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

[Jynx]

For me it's a social thing. If I get AFK logged out then I don't know whats been going on in my linkshell when I was away, it's not a huge thing but something I liked about being able to idle for however long I wanted hell at times I would sit in the game for hours just to chat with people and often dissapear for a while and come back and pick up the conversation from there.

[Keres]

No, it increases server load since those AFK players are replaced with ACTIVE players. Means more lag for everyone.

"Allow everyone to stay logged-in 24/7 to combat server load" is some pretty backwards logic. If lag becomes a concern, they'll respond to it like any other lag situation. There's no reason to encourage AFKing as some sort of net-positive practice when all you're doing is preventing someone else from being able to use your spot while you're sleeping/at work/at school/whatever.

You can do my suggestion with the in game macro system as well

/ac Cure <me>
wait 1200
/ac Cure <me>
wait 1200

That will give you 50 minutes right there. You can just keep this up forever.

If SE is smart, they wrote the AFK timer to only reset when you perform a keyboard/controller input, at least. (That's not hard to circumvent either, but they can ban people who they catch doing that, at least.)

[Ruprect]

Doesn't work; only actions that involve actually pressing a button count.

That said, there is absolutely no way to determine whether a button or a machine or a script is pressing a button.

Ah that makes sense. I guess I will have to use my Naga.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Because some people just complain... about EVERYTHING. I swear, SE could turn around tomorrow and say "We're giving all of our loyal fans 10,000 dollars" and some people will be like "WTF SE! NOW I HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THAT MONEY WTFRAWRBBQQQ!!!"

[Totorixiii]

I approve 30 minute AFK Kicker!

[Moth]

If it's like most other games with this feature, you can just walk forward one step. That's all it takes for the game to reset your timer. If you're doing something where it's too much of an inconvenience to poke the "W" key once every thirty minutes, you probably shouldn't be logged into the game in the first place.

I am often looking at the lodestone and forums, etc. while I am waiting for a dungeon. So I should be punished because I forgot to take a couple steps to counteract the auto-timeout?

This game was not made specifically for you. And not everyone plays MMO's like you do. Staying logged in the game does not prevent others from logging in the game, this issue has already been fixed, so it is pointless. It should be an optional feature you can tick on and off in the system configuration.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

This game was not made specifically for you. And not everyone plays MMO's like you do.

Hypocritical statement is hypocritical.

[Moth]

Hypocritical statement is hypocritical.

Why I said it should be an optional feature, so anyone can chose to use it or not use it.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Why I said it should be an optional feature, so anyone can chose to use it or not use it.

So..... you're asking the devs to change the game specifically for you? That's all i am hearing.

[Moth]

Even if you are waiting for longer than 30 mins a queue, you are still checking from time to time to see if the queue has popped aren't you? You may be alt tabbed and just waiting for the chime, but you aren't leaving the house or anything are you? The queue could pop while you are away. Is it that hard to just enter 1 movement input once every 30 minutes?

Was this even necessary to ask me? Of course I am not leaving the house. How ridiculous. I have a browser opened over the XIV screen so I can still see if I have been que'd. But if I forget to take a few steps around in game while I am waiting I should not be punished for it.