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AFK: not just a place, but a state of mind.

We all know that 'AFK' stands for 'Away From Keyboard' -- but maybe in Glitch, it stands for something else. Maybe it stands for 'Area For Kittens', 'Awesome Frickin' Karma,' or 'Always Folding Kites.' Who knows?

I think that instead of having idlers stand in one spot for ages, taking up room for all us waking Glitches, after a set time (maybe 15 minutes), they should be sent to a magical land called AFK. I don't know what it would look like; that's for the Giants to decide. But the best part is that when the game says 'You are back from AFK,' it would be literally true! :)

Posted 8 months ago by ༺Lhyzz༻ Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • +1
    Posted 8 months ago by Rev. Lightbringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh yes :)
    Posted 8 months ago by Captain Daisy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 8 months ago by foolbunny Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like that idea.
    Posted 8 months ago by jiva Subscriber! | Permalink
  • nice idea +1
    Posted 8 months ago by Ancale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +10
    Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
  • but then we wouldn't be able to cruise the streets of ur looking for sleeping glitchen to drop guano and a note with digestive herbal potion recipes under!
    Posted 8 months ago by awdrone Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There is a special place where long-term AFKers go...Hell One. :)
    Posted 8 months ago by dm Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Great notion.
    Posted 8 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea :) Twould be pretty excellent.
    Posted 8 months ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't know about that, dm. I was afk for at least 24 hours, and when I came back to my computer, I was alive and well, at full energy. 
    Posted 8 months ago by ༺Lhyzz༻ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    This ideas awsome
    Posted 8 months ago by Anime_panda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm, perhaps it takes longer than a full game day to lose all of your energy in the AFK state, when you start leveling higher and your energy tank increases. I can see never landing in Hell in that case.
    Posted 8 months ago by dm Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well you do die when you are AFK for too long ... but at the end of the day your AFK self returns to Ur with full energy.  I once saw someone at a subway station die several times over the course of a real life day, and came back to Ur each time new day came.  Your energy loss "ticks" are related to your maximum energy, so everyone loses the same percentage of their total energy.
    Posted 8 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That is absolutely brilliant. Love it :)
    Posted 8 months ago by magrat garlick Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the dying hint!
    Posted 8 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1!!!
    Posted 8 months ago by Maxy Cat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 fun idea, but only if the AFK interval were lengthened (right now, you can go AFK checking email or looking at a link someone posts in chat).
    Posted 8 months ago by Janitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like
    Posted 8 months ago by Merrylegs Subscriber! | Permalink
  • little secret, you can go AFK immediately by saying "AFK" minus quotes
    Posted 7 months ago by Seriandeur Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Or you can roll your chair back, stand up and walk away. ;)
    Posted 7 months ago by dm Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Or, press 4 on your keyboard.
    Posted 7 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is a sweet idea! Maybe the land of AFK could have a Radiator npc that kept your energy as it was, so you didn't die.
    Posted 7 months ago by Stuv Subscriber! | Permalink