be sure to join the AFK channel so you can coordinate with the other ppl AFKing against the AFKers

The best way to AFK is in a viper with an afterburner, doing stunts, flying into buildings, or taking out 1.5 million ISK dropships by hugging them.

Sigh... That's not afking, that's more like being an *******.

All you AFKers keep getting your pathetic 4k SP per match, ill continue to enjoy the 13k SP rewards i get from actually doing something. Besides Hatemail is so much sweeter when you earn it.

Hey, I heard of this other game mode. I think it's called Ambush.

oh look it's him again, about this again...

We all admire your incredible skills at drawing conclusions. We can tell from your complete lack of real research that you're a pretty amazing armchair expert.

Before you continue your bullzhitting read:

Ho and Wu (2012). Factors affecting intent to purchase virtual goods in online games. International Journal of Electronic Business Management, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 204-212

Dickey (2006). Game design and learning: a conjectural analysis of how massively multiple online role-playing games (MMORPGs) foster intrinsic motivation. Education Tech Research Dev (2007) 55:253GÇô273

Chang, Zhu and Wang (2011). The influence of service quality on gamer loyalty in massively multiplayer online role-play games. Social Behavior and Personality, 2011, 39(10), 1297-1302

Lee and Tsai (2010) What Drives People to Continue to Play Online Games? An Extension of Technology Model and Theory of Planned Behavior. International Journal of human-computer interaction, 26(6), 601GÇô620, 2010

if at that time you won't know why this:



...is is a load of poorly deducted nonsense with no links to reality. Then research, deduction and analytics is not for you.

k, thx

TW

This isn't a new phenomenon. Plenty of others have already been whining about it. However, go ahead and make a fool/troll out of yourself if you wish.

I bet you let the air out of bicycle tires (or worse) so people will eventually be able to have better storage facilities for their bikes.

So your goal is to kill the game.

No thanks douche bag.

Seriously, slash bicycle tires everywhere so that people can eventually get better storage facilities... or maybe they'll just quit riding bikes.

Your strategy is destructive and flawed.

You are either an idiot or a troll. You certainly aren't bringing any joy to Mudville with your ridiculous justification.

I fixed this months ago and CCP just won't implement it.

1. Create a game mode called Ambush AFK.
2. Players can log in, and their account locks for the duration of an Ambush game.
3. At the end of that duration, the AFKers are given some average amount of ISK, SP, even a little Salvage.
4. AFKers are not in real games, eating up player slots and having to check in.
5. AFKers get paid, and won't want to bother with real matches.

I get $500,000 for fixing it.

It does ignore the problem but addresses the results of the problem.

You listed why this will kill the game. You are wrong, this won't kill the game, I have the research to back me up. This will linger for some time while CCP fixes it. No real consequences.

Take the time to educate yourself about user experiences of virtual worlds and digital content services processes and stop whining about stuff you know nothing about.

I AFK farm on the MCC
It shouldn't be something that is possible in the game, its unfair to those who actually play for their rewards, and it rewards those who knowingly hurt their team by being useless and taking up a slot that could be used by useful players.
I used to advocate the removal of all SP gained from AFK farming, not to punish, but because its something that should have never been awarded to begin with. Now I don't advocate that anymore because of selfish gain, i'm about 700k SP from getting my AK0 logistics dropsuit, and I plan on getting prototype assault scrambler rifle as well.

I have a 30 day passive booster, and I want to make sure I hit the cap every week, even when I don't actually want to play.

That's if you're good. I've seen people going 0-8, or 2-9, and they might as well stay in the MCC. Also SP gained is irrelevant because of the cap. You can easily hit cap in 2 days, earn just as much as you do, while doing something else that's better than grinding in this game.

I would definitely like to see addressing of this issue. AFK'ers ruin pub matches for casuals.

Pub matches need a purpose for winning.

The red line should disappear or work both ways to prevent abuse.

The MCC should "nuke" anyone remaining in MCC after 2 mins.

Lets take the training wheels off. It undermines CCP's reputation to not coddle, and is primarily abused by veteran players rather than used by new players as a haven, and therefore has lost it's purpose anyways.

At least if player's are going to AFK, make them do it in a danger zone where they can be killed.
Adjust rewards model so that players are actually rewarded for participation. Even if it's only in ISK or Salvage.