AFK players in low level groups.

[aspomwell]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Idk. I actually play way less lately partially because I know with kids I’ll need to afk randomly and sometimes often. I just can’t play eq half assed and expect others to carry me even if I can get away with it. Also it kind of defeats the purpose of playing the game if you’re not actually going to play it.

I've gotten a druid to 39 and a necro to 35 (and a ranger to something...) in the last 5 months. In that time, I could count the number of times I've grouped for XP on both hands (that's why I picked those classes).

I have kids and a wife and they take priority, and I'm not going to make a group carry my slack. The only times I've grouped I've told them up front I'm going to be taking several random afks, but it's just easier to not group.

Don't get me wrong, I like grouping, but I recognize that the way I play the game is vastly different than most people. I go out of my way to take care of port requests and whatnot in /gu because i know it's easier for me to drop what I'm doing and then get back into it than some of the other porters who like to group.