Idle playing time

NJudson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

I didn't see anything when I looked before, but I was just curious what people thought about idle play time. By that I mean being logged into the game, but not playing. In the last 6 months I've logged over 600 hours between all 4 of my characters, but I think at least 200-300 of those hours is just idle time where I got up from the computer and never closed out of the game. I never really thought about it until the other day when a message popped up and said, "You've been playing for 3 hours. Shouldn't you take a break?"

If I'm doing it then I'm sure others are as well and I wonder does it put much more load on Anet servers when people are just idle instead of exiting?

Rayne Nightfyre

Rayne Nightfyre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Acolytes of Lyssa [AL]

Me/A

Probably 5-10% of my total play time was AFK. But I see what you mean, it isn't always accurate when it says "You have been playing for _ hours. Please take a break." It would be more accurate if it said "You have been logged on for _ hours. Please take a break." ArenaNet always assumes too much. (j/k)

Misc Merik

Misc Merik

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

America

Fugitives of Kurzick (Fok)

W/

Ive gotten to the point to where I only log on for social purposes or to help someone out. Other than that im doing other things and occasionally checking on gw to see whats going on.

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

heh I'm nearing 1500 hours and I'd say 100 of it at max is AFK time. Although I've been playing since early last June.