Zirithil Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I've seen some ridiculous things in MMO's, but honestly this has to take the cake for stupidity in design. ~Saitada Sorry but the Galatic Market already ate it. Edited December 31, 2011 by Zirithil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bovinity Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 As for your further comment... It's not only the flag, but the boot as well that annoys me. I have repeatedly been sent to the login screen, while crafting or talking to guild members, because I missed the "you are now away from keyboard" flag. Nope. The game only gives you a nice, "Hey, we're going to boot you." window that pops up and has a 20 second(?) timer to react to. There's no way you're just sitting there talking or crafting and just get kicked out of the blue from inactivity. That never happened, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriene Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 OK, I spent most of yesterday on the Fleet crafting and chatting in Guild Chat, and the only time I got hit with AFK was when there was a long pause in chat and I did nothing but have my companions going to do stuff. Everytime I was talking in Guild or General I had no issues with it going afk on me. I am willing to bet there is more to this little story than our OP is telling. However, what game doesn't kick you afk if you stand in one place for an extended period of time doing nothing, which is exactly what you are doing in TOR if you are Crafting, because you aren't crafting your companion characters are, you're just standing there telling them what to do every so often. Like someone else said, I would rather have Bioware err on the side of caution in this and boot someone who appears to be afk than to let people be afk and stay in game. I understand that OP is upset over this, while many of us think it's a silly thing to be upset over, however, insults are never the way to get something solved. Also giving the mods on the forums crap probably not a good choice, that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcmoon Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 While I agree it can be irritating, I could also see it as a way to prevent people from using bots or other things to keep from being afk'd out. Not sure if that is what BW intended or if it is a but like someone posted earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthx Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 When something is so far beyond the pale of reason... yeah, it deserves to be insulted. Why are you unable to notice a flaw and criticize it without being insulting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpooled Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 However, what game doesn't kick you afk if you stand in one place for an extended period of time doing nothing, which is exactly what you are doing in TOR if you are Crafting FFXI, you can stay logged on 24/7 (unless servers close for maint) due to enable bazaar selling just thought I'd throw that in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulminata Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I've noticed this same problem, and it's annoying. Annoying enough to take the time to write a forum rant? Nope, not for me, but annoying enough to stop and offer my agreement to one someone else wrote. Just because there's an easy workaround doesn't mean the underlying problem shouldn't be fixed. I'm not going to be screaming and hollering at the devs until they fix it, and it should be low priority, but it should eventually be fixed. Edited December 31, 2011 by Fulminata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranberries Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Standing before a raid boss discussing tactics over vent and in chat. Suddenly get booted to character screen. Fun. Stupid design #132342579235 Edited December 31, 2011 by Cranberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bovinity Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Standing before a raid boss discussing tactics over vent and in chat. Suddenly get booted to character screen. Fun. Again, that never happened. Well, I guess it might have. But it wasn't due to inactivity, just a random disconnect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessik Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I've noticed this same problem, and it's annoying. Annoying enough to take the time to write a forum rant? Nope, not for me, but annoying enough to stop and offer my agreement to one someone else wrote. Just because there's an easy workaround doesn't mean the underlying problem shouldn't be fixed. I'm not going to be screaming and hollering at the devs until they fix it, and it should be low priority, but it should eventually be fixed. totally agree with you Edited December 31, 2011 by Qishari quoted removed content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) People have to wait in queues to login. The Galactic market Interface is terrible and time consuming to navigate. I can't add my character to my mules friends list. I have to change my show Sith corruption every time I log in or change zones and reset the UI to update the portrait. But no, no, no..... the having to press a movement key once every 20 minutes or so to keep from being sent to the character select screen is cause for yelling Fail.... http://www.swtor.com/awards nuff said Edited December 31, 2011 by Kourage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubsPro Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 So yeah, I'm standing on Taris doing some crafting, sending my companions out to get stuff etc, and talking to Guild members in guild chat.. when out of nowhere I get this message... You are now away from keyboard Yeah um... except.. I am NOT away from my keyboard, I am actually AT my keyboard, talking to guild members and doing crafting... Which entails clicking stuff in the game, and TYPING IN CHAT! by definition.. NOT away from my KEYBOARD! Apparently, BW has decided that UNLESS YOUR CHARACTER IS MOVING.. you MUST be afk. Doesn't matter if your typing in the chat window, doesn't matter if you are crafting... nope.. unless your character is MOVING, you MUST be afk. I've seen some ridiculous things in MMO's, but honestly this has to take the cake for stupidity in design. I'm not even going to suggest that you fix it.. as fixing that is...... obvious, and you miss the obvious way to much. ~Saitada Wow some people need to chillout rofl who the hell cares if it says your afk? really? You never stoped to think there might be a reason they did it that way O wise one? There are BIGGER issues at hand in this game than '' It says I'm afk when I do nothing but craft and type'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashania Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Chicken Little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessik Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Someone needs to step away from the keyboard for real. The game could sense that. so did the mods lol, i can only imagine how the OP is feeling right now... forced boot from afk does not compare to force boot from forums right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpic Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) you may not be AFK. but say a gold seller just stands there with an automated script posting every 5mins "BUY GOLD FROM HERE" the player doesnt move at all, but isnt flagged as AFK....so he can continue to spam and not get kicked because he is chatting. perhaps BW they actually thought ahead Edited December 31, 2011 by Harpic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheld Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Do you know what the REALLY annoying thing is? I get /afk'ed and booted for crafting, yet those AFK scum who infest Warzones can run itno the warzone, do fk all and NOT get booted. Its another kick in the nads for PvP that scum like that are allowed to get away with it. Even when you REPORT them nothing happens. The same guy (who is well known) on my server is now Valor Rank 31 for doing NOTHING except screw his teammates over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obiwansghost Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Wow. You are marked AFK based on no movement of your character. Move forward and back a few times every 5 minutes. Solved. Its not going away, so ya better deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
origosis Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I would love to see this fixed, but I do not apply any real priority level to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portivitae Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 So much hostility over a small coding error. I am sure it'll gt fixed but something like this wil be way down the list on priorities. Its no biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasburath Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Game breaking? No, stupid, inept, moronic design? yes. This feature obviously causes you to rage. Go play a different game. This thing has happened to me as well. I tapped my forward key and the flag went away. Did you submit a bug report or just come here to be a drama queen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimgryphon Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 This feature obviously causes you to rage. Go play a different game. This thing has happened to me as well. I tapped my forward key and the flag went away. Did you submit a bug report or just come here to be a drama queen? I'll take Drama Queens for 200, Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaluk Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I get kicked out of game from Warzones to the character selection screen. If I Q up for another warzone when the Q pops up and i click enter it sends me straight back to the character selection screen. It is annoying me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrax Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 If you are online and see the message, what's the big deal? People complain about anything these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Game breaking? No, stupid, inept, moronic design? yes. Why does it matter if your Flagged AFK? Every few mins..hit the move key. Problen solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 So much hostility over a small coding error. I am sure it'll gt fixed but something like this wil be way down the list on priorities. Its no biggie. Really..very few are concerned about this and true...it should be waaaay down the list of things to fix...in fact....its not broken in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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