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AFK Flag?
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Calvin
Tritanium Forge Industries
#1 - 2014-12-02 18:08:10 UTC
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.
Anhenka
The New Federation
Sigma Grindset
#2 - 2014-12-02 18:23:34 UTC
Calvin wrote:
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.


I guess I don't see any reason why not, as long as only you can apply it, it doesn't apply automatically, and you can limit who can see the tag by standings.
Iain Cariaba
#3 - 2014-12-02 18:34:15 UTC
Calvin wrote:
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.

I don't see why we need this. If you're docked in station, what does it matter if you're AFK. If you're in space, you're just holding a sign that says, "gank me first."
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#4 - 2014-12-02 18:39:12 UTC
Not so stealth nerf cloaky campers request.
Hopelesshobo
Hoboland
#5 - 2014-12-02 19:08:19 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Not so stealth nerf cloaky campers request.


Or buff cloaky campers. Set yourself AFK and allow neutrals to see it, and watch as they rat in what they think is safety.

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Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-12-02 19:26:32 UTC
Hopelesshobo wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Not so stealth nerf cloaky campers request.


Or buff cloaky campers. Set yourself AFK and allow neutrals to see it, and watch as they rat in what they think is safety.

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Rivr Luzade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#7 - 2014-12-02 19:40:37 UTC
Iain Cariaba wrote:
Calvin wrote:
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.

I don't see why we need this. If you're docked in station, what does it matter if you're AFK. If you're in space, you're just holding a sign that says, "gank me first."

It matters when your alliance members want something from you and ask you a question in alliance chat, for instance, without knowing that you are not there. Such a notification icon can be very helpful there. That said, this notification icon should not be visible to anyone else than alliance and corp members or maybe public chats, but definitely never in system chats like Local.

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Iain Cariaba
#8 - 2014-12-02 20:03:14 UTC
Rivr Luzade wrote:
Iain Cariaba wrote:
Calvin wrote:
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.

I don't see why we need this. If you're docked in station, what does it matter if you're AFK. If you're in space, you're just holding a sign that says, "gank me first."

It matters when your alliance members want something from you and ask you a question in alliance chat, for instance, without knowing that you are not there. Such a notification icon can be very helpful there. That said, this notification icon should not be visible to anyone else than alliance and corp members or maybe public chats, but definitely never in system chats like Local.

This would make a difference how?

Scenario One (No Flag): Alliance mate asks question in alliance chat and waits a bit for response. When no response comes, decides whether or not to mail you, or wait to talk to you later.
Scenario Two (With Flag): Alliance mate asks question in alliance chat and waits a bit for response. When no response comes, decides whether or not to mail you, or wait to talk to you later, because he can't see your flag in alliance chat unless you have made a comment in that channel during the last 15 minutes.

Simply tell your corpmates and people in small public/private channels you're going afk, and you remove need for this idea.
Rivr Luzade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#9 - 2014-12-02 20:11:24 UTC
In scenario 2, s/he contacts me via TS or other comm platforms directly or goes directly to the mail instead of waiting for an answer in a chat, where the question is probably buried under loads of other crap by the time I am back. And of course I would have flagged myself as AFK and would have turned around my open/closed sign on my CQ door.

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Desvath Benepeth
Einherjar Yggdrasils
#10 - 2015-02-24 11:02:17 UTC
Yes, love it: anything to add life to role play in eve... although i am sure that we all have different definitions of what role play means.
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#11 - 2015-02-24 12:46:44 UTC
does not appear in local.

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Lugh Crow-Slave
#12 - 2015-02-24 13:13:45 UTC
Anhenka wrote:
Calvin wrote:
Here's one, and a hopefully simple one: What about adding an 'AFK' flag to people? Something that would show up as a little icon next to their name in chat. This could be a self-marked thing, just right-click on yourself and select 'Set AFK' or something like that, and the same to undo it. This would be really nice.


I guess I don't see any reason why not, as long as only you can apply it, it doesn't apply automatically, and you can limit who can see the tag by standings.


+1 if this is how it works

BLOPS Hauler
The 16.8km Bubble
Sinigr Shadowsong
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2015-02-24 14:18:00 UTC
DnD (do not disturb) flag that works only on private mail and convos would work better.
Alexa Stryker
Council of Stellar Erections
#14 - 2015-02-24 14:37:46 UTC
I suggest a "Player is in a cloaky ship" flag. And with enough skills you can directly warp to player.

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Noriko Mai
#15 - 2015-02-24 14:41:03 UTC
Would be nice to have it at least in corpchat so people in corp know I'm afk. And as long as only you can apply it, it doesn't apply automatically.

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Zavand Crendraven
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2015-02-24 15:19:54 UTC
Noriko Mai wrote:
Would be nice to have it at least in corpchat so people in corp know I'm afk. And as long as only you can apply it, it doesn't apply automatically.

Agreed its horrible when youre trying to figure out whos afk or not in corp chat when your trying to engage something like gatecamps or other gangs add that one should be able to filter their corp chat from people that set themselves as AFK.