Give it a try pals...

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by maestrom [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Because I'm medding. Or I'm waiting for Hadden. Or I had a phonecall. Or I wanted to go stand in the backyard for a minute. Or I wanted to get my /played up.

Not having to camp out and log back in is a convenience that is less available on red. If I can just afk, my tells will be waiting for me when I get back. Or messages from guild or from the zone. I don't have to resummon my pet. I don't have to look at the loading screen for a few seconds.

Blue allows safer AFKs than red does, which is convenient. It increases the amount of time that I am playing the game when I am sitting at my computer because I'm spending less time camping/relogging/running to a safe spot to hide.

It's not a HUGE advantage but it certainly isn't trivial.

Guess that's a letter of perspective. I like having something to do when I'm on and having to pay at least a minimum of attention even when medding keeps me from drifting off to sleep.