30 min inactive forces you log out? no problem

just go in craft mode and go afk.. seems u wont get booted.

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Originally Posted by Azaroth

just go in craft mode and go afk.. seems u wont get booted.

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Funny enough, this is how some people were session jacked with the market board as well.

because hitting the X button twice is so much work I guess.

I fell asleep this morning logged into gridania, no windows open, not crafting, nothing. But my character was /sitting, I was still logged in when I woke up about 6 hours later.

Or just log back in.

Yep... just like it's been since the day they put the AFK timer in place.

If it was worth any effort at all, I might try it. But I can always log back on right away. *shrugs*

I always assumed that, because congestion is obviously not as bad as it was during launch, they'd just remove this feature and let people stay logged in forever like before.

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Originally Posted by Izzy

I always assumed that, because congestion is obviously not as bad as it was during launch, they'd just remove this feature and let people stay logged in forever like before.

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Wanna take a guess at one of the main reasons congestion isn't as bad as it was? Hint: It may or may not have something to do with auto logout*

*yes I'm aware some people work around it. No, that doesn't mean that everyone is doing it and that the feature is useless.

They implemented this at request of the community due to log in issues when people went afk for hours and others could not log in. However the 30min inactive kick is only implemented when realm pop is high. So in-general going afk during off peak times to use bathroom, make food, or in general get a breather will not get you kicked.

They're likely just going to keep the AFK timer. When future content patches (Patch 2.1) and expansion packs are released it may become useful.

Why would you AFK for half an hour and not log out anyway? It takes less than a minute to get back in, even if you close the game completely.

I see people at the Delivery Mog and the market board all day long that's another way to get out of it. Don't see why people are still doing this not like it takes 4hrs to get back in the game and we have no Bazaars.

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Originally Posted by Judge_Hellboy

They're likely just going to keep the AFK timer. When future content patches (Patch 2.1) and expansion packs are released it may become useful.

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If they do then they are going to have to do something better than what they have now.

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Originally Posted by Baneus

Why would you AFK for half an hour and not log out anyway? It takes less than a minute to get back in, even if you close the game completely.

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...in FFXI there was a time where i literary couldn't fall asleep if the Mog-House music wouldn't play and lullaby me... >.>;

I still have to queue to get online on Sunday afternoon/evening EU time, and it surprises me every time. Only takes a couple of tries and I'm back in Eorzea though, so yeah, why bother staying online while afk, there is no Bazaar feature in this game?

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Originally Posted by Baneus

Why would you AFK for half an hour and not log out anyway? It takes less than a minute to get back in, even if you close the game completely.

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to not miss the silly ls/fc messages :p