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Title: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: Bosco123 on December 23, 2008, 11:02:30 AM
It cam to me last night after I was shot down, wike I was AFK. Its something we could do within the next patch, when we have one. The idea is that when you are AFK, and when you click on the AFK button, it shows it to your con, underneath the red icon. This will give the option weather or not to shoot that plane down.
I only thought of one negitive to this idea and already I have thought of a counter to it. People may abuse it and fly around with it on, but you know he is not AFK when you see him killing another person.

What do you think?
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: Golfer on December 23, 2008, 11:06:52 AM
Waste of time and effort.

Don't go AFK unless you expect to be shot down.  If upon your return you find your airplane still flying feel fortunate you didn't encounter an enemy in a position to shoot you down.
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: druski85 on December 23, 2008, 11:07:21 AM
I think its a bit unneeded really :(  There is in my mind little difference between killing someone on auto-climb who is not at their computer and someone auto-climbing with awful SA.  Either way, your killing a sensory-deprived (through one system or another) pilot.  Making icons even larger wouldn't help anything, and would definitely be abused.  

You don't want to get ganked while AFK, don't go AFK near anything red :)
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: B4Buster on December 23, 2008, 11:52:18 AM
It wouldn't do anything, I know I'd kill them just the same  :lol
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: CAVPFCDD on December 23, 2008, 12:05:33 PM
might as well paint a bullseye on yourself
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: VonMessa on December 23, 2008, 12:12:07 PM
might as well paint a bullseye on yourself


or the alternative......


an empty gatorade bottle nearby  :aok

Only reason to go afk then, would be for a "real" emergency.
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: B4Buster on December 23, 2008, 12:47:25 PM
might as well paint a bullseye on yourself

 :rofl

an empty gatorade bottle nearby  :aok
Only reason to go afk then, would be for a "real" emergency.

 :lol
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: Delirium on December 23, 2008, 08:55:50 PM
Problem: I got shot down while being afk.

Solution: Don't go afk.
_________

Seems simple enough to me...
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: BnZs on December 23, 2008, 09:32:47 PM
If it makes you feel any better Bosco, very few of the AFK people you've shot down were actually AFK.
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: trigger2 on December 23, 2008, 10:21:50 PM
Problem: I got shot down while being afk.

Solution: Don't go afk.
_________

Seems simple enough to me...

Seconded...

If I were in a buff flying a long way, hell, even if I was in my gunners turret I'd hit the AFK button to ward off cons... ;)
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: Odee on December 24, 2008, 05:41:48 AM
Waste of time and effort.

Don't go AFK unless you expect to be shot down.  If upon your return you find your airplane still flying feel fortunate you didn't encounter an enemy in a position to shoot you down.
Nawwww, the dickens you say!

How about a little flashing 0 bellow the plane.  Like a strobe light that says, "Target sleeve, fire at will!"
 :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: Tilt on December 24, 2008, 05:45:11 AM
and when ac that claim to be AFK start shooting at other stuff?
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: spacer on December 24, 2008, 07:27:53 AM
I have gone AFK in both bombers and fighters.  And to tell the truth, I count myself lucky every time I don't get shot down while AFK.  Some times you just have to go AFK, but anything that says "Hey I'm AFK" would be just a big "COME GET ME!" signal.  (Spacer has gone hunting AFK planes many times!  Love those easy kills!)
   If you dont want to get shot down while AFK, dont go AFK!    :D
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: ImADot on December 24, 2008, 07:45:35 AM
Oooh, oooh, oooh...how's about instead of changing icon to show AFK, it just makes your plane invisible or indestructable!!  Nobody would abuse it then.   :noid





Or better yet, if you feel the need to fly a long boring mission, plan ahead and then take your punishment for choosing the long and boring mission.   :aok
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: waystin2 on December 24, 2008, 08:53:41 AM
Ummmmm.....No.
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: B4Buster on December 24, 2008, 09:15:23 AM
Most of the kills I get in a 262 are people that are afk, mostly because I can't hit anything else. I specifically target them...Fly NOE to an enemy bse where people are upping to go furball. ALOT of people go afk for whatever reasons. You sneak right up behind them and pop em'
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: WarTooth on December 24, 2008, 11:01:17 AM
>> might as well paint a bullseye on yourself

It is probably just my observation but it seems if you fly a Spit16 that is what you have done.  If in an adequate plane, folks (myself included) will go way out of their way to attempt to kill a Spit16.

WT
Title: Re: New AFK idea (no, not for kicking someone out of the arena)
Post by: B4Buster on December 24, 2008, 11:23:48 AM
Yup, show 5 ENY planes no quarter, 10 ENY planes too actually  :O