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A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« on: June 24, 2020, 07:53:28 pm »
I have an idea! So if someone goes afk for too long, they get logged out! But the time limit is 50 minutes before you get logged out, that way your friends don't just pop out of existence randomly. And once you get logged out, it should say this message:
You were idle for too long, log back in?
What do you guys think of this? I think it's a great idea!  ;D

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2020, 08:02:38 pm »
THis is a pretty good idea, but not sure how other players would react. Maybe have it where it's a toggle switch so you get to set your account where you get logged out if you want?

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2020, 08:03:37 pm »
Hmmm, just what you mean for being afk? Some people afk by not moving and not chatting but writing character's bios, etc. I really don't know, because it would be annoying sometimes. My afk is just making preset with half screen with FH and half screen with GIMP, lol.
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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2020, 08:06:18 pm »
I think this would be a good idea, though as Dark has pointed out, you would have to be more specific in what would constitute being active whether it's just chatting, or if you have to actually move your character around every so often.

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2020, 08:12:43 pm »
I am constantly on but I prefer to watch most conversations rather than join. I'd say have it done by clicking on the game to make it active, even if it is just a click on then a click off. But as Lark said some other players might not be the biggest fans. c:

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2020, 08:24:22 pm »
Maybe a way to prevent from being logged out is by like, clicking somewhere on FeralHeart or moving your head around.

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2020, 10:04:11 pm »
I personally am of the opinion that as long as people are online let them be. Plenty of people are "afk" by chatting in private chats, working on bios, presets, groups, or just by watching the chat go by. It would be kind of annoying to be working on a preset or something and every hour or so toggle back in just to keep your spot- I personally have multiple tabs open and just watch the chat as I'm working on group related stuff.

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2020, 12:09:35 am »
I like this idea, reminds me of other games like World of Warcraft. A lot of users tend to leave their FH's on by accident, like when sleeping (guilty), so it'd be beneficial to have that in the game. I'm in support of it.

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2020, 12:48:04 am »
Rather than log them out, wouldn't it be better to simply attach an "afk" label above the player's head or at the end of their name tag?

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Re: A New Way to Prevent Way Too Many AFK Players
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2020, 01:38:31 am »
Rather than log them out, wouldn't it be better to simply attach an "afk" label above the player's head or at the end of their name tag?

I'm more on board with this. It's like WoW and doesn't log people out who are tabbing.