AFK Kick Timer

[OldCuban]

Signed it for ya Wren. Not sure it'll do any good, but it's worth a shot.

Most major MMOs have some form of afk booting system. There's no reason this game shouldn't have one too!

[Mailstrum]

Apparently you have no idea how easy it is to implement. And yes I have done such similar things. My job requires I implement those things into the service my job provides or their servers would also get overwhelmed -_-

And you're still pathetic for the "don't try" mindset. Seriously, if you don't ever wanna try, just be quiet. You do no good for anyone with that mindset.

there is a difference in trying something that might help and doing something that is gonna waste resources. Putting people on making, testing and implementing an afk timer is a waste of resources atm, when they can be part of internal testing of the new servers for stability. especially when they have a game plan in place to resolve the issues we are seeing in 2 days. Why waste the man power.

not to mention wasting resources on monitoring the system for people circumventing it. IE 3rd and non 3rd party programs. I can use my macro keys on my keyboard they would have no way of telling if im sitting there every 5min alt tabbing back in game hitting space bar or tapping W. also you would have people auto running in the Inn.

[LetoAtreidesII]

there is a difference in trying something that might help and doing something that is gonna waste resources. Putting people on making, testing and implementing an afk timer is a waste of resources atm, when they can be part of internal testing of the new servers for stability. especially when they have a game plan in place to resolve the issues we are seeing in 2 days. Why waste the man power.

not to mention wasting resources on monitoring the system for people circumventing it. IE 3rd and non 3rd party programs. I can use my macro keys on my keyboard they would have no way of telling if im sitting there every 5min alt tabbing back in game hitting space bar or tapping W. also you would have people auto running in the Inn.

Are you saying it hasn't helped at all with the other MMOs on the market? Implementing a system to just auto-kick idle people will help free up slots for people who want to play, reduce some load on their servers, and will make people happier. There's no excuse to not have it.

Why do you think it'll be a waste of resources?

Or are you one of those people who want to stay logged in permanently when you can finally get on and don't wanna deal with it?

[Mailstrum]

Are you saying it hasn't helped at all with the other MMOs on the market? Implementing a system to just auto-kick idle people will help free up slots for people who want to play, reduce some load on their servers, and will make people happier. There's no excuse to not have it.

Why do you think it'll be a waste of resources?

Or are you one of those people who want to stay logged in permanently when you can finally get on and don't wanna deal with it?

i am saying at this time its to late to start it, and that it would be a waste of resources to work on it now. When the real fix is just around the corner. After the 4th and everything upgraded and maintenance is done then they can start work on an afk system that will help future issues. Currently it wouldnt help alot because people would circumvent it becaues they want to stay logged in because they wont get back in, once these fixes go in, people will be less likely to try and circumvent it because they will be able to log in with ease.

[LetoAtreidesII]

You really think that this upcoming fix will fix it? have you not experienced such similar fixes before? And this is an even bigger waste of resources than if they added an anti-afk system. Programming is relatively cheap compared to getting full new hardware and installing it. And doing both would be more ideal. They are a multi-billion dollar company. They could definitely eat the cost now and get better PR and reap the benefits later.

[Wren_Fuoren]

i am saying at this time its to late to start it, and that it would be a waste of resources to work on it now. When the real fix is just around the corner. After the 4th and everything upgraded and maintenance is done then they can start work on an afk system that will help future issues. Currently it wouldnt help alot because people would circumvent it becaues they want to stay logged in because they wont get back in, once these fixes go in, people will be less likely to try and circumvent it because they will be able to log in with ease.

doesn't solve current world 1017's unless people are willing to move. Those with friends/family will be less likely to do so unless they all move, which in turn creates the same problem on the new world.

IE 3rd and non 3rd party programs. I can use my macro keys on my keyboard they would have no way of telling if im sitting there every 5min alt tabbing back in game hitting space bar or tapping W. also you would have people auto running in the Inn.

All of which are super easy to detect, and mmo's have been doing so for years. You've been shot down on this argument before, yet still persist in using it.

[Fushira]

Well SE already stated they will be implementing an AFK kick after they fix the servers come the 4th.

[Wren_Fuoren]

Well SE already stated they will be implementing an AFK kick after they fix the servers come the 4th.

They said they will consider it, not that they WILL put it into the game.

"We are actively looking into the implementation of such a feature" - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/73680

[LetoAtreidesII]

Well SE already stated they will be implementing an AFK kick after they fix the servers come the 4th.

It's what they should have been doing sooner. Before the game was even out. It's cheaper and faster to program anti-afk measures, at least the most basic ones (and slowly patch in improved ones during maintenances) than it is to get fully new servers. It won't fix the problem entirely, no, but it'd help reduce the problem for people. Then the other thing would be to get GMs to kick RMTs off and perma-ban them asap.

[Doomstink]

I'm confused how a AFK timer will help, wait... let me rephrase that, in normal instances it would help, but I can't even play the game without 10102 or set my controller down without 10102. Then when I go to log in I get 1017, so how can the server be full if everyone is getting 10102 anyway...