ship I thought was trying to leech), I have been booted several times, due to poor connections, loss of power, computer shutsdown, internet loss, etc., and have never once gained an AFK penalty.
Heck I have even had storms knock out my power for hours, and guess what I eventually log back in, and no penalty, so I do not find myself having compassion for those who say they get one for these reasons at all.
My signature in yellow says how I feel on this matter.
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But isn't that the fault of STO's combat, not STO's AFK system? The latter is simply making an assumption. How reasonable that is depends on the mission and combat design.
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I agree with the people that say sorry for the internet fail **** happens return after two hours or the next day. I'm glad the AFK penalty is there because people won't leave without a good reason. Like internet loss or power failure. And if your system is not up to it I recommend an update on software it might help !!
But stop whining about getting a penalty because of whatever the reason was, those other four players had one player short now it is simple to overcome it these days but still you may fail at the bonus because of your machine is going offline other players might miss the bonus. :P
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This is what I hate the most off some people thats why I fight in the fleet or known groups to avoid people like you !! :mad:
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You seem to be of the assumption that I did this in a pug group. :rolleyes:
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Seth
Sorry.
I approve of the AFK penalty BUT it is not applied consistently nor correctly.
Last night, and this is rare for me, I had to run to help my wife in the middle of a CCE. I left my boat at 10.1 km shooting and of course came back, about 10 min later, dead. No penalty; I came back, rezzed and repaired, apologised & helped kill the thing (earning second place, so everyone else apparently were testing out all turret builds or something).
I should have been given a penalty for that. Dunno how long your PC takes to boot (mine takes like 30 seconds) and that should NOT incur the penalty. I could reboot and back in game before the system even registered me as gone, most likely, and those short lapses should not have a penalty at all.