Wat you miss when abandoning leves

[darkstarpoet1]

Wow, THIS is what people have been referencing? This is pre-live, while nobody even abused leves like this until several months after this, following massive changes to the SP systems and to leve-link bonuses. We're not even saying that this is against the ToS though. Even AFK leveling isn't actually against the ToS, however much most of us here would like it to be. There's simply zero difference between AFK leveling and abusing leve fails. Both are clearly not how the developers want the game to work and are results of flaws in the game mechanics. When you get people saying one is a-ok while the other is evil and cheating, it's pretty obvious they're hypocrites.

no it was not just pre-live. it has been commented on a few times since release when asked directly about abandoning and linking. nice try again though. if you are auto following and a gm stops you and you fail to respond it is considered absentee playing so it can be punishable by ban. i'm not saying that it will be in most cases nor should it be as that is a different discussion than what this topic is about.

[Raikki]

no it was not just pre-live. it has been commented on a few times since release when asked directly about abandoning and linking. nice try again though. if you are auto following and a gm stops you and you fail to respond it is considered absentee playing so it can be punishable by ban. i'm not saying that it will be in most cases nor should it be as that is a different discussion than what this topic is about.

[citation needed]

Auto-follow leveling/power leveling has never been against the rules. Astral burn parties weren't prohibited in FFXI despite the people benefiting doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (and being perfectly free to AFK). SE explicitly said astral burn was allowed.

[darkstarpoet1]

[citation needed]

Auto-follow leveling/power leveling has never been against the rules. Astral burn parties weren't prohibited in FFXI despite the people benefiting doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (and being perfectly free to AFK). SE explicitly said astral burn was allowed.

se also stated that linking and abandoning was allowed, but you want to say it's ok for one thing, but not for another. pick your battle. if se says it is ok then both are, but you want to contend one is and the other is not.

why don't you look up the tos in which they discuss absentee leveling. they state directly that if a gm contacts you and you fail to respond it may be considered absentee leveling. like i said i did not say that it should be, but you have to admit anytime you leave a decision up to the discretion of a single individual today you may get banned for the same thing you have done multiple times before. i did not say it should have people get punished for this, but on a bad day a gm can punish when not needed.

[Vackashken]

se also stated that linking and abandoning was allowed, but you want to say it's ok for one thing, but not for another. pick your battle. if se says it is ok then both are, but you want to contend one is and the other is not.

why don't you look up the tos in which they discuss absentee leveling. they state directly that if a gm contacts you and you fail to respond it may be considered absentee leveling. like i said i did not say that it should be, but you have to admit anytime you leave a decision up to the discretion of a single individual today you may get banned for the same thing you have done multiple times before. i did not say it should have people get punished for this, but on a bad day a gm can punish when not needed.

Its kind of amusing watching you dance around the issue. No one said its against tos, nor that its my business on a personal one-on-one level or that SE said this or didn't say that. Again, the bottom line is rewarding for failure is ass backwards. Try and dissect it anyway you want with one of you vitriolic post but nothing changes the very idea is failure. Hard work should equal reward. Not the other way around. Period.

[longtallsally]

i think SE leaves their statements too open for interpretation and they should state their official stance on such matters.
Regardless of them saying its against ToS we all know they wont do anything about either anyhow so its a moot points. i think most people in this thread are just annoyed that the current system rewards failure. personally i would like a rewards or significant reward for rewarding success. at least this would make doing leves feel like some sort of accomplishment.

[Raikki]

se also stated that linking and abandoning was allowed, but you want to say it's ok for one thing, but not for another. pick your battle. if se says it is ok then both are, but you want to contend one is and the other is not.

Check your reading comprehension? I never said one is ok and the other is not, that's actually what you've been saying. Both are allowed under the ToS. Both should be patched out of the game. I lose respect for people who heavily abuse either method.

why don't you look up the tos in which they discuss absentee leveling. they state directly that if a gm contacts you and you fail to respond it may be considered absentee leveling. like i said i did not say that it should be, but you have to admit anytime you leave a decision up to the discretion of a single individual today you may get banned for the same thing you have done multiple times before. i did not say it should have people get punished for this, but on a bad day a gm can punish when not needed.

The ToS was already quoted in this thread and said nothing of the sort. Try again.

Edit: let's nip this one in the bud --

Activities that destroy game balance
Using third party programs or tools in FINAL FANTASY XIV is strictly prohibited since they allow users to gain an unfair advantage over other players. The use of programs or tools within FINAL FANTASY XIV that allow certain continuous actions to be performed automatically are often referred to as absentee play, which is also prohibited in FINAL FANTASY XIV. Additionally, during the course of an absentee play investigation, players may be requested to respond to or comply with a GMs instruction. Failure to do so is consider a violation and may result in disciplinary action being taken against the account.

If you turn your reading comprehension on for a moment you'll realize this section of the ToS is talking about using third party programs or tools.

Prohibited absentee play is performing actions while not at the keyboard.

[Vackashken]

i think SE leaves their statements too open for interpretation and they should state their official stance on such matters.
Regardless of them saying its against ToS we all know they wont do anything about either anyhow so its a moot points. i think most people in this thread are just annoyed that the current system rewards failure. personally i would like a rewards or significant reward for rewarding success. at least this would make doing leves feel like some sort of accomplishment.

Simple. To the point. I agree.

Refreshing seeing a post like this instead of a textual jitterbug.

[MeowyWowie]

Hard work should equal reward. Not the other way around. Period.

+1

/10char...

[Raikki]

Follow-up, more to the point:

From: http://support.na.square-enix.com/fa...&c=0&sc=0&so=4

Definition of "absentee play."
Basically, absentee play means that the player leaves the controller unattended for a long period of time while the character is doing something. The player needs to be able to react to anything that happens to the character during the game. If characters can be made to do things like mine or fish while the player is away, the game will be thrown out of balance. Players who have been engaging in absentee play will be reprimanded by the GMs. If you leave your game for any period of time, be sure to turn off any macros you have running. Please not that macros provided with FINAL FANTASY XI, such as AutoRun and /follow are NOT considered absentee play.

This is the last I'll post regarding the legality of auto-follow power leveling. If you still thinks it's against the ToS, you're beyond help.

(Yes, I know this comes from the FFXI support center. There is no separate definition of "absentee play" available for FFXIV and it is foolish to suggest that SE randomly decided that absentee play would mean something different in FFXIV and never told anyone.)

[MeowyWowie]

I love how it says /follow isn't considered absentee play, yet /follow doesn't even exist lol.

Throw in the towel, Dark. Raikki got you.