Idling / AFK Inconsistency

Games Halo: The Master Chief Collection
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Why is it that if my friends or I aren’t constantly pressing buttons in the lobby, we can’t start a match due to “idling,” or if we stop moving mid-game for a few moments to get a drink or check a phone call, we get booted for “idling,” but nearly 1 in 3 games I have a teammate that never moves?

Not rubber-banding a controller to AFK for experience. Not moving an inch every few minutes. Literally not moving.

What’s the control parameter that seemingly hits me every time I put my controller down, especially in the lobby, but doesn’t seem to care that my teammates in a ranked game haven’t moved for 12 minutes?

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The lobby detects if a player is idle (indicated by zzz left of the rank). If someone idles, it kicks you out (because the match doesn’t want idlers. unsure about parties).

In game, they are pretend idlers, meaning that they fake being AFK. You can push X (or reload) as the game thinks you are playing. At some point in the match, the pretend idler will get on the scoreboard to not be sus. Being sus means you can be reported.