Request: Boot inactive players so active players can log in

[Yuengling]

I would like to point out that booting AFK players may not actually resolve anything.

We don't know WHAT specifically is triggering the 1017 errors and queues.

The simple fact is that they may be monitoring performance counters or something along that line, then denying logon after thresholds are met. This would potentially explain why certain zones are going down, or getting booted during zone transfers.

Logged in players that are idling aren't taking up very many resources on the server.

Just something to think about...

[Andorian]

I would like to point out that booting AFK players may not actually resolve anything.

We don't know WHAT specifically is triggering the 1017 errors and queues.

The simple fact is that they may be monitoring performance counters or something along that line, then denying logon after thresholds are met. This would potentially explain why certain zones are going down, or getting booted during zone transfers.

Logged in players that are idling aren't taking up very many resources on the server.

Just something to think about...

To actually believe this you must not understand anything about how the client server model works for an MMO. Just because no commands are being sent by the player does not mean that there is no load caused by the character. There is ALWAYS server load caused by a character being logged in, from the so called 'stay alive' messages that go back and forth to the queries sent about character location and such by other players to the server everytime they need to load your worthless AFK butt.

Just cause you want SE to let you stay logged in forever doesn't make it a good idea to allow it in this game.

[Jon82387]

Totally agree with this..... idk why they wouldn't have implemented this from the very beginning or once they started having server full issues.

And WTF happened to the QUE system? The other i day i go to log in and i get in que and wait a few mins and get into game..... now its back to the same BS?