KRins Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I know I feel like a complete and total *** right now because I killed someone who was completely AFK. Maybe we can have an AFK command. It wouldn't change anything about anything except putting a brightly colored AFK flag on people. Maybe make it so that you have to have entered no movement or actions commands for 3 ticks or something. And it would turn itself off when the next command was entered. I feel like I'm a trashy person right now, and it was completely without any intent whatsoever. Had I seen some sort of notification that said player had to step away for whatever reason (yes things more important than FL come up all the time that have to be dealt with that second), I wouldn't have even bothered the other character. To the other character: I feel terrible... I hope there's no hate towards me as a player, I happened to wake up in the same area as you and remembered you saying something about a particular thing yesterday... I wasn't actively seeking to score a trash PK. Hopefully we can mix it up when we are both there to brawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0xx Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 That I agree with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alldaymuddin Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Har Har I agree, I mean sometimes you have to go to the bathroom bad or you have to do something that very minute, I mean I got screamed at because I wouldn't do something for my mother because I was glued to the comp not wanting to die cus someone was after me and I could not quit.. your not trashy Krin, you didn't loot.. From what I hear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali_gmud Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Will this a flag to notify people are AFK or Will this flag grant protection from being attacked while AFK I think SOME players will take advantage of AFK characters, and SOME might sit back and wait for he/she to return. This is FL though.. if your going to go AFK you have to expect bad things to happen to you. Personally, I don't like it, I can think of several scenarios where this would be annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0xx Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Will this a flag to notify people are AFK or Will this flag grant protection from being attacked while AFK How about reading the original post? It wouldn't change anything about anything except putting a brightly colored AFK flag on people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alldaymuddin Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 True True yes, most people will find a way to exploit it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Ehhhh... I'm mixed on this. While on one level I agree that it sucks when something pops up and you have to dash from the computer for a moment, on another its another intrusion into my world. It's yet another thing I have to ignore to immerse myself into Aabahran. And of course there are people who will metagame the f*** out of it to gain every scrap of advantage they can get. There are already messages when you DC and reconnect. Maybe just have it say: Bob the Bum is here, but his mind is not. Whenever you are DC'd. AND ONLY WHEN YOU ARE DC'D. If you are connected, then tough luck sunny boy. If you have to dash off for an emergency, DC yourself. The message will pop up, anyone sending you a tell will know you aren't there, and since you have no way to watch what is going on around you (spells falling, people steping out of hiding, people walking by, global messages, etc, etc, etc) it would be alot harder to abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0xx Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 yes' date=' most people will find a way to exploit it..[/quote'] I don't think you understand. This AFK flag WILL NOT give PK protection. It will just put the AFK flag before your name. It is up to your attacker to decide whether to attack you or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Brother Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 It could make you look like a hearld bard...No one will bother attacking you then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewGuy Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Imo if you go afk, it's at your own risk. If I go afk and return to see "you have been killed", then I blame nobody but myself. I might be a bit bitter if the corpse is empty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 No AFK flag. If you need to go to the bathroom and you're hunting, trust your group or go find a nice hidey hole. I've taken a twenty minute dump and kept myself safe. AFK flags will be abused by whiny loophole folk. AFK flag will NOT stop me from attacking you. Please drive through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibber Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I agree Valek. Before you posted, I had the same thought. I get enough people moaning and groaning when I kill them and throwing 15 different reasons at me as to why I should feel like crap, that they were "not aware" or that they "didn't do anything to me", even when I try to RP, that it just busts my chops Giving the AFK flag will give them that much more reason to moan and groan about being killed. It's more like, "Hey, let's give everyone another reason to go AFK and make their attacker's feel that much more of your whiny wrath, when you know they know, this time, you're AFK." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 yeah...I guess it wasn't completely thought through on my part. I just felt nine different kinds of awful about it and the thought came into my mind that if I knew the player wasn't there, it wouldn't have happened. It is more of a knee jerk reaction to me feeling like I had become the things I gripe all the time I guess. Now that I think about, if anything that gets power from killing...and they saw an AFK flag it will be the same thing as painting a huge target on said afk character. Bad idea... I had a good intention, but not a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croyvern Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I have a tendency to make things easy, perhaps instead of an AFK flag, we could allow 7-8 tic Idle players to voluntarily enter the void. Then if they can not hold it 7 tics, we can quetion their maturity level and whether they should be in this pg-13 environment in the first place. Side note: You should not be allowed to use this if suffering from the ill effects of ANY negative spells with exception to perhaps damnation and hex as they last forever. You see if I am blind for 8 tics, word and hide in two, you would be mad as hell when I go afk at 6 to smoke a cig and laugh while your spell burns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 We could allow the idle timer...but I have a bad habit of doing nothing sometimes...for like almost ten to twelve tics...spell training gets so boring...I don't even think hunger/thirst set in by eight tics....you weirdos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 No AFK flag. If you need to go to the bathroom and you're hunting' date=' trust your group or go find a nice hidey hole. I've taken a twenty minute dump and kept myself safe.[/quote'] Or get a laptop and a good wireless connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I've Killed for Less Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Not to mention its verrrrrrrry OOC. "sorry I couldn't fight you, i was away from my keyboard" WTF! Keyboard! Are you some kind of a robot machine!?! NO....or maybe you are. I know for a fact that grim is just a bot that was created by Anume to make fun of ppl on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassinvegeta Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I just felt nine different kinds of awful about it and the thought came into my mind that if I knew the player wasn't there' date=' it wouldn't have happened. It is more of a knee jerk reaction to me feeling like I had become the things I gripe all the time I guess.[/quote'] Last I checked this was only a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Last I checked this was only a game. Exactly, and how steamed would you be if you lost a game that took a flippin' long time to get started because you had to take a leak, not because the other person played it better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Let's just all get one of those portable toilets (camodes?) and you'll never have to leave the computer. Make sure your mini-fridge is there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Reefer Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 When I have to go afk: When with a group: Let them know the deal, if I die, I get appropriate vengeance later. Alone: Log off for the time I am afk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I've Killed for Less Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 When I have to go afk: When with a group: Let them know the deal, if I die, I get appropriate vengeance later. Alone: Log off for the time I am afk. Shut up Bot. We all know what you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassinvegeta Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Exactly' date=' and how steamed would you be if you lost a game that took a flippin' long time to get started because you had to take a leak, not because the other person played it better?[/quote'] Still not getting my point I see. Just the other day my usually good connection all of a sudden dropped because of thunder right when I kicked dirt into someone's eyes. I couldnt even see the first round of combat, I logged back in dead at my pit LOL. This game is going to cause heartache the sooner you accept it that better you'll be able to deal with it. Like I said before, this is only a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Still not getting my point I see. Just the other day my usually good connection all of a sudden dropped because of thunder right when I kicked dirt into someone's eyes. I couldnt even see the first round of combat' date=' I logged back in dead at my pit LOL. This game is going to cause heartache the sooner you accept it that better you'll be able to deal with it. Like I said before, this is only a game.[/quote'] To each his own. I feel bad if I get a kill that I consider anything less than fair. The entire event was literally no skin off my back, in fact it was to my advantage that such things happened. I just figured I would ask if anyone else thought it would beneficial for EVERYONE to have some sort of way to let everyone know that character X is AFK. Not to shield them, but if you are of a similar mind to me...then you know that you'll want to wait for your target to get their connection back/get back from whatever they had to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassinvegeta Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Oh yeah I understand your good intentions. Its just that its not the end of the world if you ruin someones day or if someone ruins your day in fl. You seemed so wrought with guilt I just wanted to make sure you didn't want to kill yourself in rl over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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