AFK Players on Ships Recommendations

:dunno:Does the crew leader have the option to kick someone from the crew?
If yes....do they still get loot because they're still aboard the ship even if they're not in the crew? ...or maybe they only get loot from when they were in the crew? Also...would this free up a crew spot, because they're no longer in it...or not, because they're still aboard the ship?
If it is possible to remove someone from the crew, it may be worth someone getting a friend to test this with them.

Phelle said:
...... but what happens if you ignore the pirate, can they then see your ship in the pubic list? and are they able to board it, if you have them on ignore???
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...Also @Phelle 's suggestion seems well worth testing too.

If both worked you could remove them from crew so they're not getting undeserved loot and put them on your ignore list so that they can't rejoin your ship.
 
Phelle said:
NO one said it was the captains fault, You cannot control other people, you can only control yourself.
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Phelle said:
People are only going to go AFK on your ship IF YOU allow them too.
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You literally just contradicted yourself, and once again, imply it's the captains fault, that AFK on board is a problem. What all the captains are begging for IS the ability to disallow AFK leeching. Again, I'm fortunate enough to have a good list of friends that will crew up at a moment's notice, but I really feel for those who are out there trying to find members to add to their frequent "crew" and opening their ship to public, just to have it filled with AFK pirates. You can't just tell people "don't open your ship to public, just invite friends" How do you think I met my crew? I opened my ship to public. That is quite honestly the absolute worst solution to this problem, because leeches will still leech and captains will be crewless. Don't tell me that I can only control myself, and turn around to tell me that I "allow" leechers to leech.
 
Grace O Maille said:
:dunno:Does the crew leader have the option to kick someone from the crew?
If yes....do they still get loot because they're still aboard the ship even if they're not in the crew? ...or maybe they only get loot from when they were in the crew? Also...would this free up a crew spot, because they're no longer in it...or not, because they're still aboard the ship?
If it is possible to remove someone from the crew, it may be worth someone getting a friend to test this with them.



...Also @Phelle 's suggestion seems well worth testing too.

If both worked you could remove them from crew so they're not getting undeserved loot and put them on your ignore list so that they can't rejoin your ship.
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Unfortunately whether you are in the crew or not has little to no impact on loot (maybe a little gold at most). Nor, does it affect the space occupied on your ship. A ship can hold X number of people, whether they are in the free for not. Now, as to the ignore list suggestion? No clue if that works or not
 
Sadly, ignore only ignores other pirates and does not ban them from boarding your ship.
I think the reason banning has not been implemented is that the game devs don't want to exclude or hurt the feelings of the leech/mooch/afk players who board ships and do nothing except take up space and detract from the whole experience.
In an attempt at being all inclusive, the parasites must be made to feel as welcome as the rest of the crew.
The game rewards and encourages this sort of behavior because, well, it's what pirates do; they lie, cheat, steal, etc.
A true pirate is one that masters abusing the skills of others and gaining full rewards with minimal effort.
Sounds terrible, but there it is, lol!
We are pirates after all.
Savor it!
 
LesPaulObsession said:
Unfortunately whether you are in the crew or not has little to no impact on loot (maybe a little gold at most). Nor, does it affect the space occupied on your ship. A ship can hold X number of people, whether they are in the free for not. Now, as to the ignore list suggestion? No clue if that works or not
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:( ow...shame....it could have been helpful. But thanks for clearing that up.
Since I mostly only crew with my BF I have no reason to attempt to remove him from said crew so I never looked if it was possible :)
 
@LesPaulObsession , NO sir you need to re read, No one can n control the actions of others. It is not my fault someone decides to go AFK, what is my fault is if i continue to allow said afker on my ship, and then complain about it. If I dock, guess what, if i purposely sink, guess what? I have a choice. I have a choice to control MY own actions.. PERIOD!!! and if i choose to continue to sail, and allow afk on ship, then that is something we need to accept our own responsibility for. And that is not blame that is far from it, that is accepting my own choices, and moving on.

