Re: AFK Check Pop-Up
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:57 pm
AFK checker doesn't need to be changed or tweaked at all. All these unsound concerns and fears are not based in reality.
Nuke is correct. If you look away from your screen for a minute, not clicking anything, not grinding, and miss the popup, guess what... You were only AFK! THAT'S NOT A RULE BREAK, AND YOU WON'T GET JAILED. Unless you were trying to afk grind, skill, or siege, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.proto_nuke wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:57 pm AFK checker doesn't need to be changed or tweaked at all. All these unsound concerns and fears are not based in reality.
MM - I cannot find the original post that confirms what you're quite rightly saying, and believe me I've tried. It might be useful to include that in this thread.madmaniacal1 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:31 pmNuke is correct. If you look away from your screen for a minute, not clicking anything, not grinding, and miss the popup, guess what... You were only AFK! THAT'S NOT A RULE BREAK, AND YOU WON'T GET JAILED. Unless you were trying to afk grind, skill, or siege, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.proto_nuke wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:57 pm AFK checker doesn't need to be changed or tweaked at all. All these unsound concerns and fears are not based in reality.
How many times must players be told this?
Rule 13.Leone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:12 pmMM - I cannot find the original post that confirms what you're quite rightly saying, and believe me I've tried. It might be useful to include that in this thread.madmaniacal1 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:31 pmNuke is correct. If you look away from your screen for a minute, not clicking anything, not grinding, and miss the popup, guess what... You were only AFK! THAT'S NOT A RULE BREAK, AND YOU WON'T GET JAILED. Unless you were trying to afk grind, skill, or siege, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.proto_nuke wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:57 pm AFK checker doesn't need to be changed or tweaked at all. All these unsound concerns and fears are not based in reality.
How many times must players be told this?
Ohhhh, yeah I got logged a time or two myself when that first came around. Not for being afk, but just used having to tap anything every 5 mins when nobody online to talk to. I quickly got used to it just like I'm getting used to the AFK pop up. It's really not that big of a deal, it could be even more annoying like some sort of Captcha or math problem etc.Leone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:29 pm I've found it. I'm sorry to both of you that I wasn't clear what I meant. It was the original forum message about the 5 min Auto logout.
Here it is - from 2017 no less. The rule has been in place since then. The game will automatically log you out if you are inactive for 5 minutes... with no punishment.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14705&hilit=5+minute
Hopefully, this will support everyone who has quite rightly pointed this out in this thread.
Nope. As a former GM, i can verify that you are correct regarding "afk gameplay". Tbh, not looking at the screen and just tapping every-so-often to prevent logout borders on autoclicking, even if your finger is the one tapping. At the least, it would be a rule 8 abuse (bypassing game mechanics of automatic afk logout). This popup will prevent such.Cashew wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:30 pmOhhhh, yeah I got logged a time or two myself when that first came around. Not for being afk, but just used having to tap anything every 5 mins when nobody online to talk to. I quickly got used to it just like I'm getting used to the AFK pop up. It's really not that big of a deal, it could be even more annoying like some sort of Captcha or math problem etc.Leone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:29 pm I've found it. I'm sorry to both of you that I wasn't clear what I meant. It was the original forum message about the 5 min Auto logout.
Here it is - from 2017 no less. The rule has been in place since then. The game will automatically log you out if you are inactive for 5 minutes... with no punishment.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14705&hilit=5+minute
Hopefully, this will support everyone who has quite rightly pointed this out in this thread.
It's just a single tap and if you miss it no big deal just log back in.
ONLY if you know you break the rules either via botting/autoclick/whatever or always play AFK which results in frequently missing the Popup should you have anything to worry about. I consider "AFK" gameplay tapping once every few minutes just to prevent the auto-logout, but never actually paying any real attention to your character.
Of course I have no authority on this rule, it's just how I've always interpreted it. Anyone please feel free to correct me if I have that wrong.