Players that go AFK in Island Sanctuary is a Problem

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Or you could use the common sense solution on pc and not have to complain. Hit X, hides players nameplates, see the npc...Other platforms use whatever key.

There's also the default 'target/interact with nearest object/NPC' (unsure of the exact name of the bind; I'm not in-game right now) which for a PC is NumPad 0 by default. Get near NPC/object, press 0 twice, done and done.

@OP: Yes I know this doesn't fix the aesthetic problem, but it's a surefire solution for getting on with your gaming.