But seriously, you can make these choices to get them off your ship now, Its called Dock. and go back out. But staying out and choosing to not make any actions to end it over and over, is like leaving your freezer open all week then blaming the electric company that your food isnt frozen.
 
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To all the ones that like to go afk Come to my ship.. I could care less, Ill run and hour and go till we sink, yall will have wasted an hour, and I will lose 22 gold to repair and still end up with a ship full of loot..... Bring your alts too LOL
 
Phelle said:
Its called Dock. and go back out. But staying out
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Yeah, and their retort to that, is board and AFK again. Are you seriously implying I let my ship sink, or port when someone leeches my ship? How on earth does anyone get anything done in a world like that, those are terrible solutions. That's like saying that since it's POSSIBLE someone could rob you, you might as will get rid of all your stuff, and torch the house, so that they can't. Why should I be the one to suffer, from their laziness? That just seems so ridiculous to me
 
Phelle said:
But staying out and choosing to not make any actions to end it over and over, is like leaving your freezer open all week then blaming the electric company that your food isnt frozen.
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That is one of the worst analogies I have ever heard. That freezer may be working as intended, just by keeping it open it is unable to work; what you are trying to say is that putting your ship on public is going to stop your crew from working as intended? You keep saying that putting your ship as public is the problem, but why is that a problem? Why should I not be able to open my ship to the public without people going afk on it?

Also, I don't think he needs to reread at all, you blatantly say that by keeping your ship public you are the reason people can afk, therefore it is your fault.
 
I must apologize I didnt realize when I put out there that ya this is what i have done and it works for me, or suggested other options that I was forcing you to do any of it, just like I didnt realize someone was forcing you to sail with afk pirates. Any way hope you have a great day and are free from afkers, How they treat you is their Karma, how you treat others is yours!!!!
 
Capt: great work guys! we have full cargo of royal chest! now..GET OFF MY SHIP! *kicks everyone then docks*

This guy who wrote it just made my day.. And you can say he isn't right! BUT HE IS! Because in every game that made on this WORLD! There is many annoying kids who'll act just like he said!
 
TonyThePirate said:
Capt: great work guys! we have full cargo of royal chest! now..GET OFF MY SHIP! *kicks everyone then docks*

This guy who wrote it just made my day.. And you can say he isn't right! BUT HE IS! Because in every game that made on this WORLD! There is many annoying kids who'll act just like he said!
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That thought had occurred to me too but once you do that once, jig is up and word would get out. Also you get MORE loot with more crew
 
I think the frustrating part of people going afk, besides the fact they are obvious free loaders, is that they are taking a spot of someone who might really want to be there. Maybe someone who needs to level their cannon. Or, in the event you need repairs done, you can't even call for additional help because your ship is full of people who are afk. Also, alot of times they board, and don't even accept crew, which is depriving the captain and everyone else of getting a higher crew bonus. I think its just inconsiderate.
 
Don't give that option to the captain. Instead, put an inactive time out in the game. I don't know if it could be put just on ships or if it would have to be an entire game. Maybe, if the player types in /afk would disable the inactive time out in the game. Just a suggestion.
 
Check out the gold totals for these runs.
Many a worthy pirate misses out on loot runs like these because I refuse to share them with parasites.
This isn't even 1 day's worth of loot runs, nor am I the only pirate making such runs.
Instead, I have to make these runs solo, or with 1 or 2 trusted friends, instead of sharing the bounty with other worthy pirates, since I have no effective way of deterring the moochers except by not opening to the public.
That's a shame on many levels, not just the loot aspect.

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Yesterday, I was sailing with my War sloop and of course I open up for Public and 7 people joined 2 active and 5 were afk all of the Mat run.
I can suggest to ignore them and enjoy sailing because I don't see any other way ''Boot from Ship'' not working yet.
 
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