Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38190462-20190116140437/@comment-35901641-20190117043324

PyperMac wrote: Hmm, ok. Point taken. So checking to see if the current event is locked isn't a good indicator of showing if someone is still playing or not.

Then what is a good indicator?

With 100 friends, i don't have the patience to constantly check who sent me gifts and who didn't. That would take more time than I have to spend on games. Right now i just click "accept and thank all" and move on.

Like i said initially, I'd love better communication options and a "last logged in" date for my friends.

Pyper, I am not quite sure how to answer you. I guess if your gift box is always too full to scroll through then having a few "sleepers" isn't all that bad.

My gift box tells me a lot but it is not the end-all and it is much easier to see who is active rather than who isn't. So other things that might be indicators to me of an inactive is if their wishlist NEVER changes, even after sending them items that are on it. And sometimes you just get a "feeling" that they aren't moving up. I don't have a good memory so when I get that feeling I might take a screen shot of their stats and then the next time I get that feeling take another one and compare them. I can see whether they have played at all or are just playing slowly. You mentioned the un-opened event room and that definitely could be an indicator, but again I would look at their stats. MyTona supposedly puts zzz's on ones that haven't opened the last three events but I have a couple that they missed---I keep them anyway for hiring purposes. Maybe you see that the jewelry chest on their desk is ancient. Or that their Map never changes color or they never collect their trophies. These types of things might get my attention if I was looking to identify any sleepers. When I am suspicious of one I might highlight their star so they are easier to keep an eye on.

Do you have friends from the wiki? You mentioned better in-game communication and I think people from here have gotten pretty good about using their avatar name plate to let you know what they need. It is a great way to help each other out as well as tell they are active.