AFK message in Guild/Crew Chat or Whisper

[Rackat]

What do you think? Would having message that returns " 'Pirate Name' is AFK" be helpful to you? Similar to the Out of Office email autoresponder on Outlook?

For instance:

In Guild/Crew chat, once the person goes AFK the first time you type a message the autoresponder kicks in. After that, the autoresponder does not send a reply to further text. Once the member comes back from AFK the autoresponder sends the mesege " 'Pirate Name' has returned". Same thing would apply to whisper.

[Andrew]

Good idea, just like when it says "so and so has gone offline" it could just say "so and so has gone AFK"

[combatlizzy]

I have sent a similar idea to Disney, Racket...Maybe the white on-line light beside the pirates name could turn a different color when a certain key is hit to reveal AFK mode. But I like your chat idea, too. Disney did respond with an e-mail to my suggestion, but I don't know how much my input affects a big corporation like Disney.

[anndreeuhh]

Good idea Rackat. I think there was another thread around here with the same thing, but like Zep had said in it... a lot of players use the mouse to play, and the afk code they have now, works with keystrokes. For example if you are healing someone at tormenta for a long time it shows above your head [AFK] even though you aren't really afk, so that issue might come up with your idea. Maybe if it were a thing we typed like the /afk, and then it sends the "(Pirate Name) is now away from the keyboard" message, that might work out better. But its still a good idea.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by anndreeuhh

but like Zep had said in it... a lot of players use the mouse to play, and the afk code they have now, works with keystrokes. For example if you are healing someone at tormenta for a long time it shows above your head [AFK] even though you aren't really afk, so that issue might come up with your idea.

Oh my!!! someone listens to me!

Yes I like the AFK notification idea. They just need to work on thier AFK code first to make it work correctly. I think an indicator on the friends list such as a colored dot or something would be better/easier than receiving messages however. The reponse that the pirate is afk wouldnt be so bad, but I dont think I would want my pirate sending messages to everyone that may have inquired that im suddenly no longer AFK.

[anndreeuhh]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

Oh my!!! someone listens to me!

Heheh only sometimes Zep.
And I agree, not too sure I'd want everyone to know I was back from being AFK.

[Rackat]

OOps, I must have missed that discussion or don't remember. Old age and all. LOL!

[Ghostcannon]

I was thinking about this idea the other day since this is integrated on another game I play...once you are afk, no one cant teleport to you.
It is a great Idea!