Question for all those that are against the “afk farming” and using the phrase “not playing as intended”.
I have real life issues that prevent me from playing the most optimal way. I sometimes sit in one area of the game and let my necro pets do all the killing as I don’t have the energy or dexterity for anything else.
I am sitting in front of my screen (usually with a movie on another screen) and glancing at the game screen every 10 seconds or so. I set my auto cast button on my summon bone minions and explode them as they are summoned. The exploded minions create poison rings that will kill most anything veteran or below. I will have to occasionly heal but sometimes can go 30 min or so without hitting a button.
Would I be a target of random people coming up and reporting me?
If so why do I have to be harrassed in this way just playing a game to my best ability?
I don’t know what your “real life issues” are, but when you’re glancing at the screen ‘every 10 seconds or so,’ why not just move a little? Hit that W key for a few seconds during those ‘every 10 seconds or so.’ You’ll slowly and intentionally be scooting your way across the map; in effect playing.
If you can, maybe take it one step further and that every 30 minutes you’re focusing more on the game, port to a new map… You’ve got to be intentionally moving around and interacting with the game at least a little.
Another thing you can do is say a few things in map or guild chat every now and then… anything at all… then there’s a LOG of you being at your computer interacting with the game, even if someone does try and report you.
I report the people I see standing in the exact same spot for long periods of time. If I see someone hanging out, fine… but if I come back semi-frequently and they haven’t moved at all, that’s when I report them. If I see them move even a little, then I know they’re at their keyboard.
You may see yourself as harassed… I see you as a possible unfortunate extreme exception to the norm. Again, I don’t know what your “real life issues” are, but there’s got to be a few things you can do to help ensure you’re not punished by misunderstanding.
~EW
Edit: Actively interact with the game, however you choose to do so, and you are clearly not AFK farming. Auto-cast is not actively interacting with anything, it’s a setting and nothing more.
I appreciate your response especially your edit. Even though I still have the Auto-cast on I am interacting with the game. It might not be at a speed or level that others are doing but I am at my keyboard. I don’t feel I should have to talk/type to anyone to “prove” I’m there. I can not on a whim type or call someone over to my screen to type for me. I should not have to raise the level of my play to anyones standard.
You say I should move around, again why? If I can kill a set of mobs to earn my exp, why do I have to move somewhere else. If that is all I can muster at the time of play then I should be left to it.