Why do players AFK so much?

I returned to the endless forest and I often find players that are laying down? Why do players AFK like this?
Draak's picture

One is that it's just how it

One is that it's just how it is these days.

Second reason is if you see two deer afk sitting together chances are the players are rping over discord.

Third is most of us turn running in background off for various reasons, main one being that it stops the game crashing when tabbing in and out/minimising. The drawback is you do miss things happening ingame.
And most players don't mind if you get their attention over discord either (players put their discord user in their character bios/picto page).
Aivilo's picture

Sometimes I like having the

Sometimes I like having the ambient noise in the background while I'm working on other tasks, but don't necessarily have the time/ability to play actively.

Sometimes I just like knowing that my friends are nearby, even if we're doing things "separately, together". Sometimes I check the map from my office at work and see someone has stopped by, and it makes me smile to know someone is thinking about me, especially when I'm having a rough day at work.

Seconding what Aivilo

Seconding what Aivilo said!

There is something comforting about the quiet presence of sitting with your friends, especially on rough days. The factor of ''someone thought about me, sought me out and decided to spend their time with me (albeit quietly)'' is really sweet.

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forever sleepy

I third it! I've also done

I third it!

I've also done this in other games for years, I can't meet any of my long distance friends and I often just afk'ed with them after finishing playing, just to feel their presence.

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Like what Aivilo said, I like

Like what Aivilo said,
I like to keep the game open even if I don't play there activitely at that time, it is calming and it is very nice to sleep in the cuddle pile with your friends and just be there, doing something else in real life and having a warm feeling you have someone there with you in the game.

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Your words gave me a quiet

Your words gave me a quiet smile. Totally agree with all of you. I don't want to leave my friends, even when I'm doing something in real life or sleeping.
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Hi Paradisaeidae, i often

Hi Paradisaeidae,

i often feel like you!
I am not very often in the forest, mostly at the weekend. I dont want to "waste" my limited time
in forest with sitting or laying all day long. So my little Cu is running around the forest, looking for his friends or new player or just try crazy things which deer normaly can´t do. Smiling
If you see me in the game feel free to come along and play with me.
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