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Phantom Flux · Jul 17, 2008, 07:08 AM // 07:08

Anet should create a new system for players who wish to put their characters on auto pilot while.

That player could be on a long mission/quest and suddenly real life stuff happens ( maybe too serious) that the player would have to go afk.) This is where he turns on auto pilot. The Character acts as a hero. The autopilot open would be available if that player is on a team with real people. This way no one feels they can waste anyone's time in regards to going afk.

The downfall, hopefully the hero understands your build very well.

kunta · Jul 17, 2008, 07:20 AM // 07:20

lol i think its a good idea as long as it acts like a hero. I wouldn't mind watching myself play lol. But seriously if you had 2 ppl in a group and one acts like a hero I don't see why this could be harmful.
/sign

Artisan Archer · Jul 17, 2008, 07:23 AM // 07:23

I saw the title and I thought, not another Ursan whine thread...

I was wrong, not that this is much better tho.

MisterB · Jul 17, 2008, 07:24 AM // 07:24

No botting or leeching in the game, please.
You're not serious, right?
This kind of thing is fine for single player games, but GW is multiplayer.

miskav · Jul 17, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51

So... what you suggest is, Lazy people can afk all they want, but there wont be any /ragequits cause they get replaced by a hero who in 90% of the cases wont be able to run the build they're using.

Fantastic, no really.

>_>, There is enough leeching as it is.

pumpkin pie · Jul 17, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51

Anet: WTS 100000k + 10000ectos, accounts with 100 characters fully completed including all titles.

faraaz · Jul 17, 2008, 07:56 AM // 07:56

/Unsigned

Silly idea, not worth wasting time even discussing.

Killed u man · Jul 17, 2008, 08:00 AM // 08:00

Ye, that way people can sell themselves as a Hero + 3 additional heroes...

PvE is already a joke. Abandoning ANY area at any point will mean that, at most, you've lost 3 hours of work. Worse even, you can't call it work anymore, with all the Ursan', Swayways and other already PvE-autopilots...

So you're suggestion we can now afk vanquish?

2 friends with 6 heroes. Both real players have a PvE bar, such as SY.
both hero teams form some sort of Auto-Pilot, such as Sabway. The one with SY goes into autopilot, whilst the other one just goes on "auto pilot" for the first hour. The the second hour, they switch.

Or they could simply not switch, and "pay" the guy for a vanquish (Which already is being done anyways, but it would make it more effective)

/Notsigned because it will get abused more than it will get used.

Axel Zinfandel · Jul 17, 2008, 08:20 AM // 08:20

We have autopilot, it's called Ursan.

/notsigned

tmakinen · Jul 17, 2008, 08:38 AM // 08:38

It would certainly be convenient on some occasions BUT the potential for abuse would be far greater than any advantages gained, so I have to vote for

/unsigned

Now, if they could make it so that you can temporarily play one of your heroes while your actual avatar switches to autopilot (i.e., into hero AI mode) then I'd be signing all over the place ... the utility of heroes is very much limited by coarse controls and weak AI and the ability to switch POV while playing would be godsent to anybody who likes micromanaging their team.

Ate of DK · Jul 17, 2008, 08:57 AM // 08:57

What a stupid idea.

I want to play the game myself, I allready dislike all the heroes and henchman around because I rather played with people. But to put them on autopilot and go AFK... Guess someone doesn't want to farm himself some norn points...

MirkoTeran · Jul 17, 2008, 09:15 AM // 09:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom Flux

The downfall, hopefully the hero understands your build very well.

This is the only downfall you see? Really?
...

pamelf · Jul 17, 2008, 09:20 AM // 09:20

I can't believe you even suggested this. What is the point of playing a game if you're not playing the game?

upier · Jul 17, 2008, 09:37 AM // 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by pamelf

I can't believe you even suggested this. What is the point of playing a game if you're not playing the game?

Dwight has been leeching Aspy for a year now.
How about if instead of judging the idea on our high morals - we judge it on the state of the game?

/signed
If too many people leech - I can always leave.
Which is what I'd do now.

Sjeng · Jul 17, 2008, 11:01 AM // 11:01

/notsigned. silly idea. everybody would just go afk and have others do their hard work (dungeons, HM missions etc.)
Such a system would be very susceptible to abuse / leeching. Sorry, but play the game yourself, or don't bother. I agree with pamelf.

odly · Jul 17, 2008, 11:24 AM // 11:24

/signed for the idea of getting 7 heroes this way ;-)

Actually the reallive while playing thing happens to me a lot.

Yawgmoth · Jul 17, 2008, 11:50 AM // 11:50

GW goes more and more AFK friendly (Boardwalk lucky/unlucky, Dragon Festival'08 presents, ATs afking) I expected THIS to be the next step - Autofarming!
Turn on your godmode build, aggro stuff and go afk-mode, the ai will do the killing for you!
Next step - let them also pick up drops, /resign, merch crap, and go again.

Oh, it shouldn't end here, we can go even further: Give us 7 heroes limit, let heroes equip and use PvE skills and improve the AI so it can run around areas autonomously. Autovanquishing!

Fantastic idea, it's the beginning of new age of gaming - enough with GW being a single player online rpg, it's time for a zero-player game!

Shadowhaze · Jul 17, 2008, 12:02 PM // 12:02

Interesting idea, but as other said, it would most likely get abused more than used properly. Also, if something major did happen in real life while you were playing the game, I would think that would be far more important than anything going on in a game = log out and take care of the important things in life.

isamu kurosawa · Jul 17, 2008, 12:02 PM // 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guild Chat

Hey guys i am going to go vanquish X with h/h. Wanna auto-pilot your chars for me so you get loot instead of heroes?

Yeah sure. Free loot ftw.

Traveller · Jul 17, 2008, 12:28 PM // 12:28

I believe Dwight was leeching in Aspenwood before Al Gore invented the Internet.

PvE with H/H is pretty much autopilot already, except they won't move along. But anything with stationary objectives will go just fine even if you do go out.