Hey there! I got kicked today by the really short afk timer in-game, due to typing out a message out of game to a friend. Now I understand the timer is short for a reason, I don't particularly mind it that much (though bathroom breaks barely fit in the timeframe for some of us) but what bothered me is I got no warning. I could have tabbed back in at any moment, and was actually just about to when the game kicked me to the main menu. Could we get some kind of warning/popup onscreen warning that we are about to be kicked for inactivity? Many of the games I play that have an afk timer say something to the effect of "are you still there?" which lets me know when to tab back in if I'm focused on another monitor. It'd really help to have one of these in Sea of Thieves as well. Thank you for considering the idea.
AFK Warning Popup
@kidakins That's a really long message! I haven't found the afk timer to be that unforgiving tbh. If you're doing something else anyways would you notice the warning?
@kidakins the afk timer is 15 minutes… but you can extend it to about 30 if you go into one of the “hide” type emotes
@danbeardluff My computer has multiple monitors; I keep only games on my main one so I don't miss notices like that. Also I have ADHD, so I inevitably get lost looking for things on my browser lol.
@wolfmanbush said in AFK Warning Popup:
I'm not a fan of it because it really only serves two types of people
those that are looking to afk a long time on servers which doesn't serve the environment and tuckers which is a built in advantage for certain play styles
It's... not though? I'm just asking for a popup for us inattentive types.
@kidakins said in AFK Warning Popup:
It's... not though? I'm just asking for a popup for us inattentive types.
The game thrives on activity and production of some kind and shouldn't enable inactivity
People can go afk or be inactive or not produce but I don't think it should be enabled through features
All you need is some good old-fashioned paranoia.
Always assume you are mere minutes away from being attacked while in-game, and that will naturally lead you to check the horizon often (a great practice to engage in while playing SoT, regardless). Scanning the horizon more often means resetting the idle timer more often, which means being idle-kicked less often.
@kidakins I hear this. I seem to take too long in the shops picking cosmetics. Not even AFK and I will be kicked from time to time. ⏳💀
@kidakins said in AFK Warning Popup:
I should really know better than to suggest an accessibility option in a gaming community I guess, lol.
I was honestly trying to be helpful. Even if they do add an AFK alert, my suggestion will still be helpful to prevent sneak attacks from other crews.
@kidakins yes because the sot community and even the game is very opposed to accessibility settings
/sarcasm
Quite a few of these options have been suggested and added to the game, this one however i don’t see a need for personally
Since the afk timer is well known and 15 minutes should be more then enough for most things and like said can be extended to 30 mins by using certain emotes
@itz-majman said in AFK Warning Popup:
Especially when you can extend it by using the hide emote.
This is false. Tried with multiple variations of Hide, none of them extended the timer. Just figured I'd come back to let you know so misinformation isn't spread.
@kidakins said in AFK Warning Popup:
I should really know better than to suggest an accessibility option in a gaming community I guess, lol.
HOW DARE YOU try to accommodate players with weak bladders or those hopeless romantics that just want to sit on the prow beam and watch the sun sink and sizzle into the golden horizon?!?!
This game is about SPIKING STRESS LEVELS and BREEDING PARANOIA! So that everyone attacks everyone else on sight! Despite the billowing alliance pennant or pealing bells! Despite the fact that they are sitting sails-up and anchored in port and don't even realize you are there! They are all your enemy! Learn to hate everyone and to leak into a bottle like an Amazon employee! Frickin AFK casuals! /s
tl;dr: I feel ya.
