To the people who are logged in overnight

[Gramul]

Why waste the time and effort to implement one.

Why waste the time and effort to implement pets?
Why waste the time and effort to implement new dyes?
Why waste the time and effort to implement a new battle system?
Why waste the time and effort to implement a new story, sexes, races, classes, jobs, NE/EU servers, remade zones, a housing system, companies, a way to see your recipes, or new graphics system?
Why waste the time and effort to implement anything?

Most people wouldn't bother to circumvent the timer, but at the very least it would help to clear space for those who would actually play the game.

[Ruprect]

Why waste the time and effort to implement pets?
Why waste the time and effort to implement new dyes?
Why waste the time and effort to implement a new battle system?
Why waste the time and effort to implement a new story, sexes, races, classes, jobs, NE/EU servers, remade zones, a housing system, companies, a way to see your recipes, or new graphics system?
Why waste the time and effort to implement anything?

Most people wouldn't bother to circumvent the timer, but at the very least it would help to clear space for those who would actually play the game.

Because an AFK times can easily be circumvented. Pets, dyes, battle systems, etc cannot be easily circumvented.

I logged out last night in an effort to be nice and let someone else play as I knew the server was full. I try to get back on today and no go for 4 hours. I WILL NEVER LOG OFF AGAIN unless forced. I don't blame anyone for not logging out. This is an SE fail problem not a selfish player problem.

[SkyeWindbinder]

I remember a couple of days ago after I logged out. I couldn't get on for over 24 hours. Not that I tried for that long, mind. I do have a life, after all, and not being able to get on just meant I had extra time to do other things, like watch a movie, clean my house, talk on the phone, you know, enjoy life. And while I wasn't playing, I knew someone else could, which is cool with me. Until the servers problem is fixed, I want to do what I can to let everyone else get a chance to play the game. Why should I stay logged in 24/7 when I don't play the game 24/7? And if it takes a while to get logged back in, that's more time I have for other things. Also, I know I will eventually get back into the game. So, basically, I have too much maturity, empathy, patience, and just too much of a life to keep my computer logged into a game out of fear that I might have to wait to log back in if I log out. Just my $0.02.

[Flarestar]

words

While that's a nice story, and I'm sure you feel all warm and fuzzy about telling us how noble and mature you are to willingly not play a game you paid to be able to play, it's also fairly irrelevant.

The answer to this should have been doing capacity testing during beta 4, rather than early access, so this was never this much of a problem. Or failing that, to shut the whole damn thing down during Early Access when they realized this was going to be a massive problem and fix the infrastructure in the meantime. Basically just delay the launch a week or two. People would've been ok with that. Instead, they're letting a problem sit out there that's garnering a massive amount of negative attention - not because they didn't plan capacity properly, but because so far every method they've used to handle it displays very poor design and decision-making on SE's part.

[RaidenTaichou]

I remember a couple of days ago after I logged out. I couldn't get on for over 24 hours. Not that I tried for that long, mind. I do have a life, after all, and not being able to get on just meant I had extra time to do other things, like watch a movie, clean my house, talk on the phone, you know, enjoy life. And while I wasn't playing, I knew someone else could, which is cool with me. Until the servers problem is fixed, I want to do what I can to let everyone else get a chance to play the game. Why should I stay logged in 24/7 when I don't play the game 24/7? And if it takes a while to get logged back in, that's more time I have for other things. Also, I know I will eventually get back into the game. So, basically, I have too much maturity, empathy, patience, and just too much of a life to keep my computer logged into a game out of fear that I might have to wait to log back in if I log out. Just my $0.02.

Cool story bro, heres a cookie.