Battlegrounds - Abuse of the AFK system

[daviddoran]

So the last 3 AVs in a row I happen to end up joining someone else's "premade" which these days are cross realm, organized over vent, and full of assholes. Every time I keep getting mass reported afk, so I have to just suicide myself into oncoming horde just to stay in combat. I can't be useful like this, and all I am is a speed bump in front of 40 horde...

I tried reporting it via in game system, but they thought it was talking about the false emote that says that "name has reported you afk, type /afk to clear it" or some such, and that that cant boot me from the game. But I am getting the "infactive" debuff and you have like one minute to get into combat (on each toon btw) or you get ported out, and you get a deserter debuff. so instead of a tower defending, bunker storming one man wrecking crew, i'm brought down to nearly useless just so i can keep in the game.....

Do I have any recourse? like reporting players by name? I thought about making a wow forums qq post but that wont do any good, only possibly make boxing more in the spotlight....

ARGH

/rant over

[Sajuuk]

Spam Rick Astley's "never gonna give you up" in BG chat until they stop bothering.

[Zal]

stop defending and go on the offensive to where you can fight alliance err horde, whatever your opposing faction is. btw it only takes 3 or 4 reports to make someone afk. So do what i do and report them back after they get a cave rez. no way in heck they'll be in combat in time. Did that once i laughed very hard when half my AV group "left the battle."

[daviddoran]

I'd love to on the offensive, but when the fight starts out and im already flagged, i dont have time to wait for a GY to cap, so unless im within a minutes ride from something to keep me in combat. First time it happened we had just capped east and west towers, and the relief hut, and were waiting for the timers, so I couldnt stay, and horde was all offensive so there was nobody to keep in combat with, so I went to the mine to stay in combat, but 2 got booted, and i just gave up.....

I guess ill just have to fight fire with fire, and boot as many others as I can.... is there any way to mark afk other than right clicking their unitframe?

[HPAVC]

The addon that does that is pretty lame. I would definitely report it.

I would omit multiboxing from my ticket.

I would try chatting with one of the people that reported you and play up any vulgarity they use in chat.

[Naysayer]

Cap snowfall and force a turtle. that'll teach them not to mess with you. Also, fight back, and spam report them afk with your group of five. Other than that, you could just waste 5 spots and only bother to remove the buff while you hope they lose. Premades hate losing.

Edit: doh, you're alliance. Cap stonehearth gy and hold it.

[Naysayer]

I'd love to on the offensive, but when the fight starts out and im already flagged, i dont have time to wait for a GY to cap, so unless im within a minutes ride from something to keep me in combat. First time it happened we had just capped east and west towers, and the relief hut, and were waiting for the timers, so I couldnt stay, and horde was all offensive so there was nobody to keep in combat with, so I went to the mine to stay in combat, but 2 got booted, and i just gave up.....

I guess ill just have to fight fire with fire, and boot as many others as I can.... is there any way to mark afk other than right clicking their unitframe?

The mine won't keep you from getting booted. Find enemy players.

[heyaz]

I just hearth back to base over and over and spam stuff to get rid of debuff. If people wanna report me afk and force me to do that nonsense then it's their fault that I can't conribute.

[daviddoran]

hearth back to base? how?

[Mooni]

By using Frostwolf Insignia (or whatever the alliance equivalent is)
[item=17909]Frostwolf Insignia Rank 6[/item]

You have to pick up the quest in Alterac Mountains north of Tarren Mill, then win one, then you get the rank 1 insig. To get rank 6 you just have to faction up with Stormpike or Frostwolf.