Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: OOZ662 on November 24, 2006, 11:37:31 PM
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Just to toss an idea out there. If you look at the Country Status thing, you discover that a lot of players aren't actually doing anything. I can understand going away for maybe 15 or 20 minutes to do something, but some people (including me) will set the AFK thing and leave expecting to come back, then never do. All that does is take up a spot someone else wants, especially in the Orange arena.
Setting a time limit for how long you can just sit in the Tower, O'Club, Hanger, ect without doing anything would open up spots being taken up by dumpers like me. After the time limit runs out, the person is disconnected from the arena.
This would also get rid of the squatters that go AFK over night just in case their country wins the war. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, really. :D
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Nobody ever replies to my threads in here... :lol
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Your idea has my support. :aok
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I secont that, especially needed in the free multi. they (even I) take up valuable space, especially if it's a base taking field. :aok
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When i go AFK that long, i usually get discoed anyway.... :noid
If that continues, ill never get 25 perks for a reset. :furious
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what about people that sign on and leave it sit over night to download skins
wait you can do it in training
cool idea tho hate servers that are full
they piss me off
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You can also download the full skin pack on this website.
http://www.hitechcreations.com/download/skins/index.html
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Nice idea but it only needs to be turned on when the full arena balancing kicks in.
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I think this is a good idea. Perhaps if you are idle for more than 10 minutes or so and not deployed, it would boot you to the lobby or something.
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10 minutes is too short. I've spent way more then that waiting for a mission to launch or planning stratagy for an event.
You'd also need to include kicking guys sitting in a gun position trying to avoid being kicked. It would suck to find afk folks sitting in the guns on a task group or field.
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Originally posted by Easyscor
You'd also need to include kicking guys sitting in a gun position trying to avoid being kicked. It would suck to find afk folks sitting in the guns on a task group or field.
That was in my original thought, but I wasn't sure of the reaction it'd get.
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I think this is a great idea...
Not only does going afk for long periods of time take away a slot for someone else... but it porks the ENY for those that are actually still in the arena and fly'n.
I'd love to see this... but I'm not sure how to work it out. But hey, nobody is sending me $15/month, so I don't have to :aok
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An hour or so, so someone dosent switch, go to dinner, and come home with more perkies in the game.
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What's the harm in trying this idea out? I'm for it.
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Definetly a GOOD IDEA
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Yep we need something like this.
Or dump arena caps alltogether
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What if checking the AFK check box immobilizes you and doesn't count you for ENY calculations while your set to AFK. When set to AFK you wont be able to leave the tower - to stop people setting AFK then taking off. If you are idle in the tower for more than X mins (eg no movement, no typing etc) without setting AFK then you will get logged out. Those who are set to AFK wont be. Best of both worlds.
At the moment setting AFK just makes your name red in the vox window, you can still fly, and are still counted for ENY calculations.
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Originally posted by Spatula
What if checking the AFK check box immobilizes you and doesn't count you for ENY calculations while your set to AFK. When set to AFK you wont be able to leave the tower - to stop people setting AFK then taking off. If you are idle in the tower for more than X mins (eg no movement, no typing etc) without setting AFK then you will get logged out. Those who are set to AFK wont be. Best of both worlds.
But those people will still block other players from entering the arena, which is a much bigger problem for me than ENY restrictions.
I can always find a plane to fly regardless of ENY, but it thoroughly hate it being discoe'd while frantically defending a distant field and then not being able to reenter anrea for an hour or so.
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Originally posted by Lusche
But those people will still block other players from entering the arena, which is a much bigger problem for me than ENY restrictions.
I can always find a plane to fly regardless of ENY, but it thoroughly hate it being discoe'd while frantically defending a distant field and then not being able to reenter anrea for an hour or so.
True. Guess curing the effect of tower queens on both ENY and cap limits whilst still allowing them to stay in an arena is not feasible. Kick em out to the 'choose arena' screen then :D
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Better Idea:
When trying to log into a full arena, the program displays a list of all pilots in that very arena. You can then choose who's to be kicked, so that you can enter.
System: Lusche booted you while entering Arena.
:D
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It is teh spies that are jacking up your ENY while afk.
:noid :noid :noid
Bronk
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I can't imagine that Hitech will ever set this game up so as to kick people out of an arena. They are paying customers, regardless of how you see it changing gameplay or ENY limitations.
It would be a huge source of whining and frustration and a public relations nightmare.
I agree that ENY as it exists now is not working and needs changing.
Kicking people who for whatever reason are not currently flying is not the answer.
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Sounds cool!!!:aok :cool:
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Anyone who flew AW on AOL in its free days can tell you about being kicked from inactivity. Many dropped AOL as soon as AW went to gamestorm because of it.
So no to kicking.
Bronk
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Originally posted by SpikesX
An hour or so, so someone dosent switch, go to dinner, and come home with more perkies in the game.
Are you bored? This is a 9 month old thread.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Are you bored? This is a 9 month old thread.
But still kind of relevant...
Didn't AW used to kick you off for AFK?
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I like to see 10- 15 mins till boot. But u have to be idle meaning no joystick, mouse, or keyboard input for that duration. So if u are planing a mission for 20 mins, chances are u won't get booted because u have press a key or talked on vox within that time limit. Same for gun positions on CV's, no input from any device that is used in AH kicks u out.
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Originally posted by AKDogg
I like to see 10- 15 mins till boot. But u have to be idle meaning no joystick, mouse, or keyboard input for that duration. So if u are planing a mission for 20 mins, chances are u won't get booted because u have press a key or talked on vox within that time limit. Same for gun positions on CV's, no input from any device that is used in AH kicks u out.
I've got an easy fix for that, tape a cat toy to the joystick. ;)
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Wouldn't work. The people that are just sitting around waiting for perks would just up an M3 or something way in the back of the country and leave it parked under a tree.
I agree squatting for perks is pretty lame, but I don't see an auto-kick fixing it.
EagleDNY
$.02
"Get your perks the old-fashioned way - KILL something"
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Originally posted by EagleDNY
I agree squatting for perks is pretty lame
And pretty dumb, as you get your perks even when not online at reset.