Do you feel that you have the "right" to AFK bot, or take other necessary measures?

[lezard21]

https://old.reddit.com/r/ffxivdiscus...to_afk_bot_or/

I like how reddit needs a banner saying "Disagreement shouldn't mean confrontation". We need one of those here cause that point seems to fly by fanboys' and whiteknights' heads.

On the topic, while players are at fault the major culprit here is SE not only for not buying more servers years ago when the problems became obvious to everyone that played, but also for not implementing strict and severe zero tolerance measures and punishments against people that use 3rd party programs, amongst which are programs to bypass AFK boot.

[juicybug]

If I afk it's literally for a moment, usually to do cat litter or let my dog in/outside or use the restroom. i don't afk for long periods of time. I try to get as much playtime as I can before bedtime/work.

[Ahelissa]

I don't blame anyone for doing it. Everyone paid for the expansion. It's on SE to provide people with a means to log in or reliably queue up. They've done neither. The queue system is still a mess and 2002 errors are still extremely frequent during peak hours on high pop data centers.

To people angry at AFKers: you're essentially saying that it's ok if some people can't play or have extreme wait times just so long as you don't experience those same things yourself. It's also a selfish mindset IMO.

[HazyAssaulter]

I don't blame anyone for doing it. Everyone paid for the expansion. It's on SE to provide people with a means to log in or reliably queue up. They've done neither. The queue system is still a mess and 2002 errors are still extremely frequent during peak hours on high pop data centers.

To people angry at AFKers: you're essentially saying that it's ok if some people can't play or have extreme wait times just so long as you don't experience those same things yourself. It's also a selfish mindset IMO.

To AFK bypassers: You are essentially saying it's okay if some people can't play or have extreme wait time just as long as you get to play yourself. It's real "fuck you I got mine" energy.

[Missbone]

To AFK bypassers: You are essentially saying it's okay if some people can't play or have extreme wait time just as long as you get to play yourself. It's real "fuck you I got mine" energy.

Try to be at least a bit creative and dont just copy and paste like a young boy from elementary scool.

[SherlottaEryut]

I get annoyed at people who AFK and don't do anything else. There are people who are eager to play Endwalker and continue the story, but they get the short end of the stick. All because some Miqo'te in 2b boots decide they like to spend their monthly subscription AFK'ing in Limsa for an extended amount of time despite the que times being atrocious.

On weekends I just accept the fact that I'm unable to play. The silver lining is it gives me time to spend time with friends/flatmates or get around to reading my books, actually do productive things.

During the weekdays, especially now because my uni broke up for Christmas, I can play as much as I want because que times arent *that* bad in the early afternoon.

[HazyAssaulter]

Try to be at least a bit creative and dont just copy and paste like a young boy from elementary scool.

Try to be at least a bit creative and dont just copy and paste like a young boy from elementary scool.


Damn I copy pasted again. Sorry, still figuring out how this works.

[Quyn]

Why would anybody admitting to afk automation on the official forum with their account directly linked ?

You aren't going to get straight answers here.

[Ahelissa]

To AFK bypassers: You are essentially saying it's okay if some people can't play or have extreme wait time just as long as you get to play yourself. It's real "fuck you I got mine" energy.

I'm not saying they're right to do it. But I think a lot of people wouldn't resort to it if the alternative wasn't babysitting a queue for 3-5 hours after work in the evening to *maybe* have a chance at playing. This is a blunder on SE's end. Full stop.

[CoffeeBuns]

I don't blame anyone for doing this. I always ask my SO to get me in queue or move my character when I am making dinner or running quick errands. I do log out if I know I'll be away for the night or a few hours. I don't use bots though.