Rule 1 of zonal pvp: Never AFK in a PvP zone.
Ok, might not be rule one, but it's my rule one 
simply put, yeah.. every char, be they AFK or not, in safe zone or not, is fair game. If you really want to go afk without risk of being killed, stand inside the hospital or leave the zone.
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simply put, yeah.. every char, be they AFK or not, in safe zone or not, is fair game. If you really want to go afk without risk of being killed, stand inside the hospital or leave the zone.
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Or on Trip Mines 
Yeah, always remember - out of ganker's sight, out of ganker's mind
@Golden Girl
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kiss has a point tho, as ive said countless times b4 "safe zones" aren't as they're name suggests...
yet ANOTHER thing dev's feel they should neglect in order to play poker......
Anyone with an orange name in a pvp zone is fair game.
Inside a PvP zone "AFK" has a different meaning to its usual definition.
i know when i enter that i stand more than a fair chance of ending up in hossie - i aint built for pvp, i hate pvp, i only ever go in there for badges.
The "hero" and i used the term very loosely had set up traps just by the side of the hospital door and had tp foe, fortunately i had an insp that allowed me to enough time to leave the zone or i'd have been stuck there all day
im not complaining about getting killed but why create the safe areas if you arent "safe"
@kisana
PvE:
AFK = Away From Keyboard.
PvP:
AFK = Anomaly For Killing.
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i wasnt gonna bother posting but since the servers are down ive spent some time looking for the answer (if there is one) but i think its gonna be quicker to ask rather than search.
i was clearly AFK in Sirens call this morning stood between the villain hospital door and the guy you can cash in for enhancements off. I returned to the pc to find myself dead with a hero stood over me placing bombs/caltrops etc on my dead body.
are AFK chars stood in the supposedly safe zone fair game?
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Yeah. To be accurate, there is nothing wrong in going AFK in a pvp zone, ive done that lots of times, but then you acknowledge that you are fair game, and can't really complain if killed.
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i know when i enter that i stand more than a fair chance of ending up in hossie - i aint built for pvp, i hate pvp, i only ever go in there for badges.
The "hero" and i used the term very loosely had set up traps just by the side of the hospital door and had tp foe, fortunately i had an insp that allowed me to enough time to leave the zone or i'd have been stuck there all day
im not complaining about getting killed but why create the safe areas if you arent "safe"
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Sounds like that corner just at the side of the villain hospital door, fair game but doing this all the time is just likely to make people leave. Worse is that unless something has been changed recently, heroes can get right inside the villain hospital. Wonder if confusing someone on mines makes there own mines blow em up *cackles* :P
My MA IDs:
Fiend Space: 211464
Maybe put some kind of dampening field over the entrances so it's like certain missions jail cells...
But then that would mean allies couldn't TP you either.
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PvE:
AFK = Away From Keyboard.
PvP:
AFK = Anomaly For Killing.
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A Free Kill
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Maybe put some kind of dampening field over the entrances so it's like certain missions jail cells...
But then that would mean allies couldn't TP you either.
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For some reason those fields stop you resting as well, a major pain in the backside.
My MA IDs:
Fiend Space: 211464
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are AFK chars stood in the supposedly safe zone fair game?
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Yes. It's a PvP zone.
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i know when i enter that i stand more than a fair chance of ending up in hossie - i aint built for pvp, i hate pvp, i only ever go in there for badges.
The "hero" and i used the term very loosely had set up traps just by the side of the hospital door and had tp foe, fortunately i had an insp that allowed me to enough time to leave the zone or i'd have been stuck there all day
im not complaining about getting killed but why create the safe areas if you arent "safe"
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Sounds like that corner just at the side of the villain hospital door, fair game but doing this all the time is just likely to make people leave. Worse is that unless something has been changed recently, heroes can get right inside the villain hospital. Wonder if confusing someone on mines makes there own mines blow em up *cackles* :P
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That corner is barely possible ambush spot. It is possible for a hero char to get there, but they might as well get droned for their efforts. Iirc dropping from directly overhead doesnt work that well anymore because theres a drone on the roof. I know I have managed to get there, but at least once a drone peeked around the corner (that is - moved) and ZOING:ed me.
Afaik the heroes can get inside the hospital but there are drones waiting inside.
Just go into rest when you go afk, you CANNOT be TPd then from the safezone (still get sniped though)
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simply put, yeah.. every char, be they AFK or not, in safe zone or not, is fair game. If you really want to go afk without risk of being killed, stand inside the hospital or leave the zone.
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If you start thinking of the hospitals as a safe area, then thats incorrect too. Not hard to tp someone out from there.
@Sweet Chilli
The real question: Is going afk in a PvP zone for extended time and pretty much stopping the bounty system fair game?
At least its not something limited to the villain base.
It is very easy for a villain to do the same thing to heroes (easier in fact). You can get right above the hospitol door and attack heroes as they leave the hos/enter the zone.
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The real question: Is going afk in a PvP zone for extended time and pretty much stopping the bounty system fair game?
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It happens, and you do get bounty out of all enemies, just lot less. Personally I think they should insert a code that made the bounty system switch targets if the target is not taken down in a decent amount of time, say 10 minutes.
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kiss has a point tho, as ive said countless times b4 "safe zones" aren't as they're name suggests...
yet ANOTHER thing dev's feel they should neglect in order to play poker......
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They are in Warburg.
Or rather, where to an extent. They were abused, hence the hero one being scaled back.
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But then that would mean allies couldn't TP you either.
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Thats some peoples idea of PvP 
Unfortunately, the rules of the PvP zones do allow it. That said, attakcing or TP'ing someone from a safe zone who has the AFK sign overhead is hardly a good kill
I usually AFK in the middle of the zone so I'm not unfairly stopping people from getting there bounty. Plus the pizza delivery guy might not wait long enough for me to get to my base.
My MA IDs:
Fiend Space: 211464
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kiss has a point tho, as ive said countless times b4 "safe zones" aren't as they're name suggests...
yet ANOTHER thing dev's feel they should neglect in order to play poker......
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They are in Warburg.
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Does that include Heroes being able to stand on top of the Arachnos Flyer or not?
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
i wasnt gonna bother posting but since the servers are down ive spent some time looking for the answer (if there is one) but i think its gonna be quicker to ask rather than search.
i was clearly AFK in Sirens call this morning stood between the villain hospital door and the guy you can cash in for enhancements off. I returned to the pc to find myself dead with a hero stood over me placing bombs/caltrops etc on my dead body.
are AFK chars stood in the supposedly safe zone fair game?
@kisana