Poisenbery.8013 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I've been getting more and more frustrated with a 50+ queue into EBG and finding 10+ AFK runners. What is the policy on this? I'm pretty sure it falls under the "Unattended gameplay is prohibited" part of the COC/TOS. I'm literally going to start recording ya'll and sending report tickets with the video proof. it's annoying and anyone who does it is selfish. 7 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuickFox.3826 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I know what AFK is, but what is an AFK runner? Where do they run to? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilMasa.2546 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, TheQuickFox.3826 said: Where do they run to? To a wall 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuickFox.3826 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 34 minutes ago, ilMasa.2546 said: To a wall Oh, I've seen that sometimes. I thought it had no purpose anymore since you keep your participation at logout. In the past you would have to wait for your participation to run out or out would lose it. Is there any reason why players would avoid afk detection nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercurialKuroSludge.8974 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheQuickFox.3826 said: Oh, I've seen that sometimes. I thought it had no purpose anymore since you keep your participation at logout. In the past you would have to wait for your participation to run out or out would lose it. Is there any reason why players would avoid afk detection nowadays? It doesn't even work nowadays, I wall run (as long as ANY map isn't qued) when I step away to a "short" task thats supposed to be 5- mins, I sometimes come back in less than 12 and Im alrdy logged off by the game. Feels like they are doing/testing stuff behind the scenes, cuz me wanting to keep the tick timer from being uninterrupted was not successful. Edited August 9, 2023 by MercurialKuroSludge.8974 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solvar.7953 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I suppose being AFK while participation runs out could get you more rewards - if you can get your participation back up faster than it takes to run out, you come out ahead. For example, it takes 10-15 minutes of non participation to stop getting rewards (exact timing depends on how much time was left until the next reward). If you are able to come back and get to participation level in 5 minutes, that got you an extra reward. I personally don't really like the reward system given it is time based (which encourages this behavior, or other activities to keep participation up), but I don't really have an ideas for a better solution. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heibi.4251 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Just right click - report for botting. If ANET has anyone paying attention they will message the "runner". If there is no answer ANET will force-DC the person, among other things. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapasmurf.5623 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Yeah ive done this if I need to take a quick bio break or grab a snack or something lol. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnfall.9573 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Afk players, "You can not lead by example if you are a bad example" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solemn.9670 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 I've only ever seen one person do this habitually/longer for 5 minutes and we all know who that is. Otherwise this seems like a non-issue, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftFootpaws.9134 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 (edited) i think they need to change it so "moving or casting a skill" doesn't include autorun or autocast, then the problem will be solved. you'll still get players putting a coin on their keyboard or something, but it'll be much harder to pull off than just pressing a single key. the entire point is to make it difficult or inconvenient! Edited August 15, 2023 by SoftFootpaws.9134 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thron Stal.9367 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 8/9/2023 at 7:21 AM, TheQuickFox.3826 said: I know what AFK is, but what is an AFK runner? Where do they run to? to a wall etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thron Stal.9367 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 8/9/2023 at 8:02 AM, TheQuickFox.3826 said: Oh, I've seen that sometimes. I thought it had no purpose anymore since you keep your participation at logout. In the past you would have to wait for your participation to run out or out would lose it. Is there any reason why players would avoid afk detection nowadays? So you don't get in a Q started by these people, some are even started on purpose from the opposite server to give you a Q from their Alt accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeightTrainer.3219 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 7:27 PM, MercurialKuroSludge.8974 said: It doesn't even work nowadays, I wall run (as long as ANY map isn't qued) when I step away to a "short" task thats supposed to be 5- mins, I sometimes come back in less than 12 and Im alrdy logged off by the game. Feels like they are doing/testing stuff behind the scenes, cuz me wanting to keep the tick timer from being uninterrupted was not successful. You gotta make sure you have a skill that is auto casting while running into a corner of your ebg keep or safe zone area. You should be able to get a solid 30 minutes or more of doing nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepwalker.1398 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 7 hours ago, solemn.9670 said: I've only ever seen one person do this habitually/longer for 5 minutes and we all know who that is. Otherwise this seems like a non-issue, no? Was it a Guardian in a Golem at Spawn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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