20 Feb 12, 10:54PM
(This post was last modified: 20 Feb 12, 10:54PM by CaptainAhab.)
(20 Feb 12, 10:32PM)C4rma Wrote: Yeh, a great idea! Lets kick everybody that look away from the game for 5 seconds..-
5 seconds is a bit of overkill, but in a team-based online multiplayer game, one is expected to be actively engaged in the outcome of the match. If the player does not want to do so (read: not participate accordingly), he or she should be put into spectator mode or simply not bother connecting. This may have sounded a bit harsh, but that's how I see it, especially in games that demand teamwork to succeed. It's always a pain in games like Team Fortress to see numerous people just sitting AFK for 5-10 minutes and contributing absolutely nothing to the match. Why not drop them in spectator after 15-20 seconds if they are doing nothing (read: away from their keyboard) and allow people who want to connect and participate to do so in their place.
Just my two cents.