Can someone tell me why everyone is upset about the logout timer?

[Ratm3000]

Because you are paying for the service, hence you should be able to do whatever you want (AFK). SE needs to get better servers, F2P MMOs have better servers then SE. You are basically telling them it's alright for you to have bad servers will still pay for them.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Because you are paying for the service, hence you should be able to do whatever you want (AFK). SE needs to get better servers, F2P MMOs have better servers then SE. You are basically telling them it's alright for you to have bad servers will still pay for them.

Not if it makes the experience worse for other paying customers. You're still forgetting that digital sales are restricted. That'll be a whole new wave of players. It's a great precautionary measure and most MMOs already have this feature, some with even shorter timers.

[AltaneenXIV]

Because you are paying for the service, hence you should be able to do whatever you want (AFK). SE needs to get better servers, F2P MMOs have better servers then SE. You are basically telling them it's alright for you to have bad servers will still pay for them.

Nope, you are wrong.

If I go to a nice restaurant I don't get to do whatever I want because I paid for a service. If I become a nuisance to the other paying customers they would surely throw me out.

If you are afking in SE's "restaurant", you are being a nuisance to their other paying customers that would like to come in. So they will surely throw you out. (afk timer)

Luckily, unlike the restaurant, SE will gladly let you come right back in when you're ready to play.