February 10, 2011 11:53PM
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It is not only a big time sink. It also demands that you devote big chunks of uninterrupted time to it. Like, if you want to go have a lunch, or take out the trash, answer a phone call or a person knocking on your door, heck, even take a dump - you have to leave your character completely vulnerable for that amount of time.
And suppose you are fighting right at the time when you need to go AFK immediately, what you'll do? Sure you'll either forfeit the fight, or your real life duties. Sometimes I had to talk on the phone while following my cabalmates up to a raid. Think even had been in a fight while doing that. Had an AFK death too, once.
Sure you can say all you want that CF is a game of risk. And yes it is. But it is not fun when you lose things and con just because you can't sit four hours without ever turning your gaze away from your monitor screen. If there was less to lose upon death, I wouldn't care, but as it is - extreme frustration ensues. And not only you risk your con, you also risk being an unreliable groupmate.
P.S. I'm aware WoW also has situations like that. But it still doesn't require you to stay on your toes the whole time you play.
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