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DeletedUser8336
Guest
Agreed, in a large Guild playing GvG, it would be nice to know who to call upon for defensive purposes.
But I am almost sure, that InnoGames once called it a "breach of Internet privacy" when asked for such a feature years ago.
But I am almost sure, that InnoGames once called it a "breach of Internet privacy" when asked for such a feature years ago.
DeletedUser9522
Guest
Would not really help. I have FoE open in a b rowser tab as soon as the PC is turned on.
Another question is, Why do you need to know when somebody is online?
And then you get the players who do not want to advertise their online status. Which get the compromise that you can disable it in the settings. And you are were we are now.
DSGVO anyone?
Another question is, Why do you need to know when somebody is online?
And then you get the players who do not want to advertise their online status. Which get the compromise that you can disable it in the settings. And you are were we are now.
DSGVO anyone?
an inhabitant of carcosa
Marquis
*GDPR
Markus Stormrider
Regent
well, the GDPR does not forbid a browser to transmit your 'online' status to a site.
and basically being "online" is defined by being logged in, *and* if the window running the game has focus (i.e. if using multiple tabs, the tabs not being viewed right now do NOT have focus, i.e. you are not actively online there).
and it's also a very common feature on most chat programs to show who's not afk (simply by checking when last text/action was sent to the server), so i don't see why this should be too hard to implement
and basically being "online" is defined by being logged in, *and* if the window running the game has focus (i.e. if using multiple tabs, the tabs not being viewed right now do NOT have focus, i.e. you are not actively online there).
and it's also a very common feature on most chat programs to show who's not afk (simply by checking when last text/action was sent to the server), so i don't see why this should be too hard to implement
Macha
Squire
i hope this never gets added to the game, if you want to know who in the guild is online then message & ask, if they choose to ignore it then thats their choice, sometimes i want to just quietly get on with aiding or ge or settlements or chatting or checking gbs or numerous other things without some1 seeing i am online & telling me i need to do gvg or gbg etc
MonkeyDMonkey
Baronet
Just because I am logged into the game does not necessarily mean that I am also on the computer or in the browser tab.
This feature would only cause trouble. "Why didn't you help us? You were online. I saw that."
That would be just one more step to observe people.
This feature would only cause trouble. "Why didn't you help us? You were online. I saw that."
That would be just one more step to observe people.
EnchantedTest0
Squire
I like the sound of that
EnchantedTest0
Squire
I am forming this as an idea
Sl8yer
Regent
Outlaw Dread
Baronet
-1 No.
It's been requested and discussed before. for example:
No person should be able to monitor when I am on line or not. (plunder's dream)
I do not need or want multiple spam emails from other players asking me why I am or am not doing something.
Take the time to find a guild that accepts your playing style. The guild rules (should) state what contributions are needed. It makes it easy: If I don't follow, the guild can kick me out. Guild leaders already have enough information to know who contributes and who does not. Plus, if you are really interested, you can make the effort to use foestats or FoeScoreDB to find out a player's details, activity, battles, standing, etc.
It's been requested and discussed before. for example:
No person should be able to monitor when I am on line or not. (plunder's dream)
I do not need or want multiple spam emails from other players asking me why I am or am not doing something.
Take the time to find a guild that accepts your playing style. The guild rules (should) state what contributions are needed. It makes it easy: If I don't follow, the guild can kick me out. Guild leaders already have enough information to know who contributes and who does not. Plus, if you are really interested, you can make the effort to use foestats or FoeScoreDB to find out a player's details, activity, battles, standing, etc.
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Markus Stormrider
Regent
no it is NOT forbidden in the GDPR rules, so don't hide behind that.
however, a globally visible "who is online" flag may not be desirable because of the plundering problem. but how about who's online in your guild? just take a look at most chat systems (discord, irc, to name a few important ones), they show who's online (and you can query who's been active *recently* as well, and who's not, i.e. just idling there) in a certain channel, so if we can apply that on FoE guild chat, we're pretty much all set regarding tracking who's available to do GvG at that time
DeletedUser9938
Guest
I'd love to have this feature to keep annoying guildies who only use FP swap threads and dont do GbG But i have a feeling this will not happen
But i have a feeling this will not happen
Darrth Eugene Vader3
Emperor
Even if only visible to guild members, I do not agree with a flag showing that Im online. Sometimes Im online doing things and not available to chat or pay attention to messages or "urgent trades", or other things going on. Maybe Im busy battling all the hood, or will take 30 minutes or more to reconstruct the city.
Emberguard
Emperor
If this were a “active within last week” i wouldn‘t mind it as it’d have practical application. But we don’t need to advertise to plunderers when to attack our cities and it isn’t necessary for guilds to have more then they already have (the online indication within 2 days)
Darrth Eugene Vader3
Emperor
Agree, no issue with actual indicators that record “active within last week” or "last time active was X days ago".
Big issues with an indicator to reveal "active right now" or "not active right now".
Big issues with an indicator to reveal "active right now" or "not active right now".