Dungeon reqs

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Originally Posted by Failia

Keep in mind that there's also a time limit on how long you have to complete the dungeons/instances as well. It fill fail if you don't complete within that time. Granted, it's a high number but still there is a limit.

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Really? Without knowing if there's a good thematic reason for this, that strikes me as needlessly limiting. Forced grouping AND a timed mission? All that's needed now is 'keep this cretinous AI companion alive while he aggros the world'.

I'm getting more and more disillusioned with this game every day :(

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Originally Posted by Ecosmith

Really? Without knowing if there's a good thematic reason for this

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People afk for 12 hours in dungeons use up an instance on the server

multiply that by 50, 50 instances

Why should the game reserve so many resources for an afk player?

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Originally Posted by Duuude007

People afk for 12 hours in dungeons use up an instance on the server

multiply that by 50, 50 instances

Why should the game reserve so many resources for an afk player?

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Why would people go afk for 12 hours in a dungeon?

It doesn't really matter, tbh. I'm sure some loon would find some reason to do that lol. But how about if you're ingame without doing anything for 20mins, you get a popup 'click this to avoid being auto-booted from the game'. And autorun doesn't count.

The details could be tweaked to avoid exploits, but something like this would address your objection. I must confess I've never heard of server load being used as an excuse for limiting instances, though. I would have thought it neglivible.

I actually assumed this game had an auto-boot system in place for inactivew characters. I thought that was standard nowadays to avoid afk levelling exploits etc.

Of course, if the time limit is sufficiently long for my friend and I to have a reasonable amble through it, then a timed quest isn't too onerous. It depends on how long the timer is. Anyone jhave any metrics for average time needed vs total time available?

Anyway - most instanced dungeons and trial have time limit 90 minutes, some more "difficult" / longer ones 120 minutes and a few "only" 60 minutes while vaste majority of them could befinished inabout 1 third of the limit so there is really no that much of limiting factor there. If you wipe 10 or more times on the same trial no time limit is going to help you anyway.

can also finish the dungeon and then you and your friend can run back and take screenshots after the other guys have left

Take screenshots of an empty dungeon? Sounds great, that.

taking screenshots of anything sounds mundane to me, so i don't know the criteria for fun-screenshotting :)

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Originally Posted by Ecosmith

Really? Without knowing if there's a good thematic reason for this, that strikes me as needlessly limiting. Forced grouping AND a timed mission? All that's needed now is 'keep this cretinous AI companion alive while he aggros the world'.

I'm getting more and more disillusioned with this game every day :(

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Devs make a system where its easier to group with people and work together in an MMO.
You find a way to turn it into "Forced Grouping".
You may be disillusioned to the concept of MMO's in general.

There is already a system to kick you if you are AFK. When a tank drops from a run and I am sitting there after about 8 mins or so I get a message that I have been idle and will be kicked after 10 mins for inactivity.