Free Gametime by not AFK logging

[Heftydogg]

Alright, so normally you get booted out of the game after a certain amount of idle time, with a message saying:

"You have been inactive for some time and will be logged out of the game. If you wish to remain logged in, hit the cancel button."

All you need to do is go to a low level spot, and get some aggro from a mob that hits for less than you regenerate. The mob's attacks will set you in combat, so you can't log out, and will keep resetting the server's timer to kick you off.

Given that no one comes buy and kills your in-game anti-afker, you will have a chat log like this:


Pointless? In most cases. But has been effectively tested to keep you from logging off overnight, during school/work, and any other times you can't be at your computer.

Why do that? Because people who pay for their game time with game cards can cheat their time by staying logged in DAYS past when they normally run out of time. The server won't lock you out of your account until you're actually offline. Of course this will only last until the next server restart/shutdown. But if your card runs out on a Friday and this gives you an extra 3 days to go pick up another card, it's worth a lot.

And don't bother flaming that you get automatically kicked once you run out of game time. It's been tested many times, by myself included, that you can play as long as you want past your game time expiration as long as you and the server are online.

[coolemu]

cool.

Seems pretty useful. +rep

[Rockerfooi]

So... you need to get a low-lvl mob to attack you, and because your in combat WoW can't log off... Hmm... well, I think this is a pretty nice anti-afk method

[Spatz21]

I get DC'd when my game time runs out. I have even been DC'd while in combat, falling and afk just for it to add pay time. I dont DC normally ever for anything else!!

[Syrzan]

I've noticed this before. I've gone over my game time by about 6 hours, logged out then immediately tried logging back in again but it wouldn't let me until I bought more time. So yes the OP is correct this does work, and btw Sylcai I play EU and I get the "your about to be logged out press any key to stay logged in" msg.

[aznboy]

But the funny thing is that a lowbie will come out and see you afk so he will kill the pet and get you kick out >.< but never thought of that. +Rep

[c0ddingt0n]

Wow, good find

[ubrpwnt]

Trick is to just cc it as far as possible and get in a good hiding spot.

[Syrzan]

also it might be a good idea to take most of your equipment off so you don't have a huge repair bill the next day

[TuFF]

Nice Find +2rep

[Ferag]

Awesome. Just run to some remote island or patch of land somewhere and stand there with it.

Awesome post Heftydog, thanks a lot.

[stupidnoobx05]

nice but it isn't really free cuz you had to pay for the game time to do this...

[Hammil]

Nice, + rep

[lufkin]

damn it could have posted this a couple days ago when i needed it, haha none the less, tyvm for the share

[Dimensia]

i used to do something similar to this when i was about to run out of gametime and couldnt afford more withing a day or so