DUST Search - AFK is an exploit: all these risk-free reward should be rolled back

DUST Fiend wrote:

KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:

Once again Maken Tosch, how would it be a punishment to take SP away from them if that SP was never earned and should never have received in the first place? They literally did nothing to gain it.

Whether your PS3 is off, your in your MQ, or you're AFK in the MCC, you're doing NOTHING. One version of doing nothing (AFK farming) gives more SP than the other ways of doing nothing, so AFK farming has an unfair advantage over other methods of doing nothing. The worse part is, the method of doing nothing that gives the most SP actually hurts the team since it takes up a player slot that could otherwise be used by someone productively. Basically you get rewarded for doing nothing AND for hurting your team.

EDIT: Thanks for the link

The fact that CPM endorses this and CCP is relatively quiet is quite disturbing, unfortunately. It seems like everyone feels entitled to be continuously rewarded for downloading DUST to their system and nothing more.


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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3649	Posted - 2013.05.02 22:50:00 - [1] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Hmmm... 1. New build coming on May 6 that will address the AFK problem. 2. It's stupid to punish players for using a mechanic that was legitimately put in by CCP. 3. It's not an exploit if CCP was the one who put in this mechanic in the first place. 4. No, I don't AFK in case that's what you're thinking. 1. Where is your source? I would like to see it where it says that AFK farming will be addressed. 2. Its not a punishment, its taking away something they shouldn't have received in the first place. If someone steals, taking what they stolen away from them is not a punishment since it was never really theirs; a punishment would be to throw them in jail. 3. An exploit by definition is the use of a mechanic that the developers have in place, but used in an unintended way. You think this was CCP's intention? 4. It doesn't bother you that people are getting extra SP for doing nothing while you're not?
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3650	Posted - 2013.05.02 23:18:00 - [2] - Quote Once again Maken Tosch, how would it be a punishment to take SP away from them if that SP was never earned and should never have received in the first place? They literally did nothing to gain it. Whether your PS3 is off, your in your MQ, or you're AFK in the MCC, you're doing NOTHING. One version of doing nothing (AFK farming) gives more SP than the other ways of doing nothing, so AFK farming has an unfair advantage over other methods of doing nothing. The worse part is, the method of doing nothing that gives the most SP actually hurts the team since it takes up a player slot that could otherwise be used by someone productively. Basically you get rewarded for doing nothing AND for hurting your team. EDIT: Thanks for the link
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3652	Posted - 2013.05.02 23:36:00 - [3] - Quote DUST Fiend wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: Once again Maken Tosch, how would it be a punishment to take SP away from them if that SP was never earned and should never have received in the first place? They literally did nothing to gain it. Whether your PS3 is off, your in your MQ, or you're AFK in the MCC, you're doing NOTHING. One version of doing nothing (AFK farming) gives more SP than the other ways of doing nothing, so AFK farming has an unfair advantage over other methods of doing nothing. The worse part is, the method of doing nothing that gives the most SP actually hurts the team since it takes up a player slot that could otherwise be used by someone productively. Basically you get rewarded for doing nothing AND for hurting your team. EDIT: Thanks for the link The fact that CPM endorses this and CCP is relatively quiet is quite disturbing, unfortunately. It seems like everyone feels entitled to be continuously rewarded for downloading DUST to their system and nothing more. Not surprising considering some CPM members are known AFK farmers. Its essentially getting passive boosters for free, CCP should feel cheated.