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• Ailyene wrote on 2010-10-18 04:26

  Quote from Second;186940:

  They're probably old Ragnarok Online players.

  
  
  LOL yeah, this happened a lot on RO. I did it sometimes to notify guildies before War of Emperium because I couldn't bothered to message them all.
• Chiri wrote on 2010-10-18 04:31
  Don't RA's have to afk a lot for points?
• Kanam wrote on 2010-10-18 04:35
  They could run shadow mission, help other player, and do their daily mission for point, but I'll admit it's the one reason why I leave my pc open when I afk (to gather RA point). But I don't put a party sign saying I'm afk though.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-10-18 06:55

  Quote from Sevian;186863:

  want everyone to know they're afk with a party sign
  
  just happened to see one that says they're sleeping, and it's seems like such a waste of electricity <.<
  
  anyways what are your thoughts on this

  
  
  The only time I've ever turned off any of my three computers are when I have to reset them for maintenance.
  
  And thats like once every other week because I'm lazy.
• Daccat wrote on 2010-10-18 10:33

  Quote from Cucurbita;186981:

  The only time I've ever turned off any of my three computers are when I have to reset them for maintenance.
  
  And thats like once every other week because I'm lazy.

  
  My PC is used 24/7. Brother's a bat.
  I don't see why I'd log off when going AFK for a longer time. It gives me X-Fire hours, GP and when I come back I can check the Log for guild chat.
  
  As for the AFK party advertisement? Well, maybe so I don't make the mistake of talking to an AFKer? :P Actually I remember doing a party like that. AFKers unite! (RO playah)
  YOU propably won't care that someone you don't know is AFK, but maybe that random has friends? It saves them the trouble of waiting for a response when they can see the party window.
  
  I don't understand why some of you hate it so. Because they're getting a bigger bill? Why would you care? Or is Erinn too small to have one party window not related to you?
• NotAnElf wrote on 2010-10-18 15:12
  I do that sometimes.
  Starving my ego/don't have anything to buy or sell
  Might as well take up party ad space.
• Adelynn wrote on 2010-10-18 17:03

  Because they're getting a bigger bill?

  
  Yes, actually. It might seem strange to someone, but if it doesn't need to be on, why is it? Is Fantasy Life really so important? If the computer's already on for another purpose, I understand. I keep Mabi up and AFK when I have to work late into the night, but otherwise, it's off when I go to bed.
• User495 wrote on 2010-10-18 20:16

  Quote from Daccat;187013:

  My PC is used 24/7. Brother's a bat.
  I don't see why I'd log off when going AFK for a longer time. It gives me X-Fire hours, GP and when I come back I can check the Log for guild chat.
  
  As for the AFK party advertisement? Well, maybe so I don't make the mistake of talking to an AFKer? :P Actually I remember doing a party like that. AFKers unite! (RO playah)
  YOU propably won't care that someone you don't know is AFK, but maybe that random has friends? It saves them the trouble of waiting for a response when they can see the party window.
  
  I don't understand why some of you hate it so. Because they're getting a bigger bill? Why would you care? Or is Erinn too small to have one party window not related to you?

  
  
  some of those signs get in the way of the more important party notices (there might be a better way to word that/another word for it)
  
  and someone mentioned before using the normal party sign? (that doesn't appear on party chat) could easily get the job done as well
  and noone's going to stand there for more than 5-10 minutes trying to get a reply out of someone that would clearly be afk <.< (if they don't reply) most people would get the idea
  
  guildchat- or any chat in mabi doesn't last very long (in the log, I don't remember how long it takes for the older ones to expire though)
  
  -ps- someone sounds abit on edge here <-<;
• Cannibal wrote on 2010-10-18 21:13
  I. Hate. That. Sosososo much. Yeah, I AFK a lot, but I don't announce to the entire channel that I'm showering, or sleeping, or cleaning my room.
• Phanterz wrote on 2010-10-19 00:05
  This is like people on MS who'd put up Omok signs saying, "At school - fame please" or crap like that.
  
  Imo, people like that just waste the party space. ._.
• Q wrote on 2010-10-19 06:52
  i turn off my comp when i am not going to use it within 2-3 hours o-o;;; the last time i left it on over a long period of time was my old laptop and that was almost a year ago for a download O_O;;
• KEL331 wrote on 2010-10-19 07:31
  Never really cared about those AFk advertising.
  
  I'm suprised so many find it annoying
  A new discovery at last:glasses:
• Daccat wrote on 2010-10-19 14:56

  Quote from Sevian;187114:

  some of those signs get in the way of the more important party notices (there might be a better way to word that/another word for it)
  
  and someone mentioned before using the normal party sign? (that doesn't appear on party chat) could easily get the job done as well
  and noone's going to stand there for more than 5-10 minutes trying to get a reply out of someone that would clearly be afk <.< (if they don't reply) most people would get the idea
  
  guildchat- or any chat in mabi doesn't last very long (in the log, I don't remember how long it takes for the older ones to expire though)
  
  -ps- someone sounds abit on edge here <-<;

  
  When they have that party sign you won't have to wait that 5-10 mins.
  Logs expire? Really? o.o I have not seen that. Maybe a NA thing? I'm in EU. Here there's just a limit to how many messages are saved. Anyway, I still don't see why it's so hated. Unless like 50% of people are doing it. Not much of a issue here since I've only seen it around 3 times.
• OmEdgar wrote on 2010-10-19 15:16
  Don't forget to be AFK to Prof armor =w=
• Okami wrote on 2010-10-19 16:13
  The the issue is people just afking, and the fact that people really find the need to announce that they're afk doing something.