Institute Temporary AFK Kick Timer

[Vanadise]

That makes no sense. How can implementing an AFK timeout be "drastic"? So, Log in restrictions and stopping character creations and stopping digital sales of the game are not? It would make sense to try the simpler fixes first like trying for the AFK timeout before the servers to see if it helps.

WOW has one and they are very successful and I've never heard anyone complain about it.

I think staying logged in while you are at work and school is selfish and inconsiderate. The entitlement attitude of people who think they should just be able to do whatever is ridiculous.

[NoEmpathy]

well ppl will just find a way around that to if they want by laying contorller down to run in circles ect ect but like i said when im waiting on a main quest dungeon to finally que up and sit here and read the forums (as i am now) or go grab a sandwich or wtvr knowing that its messed up to think i would get booted during that time is horrible and will make allot of people angry sorry i just dont see it ... personally i dont have problems logging in as i am not dumb enough to log in during "primetime" i simply log in before or after ... never been stuck in a que longer then a few mins never had a problem really other then the initial servers down.. anyhow i am all for kicking ppl who are sleeping or wtvr but 30 mins is to low unless u make it so they are doing absolutly nothing including that they arent in a que but lets face it those who want to get around it will and they pay for the game so hey wtvr

[Zyklon]

well ppl will just find a way around that to if they want by laying contorller down to run in circles ect ect but like i said when im waiting on a main quest dungeon to finally que up and sit here and read the forums (as i am now) or go grab a sandwich or wtvr knowing that its messed up to think i would get booted during that time is horrible and will make allot of people angry sorry i just dont see it ......etc...

so you que up a Duty finder then just leave for over a half hour? cause I personally would que up and at least check back every few minutes if not run around killing random things

[NoEmpathy]

depends on the duty and no not for a half hr.. and i normally dont just leave especially not for a half hr.. but i'll turn on the tv and keep an eye on it or browse forums and keep eye on it waitint gofr it to pop... i mean the dungeons take the longest and usually ur in the middle of nowhere lol

[Fenrisen]

Here's the thing.. WoW has a timer and no one resorts to something that ludicrous just to stay logged in. It's not a problem and no one complains about it. If anyone is complaining here and disagreeing with it now, it's because they're using the AFK route to abuse the system. While it's nice that we were updated, SE takes the 'wait and see' approach to how their adjustments are being made, in the meantime they are losing people by the minute. They should have implemented this already, even if it is only labeled as a TEMPORARY solution. They know that there are players abusing the situation, and yet do nothing about it regardless of the masses of angry, upset customers. Which does nothing but make them angrier and less likely to stick with the game.

It just doesn't make sense to me.

[Schenks]

Seriously, the AFK limit should have been the first thing put in to place before even buying new servers. And players should be a little more considerate than to stay permanently logged in and preventing everyone else from going in. I tried making a character in several worlds but none are ever open at any time. I haven't played this game once since launch. They need to limit the time a player can be AFK or limit the time length people can be in game until the new servers are up so everyone can get a chance to play. This is just ridiculous right now.

I mean it won't even let me queue up and wait, just "Sorry buddy, you can't play. Try later." Yoshi made a nice apology but still, this was poorly handled.

[Fenrisen]

While playing near drybone yesterday I noticed an AFK character standing in the fields. I log in over 24 hours later and that same character is AFKing in the same spot. What the hell.. How is it fair that people like this can waste server space while someone that could actually be playing gets denied access?

[Kalagg]

First solution should be the kicking of afk players. Its the most immediate problem.

[Noni]

They are never going to implement an AFK boot because people PAY for this game.....I do not nor do I think anyone else has the right to try and tell me how and when to play the game I paid for. If FTP games want to implement that fine, because people are NOT paying for those.

[Cycloptichorn]

I'm all for AFK kickers as well, but I sort of doubt it would solve the big problem. It might not even have much of an effect at all.

Every server is optimized/intended to support about 5k simultaneous connections; but, as that's spread around a large area and not everyone plays simultaneously, SE allows 20k+ people to sign up for each server. In some cases, like 28k+.

So, if you have 5k people on the server, and 2k are AFK at any one time, and you have 2-3k people trying to get in simultaneously when the servers are full... there are still going to be wait times and queues. I think if they put in an AFK kicker and people still couldn't log in, it would look pretty bad.

That being the case, I still want one, because A)it makes sense, and B) f' those guys who sit there all day and take up space!

Edited:

They are never going to implement an AFK boot because people PAY for this game.....I do not nor do I think anyone else has the right to try and tell me how and when to play the game I paid for.

This is idiotic, they absolutely do have the right to do this - they control the servers, you don't, read the ToS. Many if not most MMOs have AFK kickers. And what more, they aren't telling you HOW to play, they are telling you to log off if you're NOT playing!!!

Selfish kids just, kill me.