So you want a mechanic to kill AFK players... but only afk players who aren't you (as the cloakies can't kill you when you're AFK sitting in your hulk at your pos, or docked in a station).

Nah, sorry mate.

I just got a stealth bomber alt. I'm going to go afk cloak somewhere !

I just got a stealth bomber alt. I'm going to go afk cloak somewhere !

To get to it, Your presence in EVE is gameplay relevant. You're existence in a system affects flow and control of gameplay.

Being at attendance of your computer is you playing the game. AFK cloaking is a process of botting by allowing your computer to alter gameplay without your actual presence.

Discuss, and I'm mad, no I'm not quitting, I wish I had stuff so give me yours first.

Confirming that no one has ever died due to an AFK cloaker.

To get to it, Your presence in EVE is gameplay relevant. You're existence in a system affects flow and control of gameplay.

Being at attendance of your computer is you playing the game. AFK cloaking is a process of botting by allowing your computer to alter gameplay without your actual presence.

Discuss, and I'm mad, no I'm not quitting, I wish I had stuff so give me yours first.

I still believe there should be some method to scan down a cloaked ship.
Granted it should take a very long time for actual cloaky ships and less for say a drake with a cloak but both should be scannable with enough time.

I am talking 20 minutes.

One probe to find a player and put you on the same grid. (random 100 ~ 200km distance from them)
Another probe that can find a player with a slow moving probe that basically explodes and decloaks them.
Wrath of Khan "The thing has to have a tail pipe"
PS - can only use a covert OPS to find the cloaky ship.


IF someone is truly AFK they can be found. if not well the chances would be almost 0.

To get to it, Your presence in EVE is gameplay relevant. You're existence in a system affects flow and control of gameplay.

Being at attendance of your computer is you playing the game. AFK cloaking is a process of botting by allowing your computer to alter gameplay without your actual presence.

Discuss, and I'm mad, no I'm not quitting, I wish I had stuff so give me yours first.

To get to it, Your presence in EVE is gameplay relevant. You're existence in a system affects flow and control of gameplay.

Being at attendance of your computer is you playing the game. AFK cloaking is a process of botting by allowing your computer to alter gameplay without your actual presence.

Discuss, and I'm mad, no I'm not quitting, I wish I had stuff so give me yours first.

Um... no it isn't.


Botting is using a 3rd party program to mimic human behavior, ie to play the game for you.

AFK cloaking is specifically not playing the game.

Another ALT

Another ALT

i am a meat popcicle that must go use the toilet while my stealth bomber floats in your 0.0 space. OMFG when did they call this botting?!?!?!

But seriously there is a definitive line between AFK cloaky in nullbear land to actuall botting.

Actuall Botting is a 3rd party program in many cases that alters game play doing the key strokes for ya and so on while youare off doing something else for hours. This, in other words is called CHEATING.

Haters going to Hate
Cheaters are going to cheat
Winners are going to KICK ASS

Botting is a computer controlling and affecting an environment without human presence.

I still believe there should be some method to scan down a cloaked ship.
Granted it should take a very long time for actual cloaky ships and less for say a drake with a cloak but both should be scannable with enough time.

I am talking 20 minutes.

One probe to find a player and put you on the same grid. (random 100 ~ 200km distance from them)
Another probe that can find a player with a slow moving probe that basically explodes and decloaks them.
Wrath of Khan "The thing has to have a tail pipe"
PS - can only use a covert OPS to find the cloaky ship.


IF someone is truly AFK they can be found. if not well the chances would be almost 0.

Tell you what, I think I will make this easier for you, OK?

When you see me (Diablo Ex) cloaked up in your system, start looking at your D-Scan.
If you see combat probes out, I'm not AFK.

No probes= AFK, safe to come out and play.

( Of course I make it a point to always have probes out, they are just 20 AU + above the planetary plane, beyond detection range of your D-scanner, but can be quickly redeployed in seconds to get a "warp-in" on that long undock bookmark you think makes you safe).