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Implement AFK Status Option
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evereplicant
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-07-17 12:23:20 UTC  |  Edited by: evereplicant
Super simple but effective. There are many people that go afk in eve, and pretty much type afk in a channel to show this. Obviously people that come in later dont see this message. We have offline and online 'lights' can we have another light that we can set manually (amber or blue) to denote we are afk.

Also when this is set and we convo people we are not sat there waiting for ages for them to reply or them waiting for us. A simple message to state the user is AFK would be really useful.

and quite easy to implement.
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-07-17 12:45:05 UTC
+1

Before anyone comes to whine about AFK cloaking: this should only be a status that the user can choose to toggle manually. Perhaps it should even only be visible in private channels, not in local.
Mag's
Azn Empire
#3 - 2012-07-17 13:01:24 UTC
It would actually be a boost to AFKing, in regards to psychological warfare. Blink

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
Kyle Ward
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-07-17 13:17:24 UTC
Definitely +1

I'm always coming back to my pc and finding 50 different private convo/fleet invites/trade requests and everyone probably thinks I'm a massive dbag for ignoring them...

The Sandbox, you're playing it wrong!
Mr R4nd0m
Doomheim
#5 - 2012-07-17 14:02:48 UTC
Yes definitely +1 from me too. Not sure why this was never implemented before..
tiberiusric
Comply Or Die
Pandemic Horde
#6 - 2012-07-17 21:04:22 UTC
+1

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Easthir Ravin
Easy Co.
#7 - 2012-07-17 21:18:35 UTC
Greetings

+1 to another well thought out idea that does not interfere with how I play EVE, but enhances it for all.

IN THE IMORTAL WORDS OF SOCRATES:  " I drank WHAT?!"
Astroniomix
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-07-17 23:39:04 UTC
STOP POSTING WELL THOUGHT OUT/NON NERF CLOAKING IDEAS.


+1 though
Corina Jarr
en Welle Shipping Inc.
#9 - 2012-07-17 23:46:50 UTC
I would love this, especially in corp chat.

Come back after a few minutes to find so many messages from them.
Christy D Floyd
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-07-18 00:42:15 UTC
I see how this is a good idea but there should be a rule you can only use it if your in station.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
Suddenly Forums ForumKings
Doomheim
#11 - 2012-07-18 01:04:28 UTC
Stealth 'AFK Cloaker' whine thread.
Astroniomix
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-07-18 02:53:08 UTC
Christy D Floyd wrote:
I see how this is a good idea but there should be a rule you can only use it if your in station.

Yes let's punnish wormhole dwellers nedlesley.
Gerrick Palivorn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#13 - 2012-07-18 09:16:25 UTC
+1 AFK Cloaking will now be so much easier. They know you AFK, or maybe not...

MMOs come and go, but Eve remains.  -Garresh-
JinSanJong
Doomheim
#14 - 2012-07-18 20:11:41 UTC
+1 please implement
evereplicant
Doomheim
#15 - 2012-07-19 12:14:40 UTC
bumping for more supporting