11-10-2006, 09:25 AM
One more then I'm done with this.
In my previous post, I linked the only authoritative sources I could find. Conc's protestations to the contrary, it does not appear to be cheating. If anybody can find a direct, authoritative quote specifically and unquestionably prohibiting afk *without a bot* behavior, I woln't do it any more.
The "In game refs" are widely known for being inconsistent, inaccurate, and frequently flat out wrong. The fact that _one_ of them finds the behavior actionable means very little to me. I've actually tried reporting people for this behavior - many patches ago in a very different battle ground - and that GM sure didn't think it was actionable. One of the leading guilds on our server was so well known for it they became known as (instead of Pacifist) Pacifish. As far as I know, nothing ever happened to them, despite screen shots of them fishing away posted on the relm forums.
I've written tons of posts about AV, how it used to be, how it should be, and why I think defense right now is a bad idea. Short version - bring back join as group, add matchmaking to balance that out, stiffen the NPC's so that minimum game time is atleast 1 hr, but buff/smarten/add another player spawned event so that the game is unlikely to last more then 4 hr. If you are still curious, hit the search bar, because this thread is toxic enough I'm not coming back... unless somebody really can drag up that link I mention at the top, in which case I'll post a quick "I'll sin no more".
Quote:I advise you to look at your opening post, and your advocacy of AFK for you, and tell me how you feel it squares with Lounge policy against cheating.
If the activity is reportable to an ingame ref, and can get a player suspended, how is it NOT cheating?
In my previous post, I linked the only authoritative sources I could find. Conc's protestations to the contrary, it does not appear to be cheating. If anybody can find a direct, authoritative quote specifically and unquestionably prohibiting afk *without a bot* behavior, I woln't do it any more.
The "In game refs" are widely known for being inconsistent, inaccurate, and frequently flat out wrong. The fact that _one_ of them finds the behavior actionable means very little to me. I've actually tried reporting people for this behavior - many patches ago in a very different battle ground - and that GM sure didn't think it was actionable. One of the leading guilds on our server was so well known for it they became known as (instead of Pacifist) Pacifish. As far as I know, nothing ever happened to them, despite screen shots of them fishing away posted on the relm forums.
Quote:I'm kind of curious as to how Oldmandennis defines "epic". Does he mean "long"?
I've written tons of posts about AV, how it used to be, how it should be, and why I think defense right now is a bad idea. Short version - bring back join as group, add matchmaking to balance that out, stiffen the NPC's so that minimum game time is atleast 1 hr, but buff/smarten/add another player spawned event so that the game is unlikely to last more then 4 hr. If you are still curious, hit the search bar, because this thread is toxic enough I'm not coming back... unless somebody really can drag up that link I mention at the top, in which case I'll post a quick "I'll sin no more".