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[MrLu]

Who would be stupid enough to log off intentionally with this damned login limitation going on?

People who want to make a difference

[Malzian]

Who would be stupid enough to log off intentionally with this damned login limitation going on?

See, this is the mentality that's causing even more issue and will eventually grind things to a more complete halt than it already is (as difficult as that may seem to be).

Let's start this off simply... we have a game that's difficult to log on to, so people struggle to get in during peak then complain about the trouble when they do manage to get in because someone else logged off. These people swear never to log off and go into AFK idles whenever they're not playing, logged in 24/7. Let's say that's about 1% of the server population. Well, now instead of having a revolving 100% server pop, we have 99% with 1% being on lock-down. Doesn't sound bad...

Next round, slightly more people have problems, still not awful, 1% more of the population chooses never to log off. 98% population circulating, 2% lock down.
Next round, more people have problems due to the lowered pool, 2% more choose never to to log off. 96% population circulating, 4% lock down.
Next... even more people have problems getting on, they get annoyed... 4% choose never to log off, 92% population circulating, 8% lock down.

Now if this is exponential, by the time we hit round 6 we're down to 34% population circulating and 66% locked down... 6 days and over half of the spots on the servers are people AFKing continuously.

Imagine if this were a Supermarket with a limited number of carts, and in order to get in the door you need a cart. Imagine that by day 7 you couldn't shop because people were bringing the carts home with them just so they'll have one the next day. It's a crude analogy, I know, but it's the same idea.

People who want to make a difference

And boy does it make a difference.