To /afk or not to /afk...
by Elizabeth Harper 
Oct 4th 2006 at 10:00AM
Right now, at least, I'd recommend not. It's hard to walk into a battleground these days without noticing at least one player who's not doing anything but sitting quietly near the battleground entrance gaining honor and reputation. Perhaps they're using a bot or perhaps they're watching a movie and occasionally pressing the space bar -- either way, they're a nuisance at best. And when this post showed up on the customer service forums, I couldn't help but be surprised. Because while Blizzard would previously take action against players using bots or hacks to prevent them from going AFK during a battleground, now they seem to be prepared to act against any players "who are not actively participating" in a battleground. The wording is still very vague, but this could mean a crackdown on AFK players -- regardless of method.
Filed under: PvP
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
g8rcody Oct 4th 2006 10:04AM
Good! Suck it, all you cheating b!tches!!!
Prauche Oct 4th 2006 10:15AM
But...But...But...How will I make Grand Master if I have to actually PARTICIPATE in the BGs?!?!?!?!?!?!
Antheli Oct 4th 2006 10:33AM
Is fishing considered "actively participating"?
Jawz Oct 4th 2006 10:47AM
"Grand Masters" do participate in BG's. The problem with them is their entire Group will often /afk when the see they are put against another set group.
Prauche Oct 4th 2006 10:51AM
I was being facetious
Dahlaine Oct 4th 2006 11:08AM
During peak hours, I tend to group pvp and we never /afk out. If we notice that we are coming up against a premade team, we simply have the leader group que us for a different battleground and we enter that when it pops a minute or so later.
Clementure Oct 4th 2006 12:54PM
What is a "premade team"?
Mordiceius Oct 4th 2006 1:12PM
It's a term a minority of servers use to describe a group working together on a server (such as guild groups or warlord/marshall groups). They'll also just refer to them as 'premades' but pay no mind to these people, for they are ignorant.
Maliboo Oct 5th 2006 1:58PM
A "Pre-Made" is where a group of your buddies (10 for WSG & 15 for AB) queue up as a team instead of risking your luck with just joining single.
warforge Oct 4th 2006 1:39PM
How to avoid getting kicked outa bg.
1. Be honest ...tell your team "Yo afk wife agro brb".
2. Safest method: Alt+f4 out...when you log back in you are still in BG. As long as the scrim is still going.
Flor Oct 4th 2006 1:51PM
If im on a RP server can't i just say that I am a coward and afk bouncing is my act of cowardice?