Jun 25, 2015, 2:12 AM

@Misadventure said:

Well, to me, looking out at a bunch of players who I have no reason to be where they are (any non-public space) doesn't tell me much at all, save that folks do gather together, or they sit alone or idle. That's about all i think you can glean.

If you leave it at that. When I"m a guest, I always check where. If someone is alone in an IC room, they're idle. It there's more than one, I check WHO for idle times to see if there's implied RP going on. This depends on game size of course. It might not be conclusive but it definitely helps to form an initial impression when taken along with other things.