maintenance wont change anything

[MrButters]

AFKer are not the problem.. But they are adding to the problems....

[Quesse]

AFKer are not the problem.. But they are adding to the problems....

Not anymore!

[MrButters]

Not anymore!

*crosses* Fingers!

[KienanVates]

AFKer are not the problem.. But they are adding to the problems....

No sir, they're not. All they're doing is adding frustration of players... Whether there are AFK players or 0 AFK players, there is a HARD CAP on how many concurrent connection are allowed per server. That is an infrastructure / hardware issue. As has been prior stated, when SE fixes their hardware capabilities and loosens the cap on concurrent connections, there may still be AFKers, but they won't be noticed because everyone will be able to play.

[MrButters]

No sir, they're not. All they're doing is adding frustration of players... Whether there are AFK players or 0 AFK players, there is a HARD CAP on how many concurrent connection are allowed per server. That is an infrastructure / hardware issue. As has been prior stated, when SE fixes their hardware capabilities and loosens the cap on concurrent connections, there may still be AFKers, but they won't be noticed because everyone will be able to play.

Actually they are... When SE stated they are limiting the number people logged in at a given time.. The AFKers are taking up them slots doing nothing... Which in turn gets people spamming the login server... You know the funny thing is the JP server their culture is respecting others they log off at the end of the day... Opening a slot...

So yes the AFKer are adding to the issue and most of them know it...

[Mcboogle]

Regardless of it's it's respectful of others, people are doing it, and I don't blame them at all. It's only an issue because there aren't enough slots for everyone who wants to play.
SE didn't/doesn't really want to spend the money to upgrade the servers.

From their point of view, this is the kind of problem that should have fixed itself a long time ago.
People who stick around through this are more likely to sub.
Those who don't, already paid.

[KienanVates]

Which in turn gets people spamming the login server...

You know the funny thing...?

That would happen anyways if there were ZERO afk players right now. You know why people are spamming the login servers, because there is a cap on allowed concurrent connections. It doesn't matter if the players are sitting in inn's or running lvl 50 dungeons... If EVERY SINGLE PERSON logged in was playing, the EXACT SAME ISSUE would still be there, because SE's servers can't handle the necessary numbers reliably. So your login server spamming argument is a red herring. It's a falsetto, because it's true, but it would be true even if they didn't have a single AFKer on any of the currently 50 servers. So no, AFKers are not "adding" to any problem. Only to the frustration of players.