AFKs winning Prizes?

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xAbstraKtx
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Just messaged the guy that won the prize, afk 7 minutes.

Everybody is afking to win, GG.

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Twili
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[Fiddlesticks], sometimes I think the

[Fiddlesticks], sometimes I think the winners are just made up characters, created by the GM's just so none of us win. I wouldn't be surprised either, since they hate us so much. I mean seriously! All the people that win I've NEVER heard of!
Ohhh well.

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Eeks
In 10 minutes, a lottery

In 10 minutes, a lottery drawing will be held amongst online players!

Dude tries to hold it in for 3 minutes then gives up and gives in to his bowels, comes back welcomed by an extra 1000 CE and a bunch of messages from QQers accusing him of being an alt and a cheat.

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Thirdmotion's picture
Thirdmotion
Haha...

@Eek5 lol... that post made my day. True story.

Tengu's picture
Tengu
lulz, and my little clutch of

lulz, and my little clutch of alts all sitting together in a pile never win a thing :D

Lycan101
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and then there's these guys

and then there's these guys putting a mouse bot or a good old fashion object on their mouse button and openly admitting to it.
not only are they diluting anyones chances, astronomically small, but still, they're also all around the server (you see them all the time, this one is actually has an auto response admitting his doing it for the lottery...) slowing the server down for anyone else

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9243/mouseafks.jpg

Klipwc's picture
Klipwc
How do you set an auto

How do you set an auto response? i hate it when i am in clockworks and ppl invite me and want to prevent to be AFK

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Metamare
@klipwc

Just type /away [desired response]

Klipwc's picture
Klipwc
thanks, BTW can you still see

thanks, BTW can you still see their messages? course if someone else messages me i wouldnt want to not be able to read his

Shidara
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File a complaint

That's what I do when I see AFKers. I file a complaint on them for using macros to keep their character from disconnecting.
You should do the same. Hopefully action will be taken. Never hurts to hope.

Razor118171
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Change the lottery system

Maybe what should be done in order to prevent mass AFKers from "diluting anyones chances, astronomically small", as Lycan101 put it, is only count those players that are ACTUALLY PLAYING, going down the gates and doing runs, as participants in the lottery. All the others that are in Haven/Arcade/Bazzar clogging up the system, are ignored. "Hey, wanna participate in the lottery? Then PLAY THE DARN GAME!"
It's only a suggestion, dunno if it's been thought of before, but hopefully it'll help reduce the number of AFKers that win prizes for doing nothing, while all the other honest players are "stuck watching ships".