DataBeaver Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The auto-afk seems to work in strange ways. So far I've observed the following: - Chatting does not reset the afk timer (you can go auto-afk even if you chat), but does revert you to un-afk if you are afk - Giving orders to crew members does not prevent auto-afk - Moving items around in inventory and bank does not prevent auto-afk - Equipping items does not prevent auto-afk - Interacting with the UI in ways that do not involve the server does not prevent auto-afk - I'm pretty sure using the GTN does not prevent auto-afk - Reverse engineering resets the timer (I think; I'm sure it removes afk status at least) - Moving prevents auto-afk completely I haven't checked if interacting with a vendor or installing/removing item modifications resets auto-afk. The GTN thing might warrant verification. Of particular interest is the behavior when chatting. You can go afk while sending lines in the chat, but your next line will make you un-afk again. Also the RE behavior does not seem to be in line with other things that deal with items. One consequence is that if I'm standing still and running crew missions while doing something else, I have to watch for the "You are now away from keyboard" message in the chat box and press a movement key when it appears, or the server will throw me out a while later. This can be rather annoying. Why not simply treat any key presses or mouse clicks as evidence that the player is at the keyboard? Or at the very least any traffic to the server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysico Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Of course you should go afk when chatting. Know why? Gold sellers/spammers. All the afk stuff revolves around keeping them out of the game. Blame them and the idiots that buy gold, not Bioware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapWolf Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataBeaver Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Of course you should go afk when chatting. Know why? Gold sellers/spammers. All the afk stuff revolves around keeping them out of the game. Blame them and the idiots that buy gold, not Bioware. If the spammers can create a program that sends chat messages at regular intervals (presumably by sending a sequence of keystrokes to the game), do you not think they can create a program that can make the character turn around at regular intervals (by sending another sequence of keystrokes)? Also, note how I said that sending a line will make you un-afk after the auto-afk has been triggered? As long as the spammer sends lines often enough to not actually be logged out, they'll be fine. A fabricated example: [10:00] [spammer] Behold my beautiful message! [10:03] [spammer] Behold my beautiful message! [10:05] You are now away from keyboard [10:06] [spammer] Behold my beautiful message! [10:06] You are no longer away from keyboard [10:09] [spammer] Behold my beautiful message! [10:11] You are now away from keyboard [10:12] [spammer] Behold my beautiful message! [10:12] You are no longer away from keyboard etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myem Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) The auto-afk seems to work in strange ways. So far I've observed the following: ... - I'm pretty sure using the GTN does not prevent auto-afk .... This can be rather annoying. Why not simply treat any key presses or mouse clicks as evidence that the player is at the keyboard? Or at the very least any traffic to the server? I can confirm interacting with the GTN does not prevent auto-afk. As if I didn't find searching through there maddening enough. Edited March 27, 2012 by Myem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataBeaver Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Okay, this has got to take the cake. Zooming the camera makes you un-afk. Since this is a purely client-side action, there's no excuse why any other interaction with the UI shouldn't do it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kautious Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Of course you should go afk when chatting. Know why? Gold sellers/spammers. All the afk stuff revolves around keeping them out of the game. Blame them and the idiots that buy gold, not Bioware. lol.. really? what does afk even mean? away from keyboard? So if I am chatting, am I away from my keyboard? You Sir, have a weird logic regarding being afk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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