/afk

The IOU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Guild of Night

Mo/E

Need this to put a <AFK> thing above your char or something so ppl know.

Stev0

Stev0

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Halifax, NS, Canada

/sit

Voila

boranchistanger

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

The Tyria Expeditionary Force

R/E

Very good idea. I'm sick of inviting 7 monks in order to find one that's afk.

-Boran

Galatea

Galatea

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Drifters [DRFT]

E/Me

there is a status indicator in the friends list:
online, away, busy, appear offline, i believe.. are the options.

i noticed doing /afk is simply a /sit, and the status indicator is still "online".

perhaps either adjust /afk so that:
1) /afk adds "<AFK>" next to their name (or something similar)
2) /afk will make character /sit AND also set status indicator to "AWAY" option.

Ramus

Ramus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

Zero Tolerance

W/Mo

Yes, AFK tagging would be a very nice feature.

Ordas

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

also, if I go AFK on my friendslist/guildlist it says i'm offline! I'm not offline, just not really there It should just color my name sligtly darker or something, don't dim it out and throw it in with the rest of the offline people.

Crim

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA, in a tiny apartment with 2 cats & my silly man, lol.

Clan of the Black Rose [ROSE]

N/W

Two nice things from previous games I played (lol, got sucked in by GW and play little else now) :: one game put the (AFK) at the end of the characters name, so other players knew they were not there upon seeing them, and the other game simply flagged the character, so that if they received group invites or private messages, people got a "This player is currently AFK" type message.

I am no programmer, and do not know what would be involved in doing this, but it would be nice to have a feature like the above listed or similar to help the issue this thread is dealing with.

Night

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

How about whispering a person instead of spamming them invites? If they don't answer, you know they either aren't there or don't want to join. If they are there, they may tell you they don't want join or that they aren't interested. How about maybe, just mayb, they aren't AFk and simply don't want to party?

Zodiac

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Amicus Reinassance [AR]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Night
How about whispering a person instead of spamming them invites? If they don't answer, you know they either aren't there or don't want to join. If they are there, they may tell you they don't want join or that they aren't interested. How about maybe, just mayb, they aren't AFk and simply don't want to party?
But why not just implement an AFK feature that's visible and prevent all of that? That would cut down so much frustration.

zman_acura

zman_acura

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

this idea sounds tasty. I walk up to so many people inviting but they just ignore me. Im assuming they are afk....unless im just a loser.....lol.

..shade!!

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

YEAH!
/afk is needed !!!

Zelnox

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Montreal

We Cause Seizures [POKE]

Me/Mo

/afk still does not change our status to away. I feel this is needed. It usually type /afk, but forget to change my status ._.

Tactical-Dillusions

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ordas
also, if I go AFK on my friendslist/guildlist it says i'm offline! I'm not offline, just not really there It should just color my name sligtly darker or something, don't dim it out and throw it in with the rest of the offline people.
And how else would we be able to fool that annoying noob who you accidentally made friends with. I have one who would follow me around like a lost puppy. Thank G_d for portals!
All i did was run him from Ascalon to the Wilds so he could get a hog.

Lampshade

Lampshade

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Xen of Onslaught

Everyone rembmer <AFK> Leeroy Jenkins??