afk booting issues

I get that for server performances we get afk booted after a while.

But I would appreciate if the logging cinematic music would stop blasting my speaker every time i get booted.

Like, i take a small break to do a few chores and then I hear a big thundering sound coming from computer room that is easily heard from all across the house. Its particularly annoying if I am unable to turn it off at that moment. (In bath, toilet, etc)

Make an option to turn off the intro music from the system options?

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Originally Posted by Allegretto

I get that for server performances we get afk booted after a while.

But I would appreciate if the logging cinematic music would stop blasting my speaker every time i get booted.

Like, i take a small break to do a few chores and then I hear a big thundering sound coming from computer room that is easily heard from all across the house. Its particularly annoying if I am unable to turn it off at that moment. (In bath, toilet, etc)

Make an option to turn off the intro music from the system options?

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You could always... I dunno... log off and shut down the game if you anticipate being away long enough to get afk booted. I mean I am pretty sure the timer is 30 minutes of inactivity. If you're going to be gone long enough for it kick you why not just preemptively log off and eliminate the inevitable blare of music?

If you're going to take a "small break" then just log off. I get that you want to avoid a queue when you come back, but if you're getting afk kicked frequently enough for the login music to be an issue, maybe you really should just log off for those breaks because either way you're ending up back in a queue.

you can always fake craft or hug something to prevent you from getting the afk boot.

Or, alternatively...turn off your speakers? Mute your audio? There are tons of ways to NOT have it blast when you decide to AFK, and could potentially be booted to the title screen

* quietly clears throat *

if you “use” an aetheryte or a summoning bell you can avoid being logged out.

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Originally Posted by Allegretto

I get that for server performances we get afk booted after a while.

But I would appreciate if the logging cinematic music would stop blasting my speaker every time i get booted.

Like, i take a small break to do a few chores and then I hear a big thundering sound coming from computer room that is easily heard from all across the house. Its particularly annoying if I am unable to turn it off at that moment. (In bath, toilet, etc)

Make an option to turn off the intro music from the system options?

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This has happened many times to me before. It was humorous at first but quickly became an annoying.

Now you got to remember that the afk measure is actually temporary so implementing this config option is moot. Best thing you can do until afk booting is removed is to simply turn of your audio peripherals/functions when you leave your game.

I just minimise my game and have my audio settings set to mute game sounds whilst window is inactive. That way I don't hear the game sounds whilst I'm afking. Either that or I mute my sound entirely if I'm afk for a lot longer. I can't be bothered with logging in and out all the time, if I stay logged in, when I'm ready to play again all I have to do is select my character and wait a short while in a queue.

/bgm

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So your ingame sound and speakers are so cranked up during gameplay that it can be heard across the house.
Then you have some trailer playing and suddenly it is an annoyance. Huh?

Just queue for BCOB :cool: There is no way you are getting in accidentally, and you can AFK without boot as the game doesn't boot you if you AFK while in queue.

Wow, people has a lot of AFK strategies here that I was not aware about.
Also explains the long queues before I can log into the game. >;c

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Originally Posted by MrKusakabe

So your ingame sound and speakers are so cranked up during gameplay that it can be heard across the house.
Then you have some trailer playing and suddenly it is an annoyance. Huh?

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The trailer music is far louder than the rest of the game music.

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Originally Posted by Amaterasu_

Wow, people has a lot of AFK strategies here that I was not aware about.
Also explains the long queues before I can log into the game. >;c

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yeah. that is why at the beginning of the xpac release squeenix said if too many people do that sort of thing they will just reboot the server to force them off.

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

/bgm

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This doesn't work. The intro ignores the game sound settings. It will even play while tabbed out when you tell the game not to play sounds if the game is not the focus.

This is actually a bug and not intended.

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Originally Posted by Kaethra

This doesn't work. The intro ignores the game sound settings. It will even play while tabbed out when you tell the game not to play sounds if the game is not the focus.

This is actually a bug and not intended.

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Ah, right, the actual cinematic part of the intro screen. My mistake, not considering that.

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Originally Posted by Lunavi

Just queue for BCOB :cool: There is no way you are getting in accidentally, and you can AFK without boot as the game doesn't boot you if you AFK while in queue.

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Yeah please don’t do stuff like this, this is why we have login ques for people who actually want to play the game

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Originally Posted by Lunavi

Just queue for BCOB :cool: There is no way you are getting in accidentally, and you can AFK without boot as the game doesn't boot you if you AFK while in queue.

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I kinda hope that, having spread the word on this, you and anyone using this trick suddenly start finding yourselves with queues popping because, hey! Suddenly people are queuing for this now. =p

I have "mute all sounds" on a macro so I can toggle it on and off, shut them down in game and it mutes the sounds when logged out too

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Originally Posted by Nicodemus_Mercy

You could always... I dunno... log off and shut down the game if you anticipate being away long enough to get afk booted. I mean I am pretty sure the timer is 30 minutes of inactivity. If you're going to be gone long enough for it kick you why not just preemptively log off and eliminate the inevitable blare of music?

If you're going to take a "small break" then just log off. I get that you want to avoid a queue when you come back, but if you're getting afk kicked frequently enough for the login music to be an issue, maybe you really should just log off for those breaks because either way you're ending up back in a queue.

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Pretty much this, it’s also in your advantage to do so because you accumulate a rested exp bonus if you logout in a sanctuary.

