Kick idlers
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Kick idlers
Here's an issue I've been meaning to raise for a while: an auto kicker for idling players. A month or so ago, we were playing MH-Hellfire and the server was pretty full. The map was new to us, and the action was intense. Suddenly one of the players announced he had to go eat supper. But he did not log off. I kept thinking about kicking him while I was playing, but I was kinda busy, being in the middle of all the action, and all. Sure enough, about 15 minutes later, the kid must have finished wolfing down his supper and he was back in the game. But in the mean time another player could have had a turn perhaps, if the server had been full.
So I'm thinking that since MHM is always busy, it might be a good idea to have auto kicking set up. Abuses like the above should not be allowed to happen.
What say you, Herm?
So I'm thinking that since MHM is always busy, it might be a good idea to have auto kicking set up. Abuses like the above should not be allowed to happen.
What say you, Herm?
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5-10 minutes ought to do it. I kind of like Tleilaxu's suggestion of 7 minutes, because I've been kicked from Jackies server on occaision, which has a 5 minute limit. Sometimes it takes me more than 5 minutes to move the laundry from the washer to the drier, or answer the phone, so 7 minutes sounds like a good compromise.
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Um?
Why yes. Yes it does have that. Why do ask? I don't see what it has to do with kicking idle players though. Might you be suggesting that if I have this mod it would kick spectators? I don't know if it would or wouldn't. I doubt that would be an issue. Who would want to spectate anyway?
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Well...
It will kick them if they don't touch their mouse or keyboard at least once within every 7 minutes. That's the best I can do aside from reducing the amount of time required to be kicked.
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There is always the kick button but i think a lot of the time theres one admin or another in that can also sort that kinda thing out, you need to give players a couple of mins away from the keyboard without them being kicked but agree some players that have not played for 3 maps are taking it a bit too far and i usually just boot them anyway.
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