Boot inactive players to keep ENY realistic especially during off-peak hours

[Wiley]

Can it detect when I go take a dump? 

...Does it take you an hour to take a dump?  Might want to get that checked.

You guys speak like restarting the game is some kind of arduous procedure.  I don't get it.

Wiley.

[Arlo]

...Does it take you an hour to take a dump?  Might want to get that checked.

You guys speak like restarting the game is some kind of arduous procedure.  I don't get it.

Wiley.

I also washed my hands. Oh and I went and got a beer. Oh what the heck, I'll make a sandwich. Looks like the wife's up for a quickie. 

[guncrasher]

...Does it take you an hour to take a dump?  Might want to get that checked.

You guys speak like restarting the game is some kind of arduous procedure.  I don't get it.

Wiley.

many a time me and a few guys spent a couple of hours just bs'ing on 200 about this or that.  it was pretty entertaining 'till somebody mentioned that we were just sitting in tower and we should up a plane.  we did a couple of fligths then went back to the tower to joke and mess around for another hour or so.


semp

[Wiley]

many a time me and a few guys spent a couple of hours just bs'ing on 200 about this or that.  it was pretty entertaining 'till somebody mentioned that we were just sitting in tower and we should up a plane.  we did a couple of fligths then went back to the tower to joke and mess around for another hour or so.


semp

...Hooray?

Not talking about people doing something in game, even socializing.  Talking about people who are afk.

Wiley.

[guncrasher]

...Hooray?

Not talking about people doing something in game, even socializing.  Talking about people who are afk.

Wiley.

what is the difference we are still not up in the air and affecting eny.


semp

[Wiley]

what is the difference we are still not up in the air and affecting eny.


semp

But there is the potential for you to do something if you so desire.  You could react to an NOE call, or not.  An empty desk isn't going to get its feelings hurt if the game logs it out.

Wiley.

[RotBaron]

Gotta ask. How's HT gonna tell the difference between a player sleeping and a player waiting for friends or squadies to show up in the MA?

Does he need to? They can with two clicks log back in if they are inactive.

Why is it when one country outnumbers the other by ~40 players, but the base is 120 to begin with there is no eny, yet when you outnumber another country by 10, and the base is 12 players you get an outrageous eny like ~20...I know it's a %....

What I really mean is if on Friday night 50 guys from one country decide to descend upon a base where 5-10 up to defend then not having eny is fine in that situation whereas at 3am PST (any day these days), if there are 6 of us attacking 3 of them (usually in their ack too) we get eny to the point where if off a cv we have to fly Zeke's and FM2's   

[Arlo]

Does he need to?

No. He doesn't need to disco players due to perceived inactivity, either.

[SirNuke]

Other pay to play games do that and it only seems logical.

[LCADolby]

After 30mins AFK in the tower it would make sense to have them time out to the lobby.

[kvuo75]

You guys speak like restarting the game is some kind of arduous procedure.  I don't get it.

Wiley.

you guys talk about a few guys sitting in tower all night like its ruining the game..  I don't get it.


the real answer to the perceived "problem" is to let people switch sides easier, not kick people off.

[RotBaron]

No. He doesn't need to disco players due to perceived inactivity, either.

It's not perceived at all, it's actually quite easy to watch and see who is AFK when they are all of less than 20 on your side 

Try flying 3am-9am EST, sometime maybe you'd get it then. Maybe.

[Arlo]

It's not perceived at all, it's actually quite easy to watch and see who is AFK when they are all of less than 20 on your side 

Try flying 3am-9am EST, sometime maybe you'd get it then. Maybe.

So you know which players are afk and which are taking their sweet time in the hangar? Maybe I don't get that. Illustrate. In detail.

[Arlo]

you guys talk about a few guys sitting in tower all night like its ruining the game..  I don't get it.


the real answer to the perceived "problem" is to let people switch sides easier, not kick people off.

+1

[Drane]

So you know which players are afk and which are taking their sweet time in the hangar? Maybe I don't get that. Illustrate. In detail.

Really Arlo? Really? Must you? 

ok here's what brought my attention to this long time ago.

1. Big name player who usually is constantly landing kills is online...not landing kills.
2. Attempts to communicate with player on country ch or 200 go un-answered repeatedly over long period of time.
3. PMs go un-answered repeatedly over long period of time.
4. We all shrug shoulders and play on with high eny. Who wants to waste time dogging somebody who obviously isn't there. We want to play.
5. Player spotted in the tower...or player spotted in tank at field way behind the front lines by strat raiders upping...you guessed it, way behind the front lines....Or player noticed in vox range at a field way behind the lines, but nowhere to be found (most likely sitting in manned gun or hangar).
5. Begin to notice multiple players online not doing anything, attempts to communicate go un-answered. Blah, Blah Blah.

Can we make it any clearer?

So it's obvious to us these players aren't doing anything except screwing with our eny and ultimately....our ability to play the way we like.