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Old Jul 15, 2008, 09:21 AM // 09:21   #1
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Hello,

I'm watching GvGs quite often and I've seen more and more of those AFK guilds...
What's the point of this? Is it so they can get the lowest rating possible so the guild can be used as a smurf to farm the bottom of the ladder?
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 09:29 AM // 09:29   #2
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The AT system is retarded, and rewards guilds 15 RP for simply "completing" an AT. So basically even if an afk guild signs up and loses all their matches (including to other afk guilds), they're guaranteed a minimum of 15 RP each account. Many people have 4-8 accounts afking, which means a minimum 60-120 RP each AT. Each win against another afk guild rewards another 3 RP each account, and if they make it into the top 25% (which is sometimes easy since over 75% of guilds are afk), they get even more bonuses.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 11:00 AM // 11:00   #3
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Get the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO out of my AT's. I want to play decent guild not one afk one every thirty minutes.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 03:52 PM // 15:52   #4
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Get the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO out of my AT's. I want to play decent guild not one afk one every thirty minutes.
Then there'd be no teams in the AT's at all.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56   #5
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Then there'd be no teams in the AT's at all.
The game seems so dead now we should just go back to old ladder and hand some RP's out, what a joke. Last couple months I browse AT obs and even then just see a bunch of top100 guilds playing non AFK r300+ guilds, fun stuff.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 05:31 PM // 17:31   #6
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The game seems so dead now we should just go back to old ladder and hand some RP's out, what a joke. Last couple months I browse AT obs and even then just see a bunch of top100 guilds playing non AFK r300+ guilds, fun stuff.
AT's as long as they have existed, apart from mAT, have been few active top guilds playing against r300+ guilds.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 06:36 PM // 18:36   #7
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AT's as long as they have existed, apart from mAT, have been few active top guilds playing against r300+ guilds.
Maybe so but not to the same frequency that we have now.
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Old Jul 15, 2008, 08:18 PM // 20:18   #8
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AT's as long as they have existed, apart from mAT, have been few active top guilds playing against r300+ guilds.
goold old times
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Old Jul 16, 2008, 02:36 AM // 02:36   #9
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Mentioned this on Izzys talk page a week ago, the numbers of AFK guilds are getting really out of hand.

AFK guilds are whats keeping the American GvG scene going, without those it would just be qE.
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Old Jul 16, 2008, 04:00 AM // 04:00   #10
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afk guilds are so cute though ^^
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Old Jul 16, 2008, 04:01 AM // 04:01   #11
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Mentioned this on Izzys talk page a week ago, the numbers of AFK guilds are getting really out of hand.

AFK guilds are whats keeping the American GvG scene going, without those it would just be qE.
Actually it would be RaiN, aFk, qE, oK, VH and then some random 300+ teams. I would still rather play 4 matches against real guilds than 3 against aFk guilds and 2 real matches.
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Old Jul 16, 2008, 04:18 AM // 04:18   #12
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I should get my guild to afk. <-<
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Old Jul 17, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54   #13
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regina posted this on gw inc (why not guru?)

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Regina, is there any specific timeline as to when this problem (AFK guilds) will be addressed? I know you've said that you guys are working on solutions, was just curious as to how far along you guys are.

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Isaiah doesn't have a timeframe. There are some technical hurdles he's trying to work through on this issue, and there doesn't seem to be a straightforward resolution that does not impact programmer time. I think I've mentioned in a couple of places that right now there are pretty tight restrictions on requests for programmer time for GW1 work. We currently do have one programmer working on GW1, but he's knee-deep in other GW1 projects that are due with the next build.
so for now, keep on dreaming...
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