Away status while in-game

[Thandir]

I have several friends with family who play when they find time for it and just leaves the computer with the game up when they have too. There should be a way to see if they are away even if they are in-game

[Tev]

Away actually happens; it just doesn't show in the status itself but you can tell if you've got the chat window open when they go in away mode (after 5 minutes of idle time); or snooze after 2 hours.

It also happens (with some; if not all) games when you're using a gamepad and not the keyboard / mouse -combination.

Specifying it in the status, due to the latter example could be a little bit misleading.

[Thandir]

Yeah the bit about window I do know about. It's just that I don't have the window open with all my friends all the time.

I might log on sometime and see that "John" is playing and start texting him when in fact he's been away for 2 hours.

It would be nice with something like:

John
In-Game (Away)
Mound & Blade

For instance.

[Tev]

Yeah, I got what you meant.

I just mean it might simultaneously get confusing with people who use a gamepad as sometimes it recognizes those people as Away too.

Unless the Away mode was only adjustable manually within the game (but then most people wouldn't probably use it[?])

Otherwise, I do agree.