long matrix
It would be awesome to have a longer amount of time before being sent to the lobby. 5 minutes is too short. Please add a configurable option to allow each player to set their timer between 5-30mins (in 1 minute intervals).
Recent Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/139it5r/monthly_reminder_to_increase_the_5_minute_lobby/
prime pecan
Completely against this. If someone wants to afk that hard that 5mins 'isn't long enough', then this game isn't for you, and maybe the point where an idle game should be considered.
latent cedar
thats like saying every other mmo on the market today is an idle game because they have a much longer lobby timer, or dont have one at all
long matrix
Yeah I'm not sure where @prime pecan is coming from at all - extremely hot take lmfao
prime pecan
The idea of having an extended idle lobby timer in RS3 only really caught tractions as a knee jerk to the fact that OSRS have the ability to extend theirs through the RuneLite client... So it became the "they have it, I want it, therefore we should have it" mentality.
Before RuneLite, there were a few mutters and moans on the topic, but never many, because the 5min timer had been standard from the early days of the game. Other MMO's with longer timers have always had theirs setup in that way, so not really a comparable argument for backing up why we should.
latent cedar
people have wanted an extended timer long before osrs got theirs
so idk what you're talking about there
prime pecan
I'd be okay with things being afk, ONLY IF afk methods were 50% or worse XP and GP than doing the methods actively and efficiently.
Only then would I be happy with the timer being extended
long matrix
This has nothing to do with OSRS.
At this rate, lets just give you a 60 second idle timer and bring it back to the OG days, but let all others have a configurable 5-30min timer
prime pecan
5mins is honestly more than enough
long matrix
Not for me and not for many others.
prime pecan
Not trying to cause arguments, but I am intrigued at the reasons for why, and what you'd plan to do/train that would warrant you needing more than 5mins of auto-lobby
Mining rework was probably their best update for afk lovers, longer you afk, less efficient you become, but still gain XP and progress... And that's the way all content should be (in terms of afk)
long matrix
If I walk away from the pc for 5mins to take care of my baby, I would like to still be logged in when I get back. It has nothing to do with training.
Also, don't post comments starting like this if you don't wanna cause arguments 🤔
then this game isn't for you, and maybe the point where an idle game should be considered.
magic sable
25 mins is maybe a bit long, but I'd love to see it extended to 10-15 minutes
long matrix
25 mins is maybe a bit long, but I'd love to see it extended to 10-15 minutes
Yeah, I imagine each player could customize the timer to their needs in the settings 🙂
prime pecan
In terms of an extended timer when standing around not engaging with the game (bank standing) whilst doing stuff around the house or whatever, I'd be more than happy to see an extension to it.
In terms of an extended timer when training, I wouldn't want to see changed or increased
sudden lintel
15 minute timer for RS3 would be ideal i think.
long matrix
vague belfry
Honestly, the timer can be arbitrarily long and not impact much. I doubt you're going to get more than 5 bored /b/tards to try and Pool's Closed some servers, and we do worse than that on DXP.
Multilogging hits afk money makers far harder than this would.
real saffron
I'm one of the most pro afk players and I think 5 minutes is fine. I don't even like doing clues because of how non afk they are.
cursive compass
10 minutes seems reasonable, any more than that seems excessive.
earnest quest
Completely against this. If someone wants to afk that hard that 5mins 'isn't lon...
of all MMOs this is pretty much the only one where it actually makes sense
the game can still be for someone if they don't want to move their mouse when their character doesn't require attention!
long matrix
Looks like our suggestion was noticed 🙂
https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/golden-cape-hunt-event
AFK TIMER EXTENSION FOR JAGEX ACCOUNT HOLDERS
For many moons you've been telling us that you’d love a longer AFK period than the five minutes we have currently.
We can now confirm that we are working on an update that will give Jagex Account holders extended AFK time in RuneScape. We're working on this functionality as we speak, and expect it will be ready for all Jagex Accounts-based characters in August this year. We'll have more to share in the coming months!
steep forum
I am glad, what bothers me most about the five minute timer is the fact taht some protean productions last a full five minutes, and if you're on mobile it's realy hard to not afk out if you're mid loooooong production
signal kestrel
It would be awesome to have a longer amount of time before being sent to the lob...
Rejoice look at link at bottom
long matrix
Rejoice look at link at bottom
I posted it 🫣
signal kestrel
I posted it 🫣
get rekted me
fallen wadi
Hooray!
vague belfry
Now will they extend timers on queued up things like enchanting?
steep forum
I'd honestly rather they not do that, because my entire reason for wanting the timer extended is the whole having to very quickly react to keep from afking out at the end of a long production
if they extend the production timers to last almost as long as whatever the new duration is that entirely defeats the purpose of extending the duration