AFK Leveling

[Shiyo]

I don't understand peoples "solutions" to this problem and the arguments going on. I opened this thread thinking I'd see someone complaining about how easy this game is, and how people are literally afk while leveling. I spent most of my time leveling reading forums and watching tv/anime/movies/msning on my 2nd monitor because of how boring and easy this games combat system is, and how mobs SP caps at +10, which are duoable mobs for a healer + DPS. Meaning we fight mobs people can duo with a slight challenge with 8 people, making every fight last like 5 seconds where mobs die in seconds with little to no teamwork, strategy, or trying.

The easiest solution to this problem is to make the game challenging(I can't believe only one person suggested this out of 3 pages of replies..people saying RMT and botters and stuff, really? lol?). In FFXI if one person wasn't pulling their weight in a 6 man party, it showed, it destroyed your exp, and 99% of the time it wiped your entire party. That person got kicked, and if kicked enough he'd stop getting invited to parties because the server would know about his leeching/afking.

That's all that needs to be done in this game, make every fight challenging where every player has to pull their weight and try their hardest, basically copy FF11's leveling system. It was very fun, challenging, and rewarding. ^-^ It is the main problem with this game, and it shows more and more everday.

"AFK leveling", botting, dual boxing(non-outside party higher level PL dual boxing), and leeching only happens when the game is easy. I don't blame people for afk leveling right now, I blame the game for being too easy.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

This happen in ffxi, people dual box alt characters alot. So why complain? What other people do is none of your concern. It doesn't effect you in anyway, and it is getting irritating to see people complain about other peoples buiness. If it is ruining your game that much, just politly boot them, or leave yourself.

Personally you have no right to get offended about what other ppl do. Its pretty immature. Sorry for the hostiol tone, just see it happening so much my tolerance is at a breaking point.

And Shiyo what you said about ffxi isn't true. People went afk all the time and no one cared. It didn't ruin exp all that much. I knew people who multi boxed and only played 2 characters and still got great exp.

This isn't a problem tbh, only problem here is people don't know when to stop putting their nose where it don't belong. Complaining over what others do, or how other people play is wrong. You do not know the full story, why they are afk so much.

You guys forget it is just a game.

[Akumu]

I opened this thread thinking I'd see someone complaining about how easy this game is, and how people are literally afk while leveling.

I thought the same when I opened this thread. It seems to be referring to something else and not just someone afking for 8 leves and some suckers allowing it. The game is still being balanced/overhauled so the challenges will come in time.

The few people allowing someone to afk(especially WHILE equipped with r1 gear) is just telling someone I get suckered every 36 hours.
If it's a multiboxer who cares?
If it's a bot/rmt then it will be dealt with once we this game is back on track.

[Ava]

I don't think this is a major issue, and I would assume the issue will be taken into consideration when they change the combat mechanics. The simple solution, as others have suggested, is simply remove the members that are AFKing.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

People go afk for tons of reasons also, need to streatch their leg, using the restroom, getting food, making dinner for family, having a pet emergency, having a child emergency.
I have to go afk to do dishes or help put away groceries. Which can take up to 15 min. It be lame to have to leave a party because of that.

And trust me, I was a bit of an ffxi neet. Meaning al I did was play ffxi ( i had to quit my job for harrassment issues, and my bf payed for my account. it took a while to find a new job cuz haverhill sux)
People would go afk for up to 3 hours sometimes and it didn't ruin the exp. It was up to the leader to decide to kick or not. Only time going afk really mattered was end game events, but even a few people still do it.

Honestly like I said it is just a video game. Stop worrying or caring on how other people play. It would be their fault when they do not know how to play. There isn't really a need to get bent out of shape and force your play style on other people. This is just a game.

[Anty]

leeching will be a problem as long as this game is so loleasy, everything, no matter what lvl is easy (please, dont say something like, did you try nms or higher lvl stuff, i did and its loleasy).

i have high hopes in the battle/class system changes.

As soon as the content/battlecontent gets better, better AI, more things to do, more skills needed to achieve something,
less press 1111111 content, etc. every job shoudl be of use and help other ppl progress.

And still there will be leechers. So just kick them. I dont see a problem in that tbh.
And if someone wants to powerlevel a friend... well, i dont really care much, since its the future retard they are creating who doesnt know how to play and i think that in the future you will have to pay attention to your job and put more efford in then the way it currently is.

If people wanna cheat its their loss in the end....
ever played civilisation with "moneytrainer"?... it gets pointless. No challenge. you cant prevent people from abusing some systems. The only thing you can do is nerv the tiny freedom we have left in ffxiv (which already is a joke for an mmo) even more... nobody really gets hurt if someone has another high lvl -leeched job... and its not working with crafting that way...
so its not hurting the economy either.

[Radaghast]

Are you kidding me? OP thinks multi-boxing for extra links is cheating? Rofl...

That's the only thing I can see here, because if someone is just joining and afking, they'd get kicked pretty quick regardless. Comparing this to botting? Hahah.

It's a persons right to play multiple characters if they damn well please to. If you don't want to, that's your choice.

[Ragz]

MIKU LS is well known for this on Fabul, they'll have two party members actually fighting and two in tow who just provide links for sp. It's sad really.

LOL this is so inaccurate. We only have 1 person fighting and 5-6 in tow, and take shifts. It's called teamwork.

The difference is this is not against user agreement and botting is. Unlike most LS we take botting very seriously, and have banned multiple people for botting.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Honestly, I never spamed the 1 key... And I'm just starting. Create your own tactics.
Anty as much as I agree with ya, mind not saying the term retard. It is kinda offensive.

[Shampooo]

LOL this is so inaccurate. We only have 1 person fighting and 5-6 in tow, and take shifts. It's called teamwork.

The difference is this is not against user agreement and botting is. Unlike most LS we take botting very seriously, and have banned multiple people for botting.

lol who was botting?