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"Away from Keyboard" posture needed

It would be very cool if we could position our avatar's as sitting with eyes closed or something like that so that other players know we are away from keyboard at the moment. It is such a socially curtious game, this would seem like a natural upgrade. (I find myself worried that someone will think I'm ignoring them or being rude)

Posted 24 months ago by teet Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Sometimes the avatars start scratchinf=g their butts and looking arund but it takes a couple of minutes
    Posted 24 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • agree, but only on the condition that it be universally hilarious looking.

    Like yoga poses.
    Posted 24 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for an obvious AFK position.
    Posted 24 months ago by Jade Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol yes yes and yes for this posture XD they should also be snoring or something.
    Posted 24 months ago by ShadowOfThingsLost Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 24 months ago by tiff Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 24 months ago by roderick ordonez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mmhhmm, or a simple little (ZZZ) snoozing cloud above the player.
    Posted 24 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just remembered an old thread about this and back then my suggestion was having them stand there but with their head sort of bobbing forward and then jerking up again...you know, like you see people do when they are falling asleep but the force of their head falling forward wakes them up again? I still like that idea too.
    Posted 24 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Someone had mentioned characters turning into stone when they're idle...I liked that idea.
    Posted 24 months ago by Mursock Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that's the old thread you were talking about, Nanookie.
    alpha.glitch.com/forum/idea...
    Posted 24 months ago by Mina Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes, Mini, that's the one--and you had the statue idea, which is totally awesome.
    Posted 24 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes
    Posted 24 months ago by Hotshawt Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Maybe they should turn to ice statues, and we should be able to harvest ice from them.

    And we should be able to grind ice into snowcones.

    But yeah, as a statue, they should be jostled to the side when there's a crowd.
    Posted 24 months ago by clare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the yoga posture idea - if you're idle for more than a minute your avatar automatically pulls the Tree pose and just HOLDS IT like a champion...

    www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-pr...
    Posted 24 months ago by Kitty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • there needs to more animated emotes in general. then we can leave our characters dancing the funky chicken or sleeping on the sidewalk or busking or picking his nose or whatever right?
    Posted 24 months ago by Cap'n Bob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree with Hburger, zzzzzzzs coming from them with maybe a drooping of the head.
    Posted 23 months ago by PittyPat is sad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I kind of like the free ice thing, but yoga is also funny.
    Posted 23 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was thinking about this as well during this most recent test, and because of my lack-of-sleep addled brain and after moving in an endless loop on the same screen for 12 hours straight, I thought of a chair suddenly appearing next to the avatar for it to sit in after a certain period of inactivity.

    A toilet would make a cute chair. It would be funny to see all the "street project campers" sitting in a row of toilets beneath the Street Spirit...
    Posted 23 months ago by Yeoman Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol @Kaushka.

    It would be very cool if afk avatars could not only freeze, but temporarily become objects that one climb, tip over, or pick up, toss, and stack.
    Posted 23 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It would be like waking up drunk! Came back and you are in Mirch or something (evil laugh).
    Posted 23 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is coming (indeed, the animation was done several weeks ago … just needs hooking up).
    Posted 23 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink