Blizzard Forsakes Subtlety - Thousands of AFK'ers Find Themselves Naked

Loyal · 01-15-2008, 01:21 PM

In a new attempt to stop those who AFK in Battlegrounds for free honor, Blizzard is now resorting to taking action against guilty parties...

...and retroactively stripping past offenders of their gear.

I find this course of action to be... quite damn awesome actually. Yet another reminder of just how awesome Blizzard can be. XD

Mad Jack the Pirate · 01-15-2008, 02:10 PM

there is nothing sweeter than the tears of a butthurt cheater.

Professor Smarmiarty · 01-15-2008, 03:30 PM

Maybe I've missed somethng becasue I don't play WoW but are these people paying all this money to play every week and then not actually playing?

Mad Jack the Pirate · 01-15-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barrel-Hating Sycophant

Maybe I've missed somethng becasue I don't play WoW but are these people paying all this money to play every week and then not actually playing?

They're paying money to play the game, then earning honor points by association so they can get free equipment without putting in any specific effort.

Professor Smarmiarty · 01-15-2008, 04:55 PM

But isn't that just not playing the game? I mean like the patterns in pacman. You get a computer version and then program it so pacman would automatically follow those patterns. Yay! I won!

Mike McC · 01-15-2008, 05:05 PM

Well, it's apparently rather easy (or so it seems) to idle there when you go to eat, run to the store, or sleep. Something away from the computer. So, it's getting the most out of a game you're paying monthly for while you're not even playing it! Duh.

Yrcrazypa · 01-15-2008, 07:02 PM

And when people did that it ruins the fun of the game for the people who are actually playing at that moment. When I quit and well before it the amount of people AFK in the battlegrounds, specifically Alterac Valley was REALLY bad. Sometimes more than half the people on either team would be afk. And when you want to play to have fun, its not fun when half your team isn't there and you get stomped, and its not fun when half the enemy isn't there and you effortlessly crush them.

Good job Blizzard. You finally did something about those people.

Seil · 01-15-2008, 07:28 PM

Does anyone else flashback to that one scene in Braveheart where Mel Gibson was like "Okay! Time to moon those pesky archers!"

Lord Setheris · 01-16-2008, 01:05 AM

They deserved it.
Fuck them.

Krylo · 01-16-2008, 01:17 AM

I think a few people made some real good points--instead of punishing the AFKers (or rather, instead of JUST punishing the AFKers), why not make Battlegrounds more competitive? Take out 'consolation' honor for losing, and just give honor for heals, damage done, damage received, etc.

Then, 'cause you've made gaining honor harder, lower honor prices on current gear, and put some arena level gear as being a bit more expensive than the current BG gear.

Bam. Problem solved. Don't even have to do any heavy recoding.

01-15-2008, 05:05 PM	#6
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	Well, it's apparently rather easy (or so it seems) to idle there when you go to eat, run to the store, or sleep. Something away from the computer. So, it's getting the most out of a game you're paying monthly for while you're not even playing it! Duh. __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

01-15-2008, 07:02 PM	#7
Yrcrazypa Not your babies daddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 491	And when people did that it ruins the fun of the game for the people who are actually playing at that moment. When I quit and well before it the amount of people AFK in the battlegrounds, specifically Alterac Valley was REALLY bad. Sometimes more than half the people on either team would be afk. And when you want to play to have fun, its not fun when half your team isn't there and you get stomped, and its not fun when half the enemy isn't there and you effortlessly crush them. Good job Blizzard. You finally did something about those people. __________________ Killer of threads.

01-16-2008, 01:05 AM	#9
Lord Setheris A Guardian Angel Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,311	They deserved it. Fuck them. __________________ As a 21 year old virgin, I'm strongly opposed to anything that reminds me that people are having sex in high school.

01-16-2008, 01:17 AM	#10
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	I think a few people made some real good points--instead of punishing the AFKers (or rather, instead of JUST punishing the AFKers), why not make Battlegrounds more competitive? Take out 'consolation' honor for losing, and just give honor for heals, damage done, damage received, etc. Then, 'cause you've made gaining honor harder, lower honor prices on current gear, and put some arena level gear as being a bit more expensive than the current BG gear. Bam. Problem solved. Don't even have to do any heavy recoding. __________________ I am very tired.

01-15-2008, 02:10 PM	#2
Mad Jack the Pirate Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 525	there is nothing sweeter than the tears of a butthurt cheater.

01-15-2008, 03:30 PM	#3
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Maybe I've missed somethng becasue I don't play WoW but are these people paying all this money to play every week and then not actually playing?

01-15-2008, 04:55 PM	#5
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	But isn't that just not playing the game? I mean like the patterns in pacman. You get a computer version and then program it so pacman would automatically follow those patterns. Yay! I won!

01-15-2008, 07:28 PM	#8
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Does anyone else flashback to that one scene in Braveheart where Mel Gibson was like "Okay! Time to moon those pesky archers!"