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Originally Posted by SerLuke

Pretty much this, it’s also in your advantage to do so because you accumulate a rested exp bonus if you logout in a sanctuary.

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You don't have to logout to accumulate rested exp. You just have to be in the sanctuary.

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Originally Posted by MomomiMomi

You don't have to logout to accumulate rested exp. You just have to be in the sanctuary.

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Are you sure? There’s a lot of times I’ve hung out in my FC house for a few hours and I don’t notice the bar moving at all but if I logout for 30 minutes and log back in I notice a small amount of increase.

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Originally Posted by Nicodemus_Mercy

You could always... I dunno... log off and shut down the game if you anticipate being away long enough to get afk booted. I mean I am pretty sure the timer is 30 minutes of inactivity. If you're going to be gone long enough for it kick you why not just preemptively log off and eliminate the inevitable blare of music?

If you're going to take a "small break" then just log off. I get that you want to avoid a queue when you come back, but if you're getting afk kicked frequently enough for the login music to be an issue, maybe you really should just log off for those breaks because either way you're ending up back in a queue.

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I like to do a bit of chores with the game sound on. Loggin queue time aren't bothering me as much as entering the one-time use password . And a 30 min break goes FAST.

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Originally Posted by Avatre

Or, alternatively...turn off your speakers? Mute your audio? There are tons of ways to NOT have it blast when you decide to AFK, and could potentially be booted to the title screen

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Cinematic intro ignore all muting options. I only have the system sound on while client out so I can hear queue pop or FC chat.

The difference in audio volume is the real issue. You go from in game sweet piano music to loud Hard metal and drum.

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Originally Posted by Allegretto

Cinematic intro ignore all muting options. I only have the system sound on while client out so I can hear queue pop or FC chat.

The difference in audio volume is the real issue. You go from in game sweet piano music to loud Hard metal and drum.

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What's wrong with muting your speakers then before you go afk? That's what I do if I'm not browsing the internet whilst afk.

EDIT: you don't need to even turn off your speakers, just go to your audio options and select open volume mixer and mute ffxiv sounds, just remember to unmute them when you're back online!

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Originally Posted by Lunavi

Just queue for BCOB :cool: There is no way you are getting in accidentally, and you can AFK without boot as the game doesn't boot you if you AFK while in queue.

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Nah, you still get kicked even if you're queued for content.

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Originally Posted by Fredco191

* quietly clears throat *

if you “use” an aetheryte or a summoning bell you can avoid being logged out.

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I look forward to them fixing this. We wouldn't have login queues if people weren't doing stuff like this.

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Originally Posted by Fredco191

* quietly clears throat *

if you “use” an aetheryte or a summoning bell you can avoid being logged out.

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SE know's people will do this and if too many people do, they will log out the whole data center. So good job if you(Not "you", in general) do this, you just F**ked over everybody.

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Originally Posted by xxvaynxx

SE know's people will do this and if too many people do, they will log out the whole data center. So good job if you(Not "you", in general) do this, you just F**ked over everybody.

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Are log in queues even an issue anymore? I never get any more than 50 people now.

SE basically gave their response to this in the patch notes
“The volume of the title screen music has been increased.”

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Originally Posted by SerLuke

SE basically gave their response to this in the patch notes
“The volume of the title screen music has been increased.”

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I saw that too, I had read this a week ago, and seeing the patch notes that squeenix made it even louder kills me XD

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Originally Posted by SerLuke

SE basically gave their response to this in the patch notes
“The volume of the title screen music has been increased.”

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I admit, this made me chuckle a little when I read this :P

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Originally Posted by Nicodemus_Mercy

You could always... I dunno... log off and shut down the game if you anticipate being away long enough to get afk booted. I mean I am pretty sure the timer is 30 minutes of inactivity. If you're going to be gone long enough for it kick you why not just preemptively log off and eliminate the inevitable blare of music?

If you're going to take a "small break" then just log off. I get that you want to avoid a queue when you come back, but if you're getting afk kicked frequently enough for the login music to be an issue, maybe you really should just log off for those breaks because either way you're ending up back in a queue.

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Sure, he can work around it - OR SE stops increasing the sound of their horrible intro video I don't care about ? How about an OPTION to disable it?

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Originally Posted by BatLW

Sure, he can work around it - OR SE stops increasing the sound of their horrible intro video I don't care about ? How about an OPTION to disable it?

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No! I say make it ever louder! Squeenix didn't increase it enough, I want to hear "HOME, RIDING HOME" from across the planet!

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Originally Posted by NessaWyvern

No! I say make it ever louder! Squeenix didn't increase it enough, I want to hear "HOME, RIDING HOME" from across the planet!

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"HOOOOO, LALI-HOOOOO!"

I admit it's funny they increased the volume.

Can always go to your Taskbar on the bottom right of your pc and mute the game until you return. Or check the option to turn off game sounds when alt tabbed out. (I use the latter).

If you're on console just mute your TV? I dunno this just seems an odd problem with very obvious solutions.

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Originally Posted by Allegretto

I get that for server performances we get afk booted after a while.

But I would appreciate if the logging cinematic music would stop blasting my speaker every time i get booted.

Like, i take a small break to do a few chores and then I hear a big thundering sound coming from computer room that is easily heard from all across the house. Its particularly annoying if I am unable to turn it off at that moment. (In bath, toilet, etc)

Make an option to turn off the intro music from the system options?

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you can avoid the auto kick by opening the HUD Layout

https://i.imgur.com/iSdhg3H.png