And I'm an AFKer

*echos of 'hi jenza' echo round the thread*



It all started a about a month ago, Nova Knife was explaining this hip new thing to me about sitting around doing nothing in the MCC while playing other games. It started with just both of us happening to AFK at the same time while playing other games like Wings of iccarus. Next thing i know im squad afking with him and 2 other dudes while playing minecraft or otherwise being productive. I had to shower for hours!

*shudders*

productivity...

However thanks to the support of this group, playing the new build and getting ratfaced drunk at fanfest, i can no longer bring myself to play the current build and im sure everything will be good as i recover from this condition. As such, its been about 2 weeks since I last AFK'd on my honour, or may i be melted down into biomass.

Thank you.

*Bows*

Are you implying that AFKing is as bad as alcoholism?

I take offence.

I find this behavior troubling to say the least. You and Nova Knife started the whole AFK epidemic that we have now. Skirmish is unplayable because of the aforementioned epidemic. Yet, CCP gives you guys the task of establishing an honest fair election process and other duties dealing with DUST514.

DUST514 is dying because of the behavior that you and others started and continue to do. How is that fair to the people that actually played the game for all their SP? It just shows the whole playerbase that CCP condones afking, so why not do it. CCP has shot themselves in the foot with this one.

honestly sweetie? you seem to be the drunk one right now....

christ okay, here we go, here is my honest, serious reply to this;

I coulnt give a **** if i tried if people afk'd. Unless CCP comes right out and says "this is an exploit, dont do it" people have the right to play how they want, especially as this build is about 8 months old and build fatigue has built up.

yes it sucks if half your team is afking but it also sucks if half your team suck, its all part of the roll'd dice. Kicking someone out, or not joining a corp because some one AFK's is just ******* stupid.

I honestly believe that most of the community doesnt give a **** about AFKers and its just a few vocal people being all bitchy because these matches doenst matter. If they where AFKing in a corp match then yes, i would have something to say, but this is just such a moot point as loads of stuff is changing in a few days anyway.

The reason the CPM is being called out on this, and other players are not is because you guys are supposed to have a vested interest in the game and making it better.

When you come on and say you've been AFK'ing with Nova (who's been AFK'ing for 3-4 months now) it kind of shows you guys are burned out on the game. I don't really know what the CPM's exact role is, but the fact that you guys can't be bothered to play them game you are trying to build and represent kind of sours a lot of the community. Imagine a CSM member who comes on and talks about how they just AFK mine in EvE because playing EvE is just to damn boring. Oh wait that would never happen.

Exactly right! The fact is that whenever you take on the role of a public servant or an ambassador of sorts, you better clean up your act. I don't give a **** if you're trying to be funny or if you think you're somehow protesting against CCP, the fact of the matter is that if you make a joke about a hot topic like this you are out of line!

I honestly believe that most of the community doesnt give a **** about AFKers and its just a few vocal people being all bitchy because these matches doenst matter. If they where AFKing in a corp match then yes, i would have something to say, but this is just such a moot point as loads of stuff is changing in a few days anyway.

Basically, no one gives a **** about what happens in pub-matches.

Ric is a good player in game, but when he talks in the forums I keep thinking of this

Nikia, this build died a long time ago. We've never needed this long to test a build, I dare think how many have left the game because it's gone on for so long.