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Let me start by saying that I am glad that measures were taken to cut back on the rampant AFK's in Battlegrounds, AV in particular. It was frustrating seeing 10+ people on each side doing nothing but reaping rewards.
Having said that, I feel that they were poorly implemented and need a lot of revision to be really effective.
This thread isn't about the balance of AV, how often the Horde or Alliance may win, or any of that crap.

It didn't take long for botters to figure out how to circumvent the system. You'll see them in every AV, they sit by the aid station, occasionally move a few steps, and will cast recall, even when it's completely pointless. I've tried petitioning them, and was told that a player from their own server would have to petition them for action to be taken. Congrats, Cyones on Mediev, you got away with it. It really should not be that easy for botters to get away with something so obviously against the EULA.

Flagging someone as AFK prevents their honor gain until they engage in PvP combat. They still sit there and eat up a spot in a game, sitting AFK in the tunnel. Why can't a player be notified when they are flagged inactive, and removed from the BG with a deserter debuff if they fail to engage in PvP after a couple of minutes warning? Give the spot to someone who actually wants to play, not some ass running a bot. You might actually have some 40 on 40 combat that way. Many people don't bother reporting AFK's because it doesn't really help the situation. It punishes the AFK player / botter who will queue right back up and do it again.

Finally, if a player does zero damage and zero healing, they get zero honor.

What are your thoughts?