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Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:21 am
by Mir07
Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:35 pm
by bahamabucks
So people cant afk at like creeper and xp farms, for hours, and just walk away and do stuff, and the get lots of XP, iirc

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:52 pm
by MajestoFoxKing
also so people cant just sit there cuz it might spawn mobs and cause lag on the server? idk
also it would make afk fish farms too powerful

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:26 pm
by Lime
People standing still can keep chunks loaded, and if too many chunks are loaded at once the server has to process entities, lighting and other stuff, which I imagine would be very laggy. Also, this could allow players to use AFK farms, or exploit AFK bugs. AFK farms, and the amount of entities they can spawn if the person is afk, could lag out players with a lower end computer

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:04 pm
by Mir07
Ok thx !!

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:02 am
by WallyDonkey
As an official staff response, what everyone else said is correct :)

If you need to afk without being kicked you can head to another server like skylands or creative and hang out there.

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:42 am
by Mir07
ok thx Wally :D

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:22 pm
by MCG8
WallyDonkey wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:02 am If you need to afk without being kicked you can head to another server like skylands or creative and hang out there.
question, why can't you be kicked in the skylands and creative?

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:29 pm
by Mir07
I think it is because you cant use any afk farms etc

Re: Why is there a AFK timeout/Kick?

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:15 pm
by MajestoFoxKing
also cuz mobs cant spawn there and the lighting never updates either