I agree that at this point the argument does not matter in the end as the problem of the servers capacity is there and is not on our end to fix it, I suppose that is mainly what got me to post in the first place. I guess I was a little struck on a nerve by some comments regarding the auto-boot feature and AFK players.
It has happened only once so far, but I still remember pretty clearly that time, while afk on our FC house bed, I came back to find I had received a tell from some anonymous stranger (I guess they entered in the open room while I was away? my AFK icon is deactivated to never show up) around the lines of "lol log off fucker, my gf wants to play."
I get that perhaps while AFK my character is still transferring a certain amount of data, but I strongly repel this hatred people have for afk players. People have reasons to AFK rather than logging off, and they wary from person to person (my own? I like to come back and see what linkshell conversations I've missed while I wasn't there. My friends always talk of interesting stuff, and sometimes even RP there. It's like coming back home to watch your recorded favorite show). Are there lots of afk players? Maybe, but it'll never be the majority of the playerbase. Are they to be blamed/hassled for the server congestion? No, I don't think so.
There are many other factors to point at for the server congestion before turning on AFK players and the necessity to boot them. The servers needing an upgrade for once, and after that, the bots come to mind. I'd prefer to keep an afk player over one who is active but cheating in doing so.
And I guess that's all I really have to say on the topic. Sure it sucks that new players can't get in, and me starting the Balmung Is Open thread was what little I felt we could do to help it; but I'd like to not read as often that I and those who need to AFK as I do are causing a problem.
It has happened only once so far, but I still remember pretty clearly that time, while afk on our FC house bed, I came back to find I had received a tell from some anonymous stranger (I guess they entered in the open room while I was away? my AFK icon is deactivated to never show up) around the lines of "lol log off fucker, my gf wants to play."
I get that perhaps while AFK my character is still transferring a certain amount of data, but I strongly repel this hatred people have for afk players. People have reasons to AFK rather than logging off, and they wary from person to person (my own? I like to come back and see what linkshell conversations I've missed while I wasn't there. My friends always talk of interesting stuff, and sometimes even RP there. It's like coming back home to watch your recorded favorite show). Are there lots of afk players? Maybe, but it'll never be the majority of the playerbase. Are they to be blamed/hassled for the server congestion? No, I don't think so.
There are many other factors to point at for the server congestion before turning on AFK players and the necessity to boot them. The servers needing an upgrade for once, and after that, the bots come to mind. I'd prefer to keep an afk player over one who is active but cheating in doing so.
And I guess that's all I really have to say on the topic. Sure it sucks that new players can't get in, and me starting the Balmung Is Open thread was what little I felt we could do to help it; but I'd like to not read as often that I and those who need to AFK as I do are causing a problem.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
