There's those times where you're grinding and it all gets too much, your eyes hurt, your concentration fades... and you've already jumped up and afk'd a few times.
Getting a drink
Going to the little elves room
Answering the door/phone
Already been through those, so there you sit...wondering what other reasons you can have to leech off your group for a bit longer.
By now you need something elaborate, favourites I've seen used include:-
"Sorry guys, wife is arguing...afk a min" (probably single)
"Dogs barking, need to take them out quickly" (probably not got a dog, or its not barking)
"Baby is crying, back in a minute" (now this can be legit, but when people are talking like wiggas, chatting about "smoking a bowl" and being continuously lazy, its not as believable to me at least)
So a tip: If you want to be invited back to groups, don't AFK all the time for 100 inventive reasons. If you're pulling/healing - suggest a 3-5 minute afk for the group between respawns (people usually welcome it and they can't do much without the puller/tank or healer).
Don't be a leecher,
particularly if you're a wizard...afk wizards are on my shitlist.
On the flipside, leading a group? Some dude clearly leeching and been afk for some time (5 minutes or more)? Drop him from the group, chances are he's back in the next 30 seconds every time. Give him 3 strikes, and he'll either play properly with everyone else or he can find another group
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