Greetings,

With the elimination of the automatic logout feature in patch 2.2, we've been seeing comments that it can be difficult to tell who is AFK and who is ready for action. There have also been requests for a feature that will automatically place the away icon next to your character after a set amount of time, and Hiroshi Minagawa has an update about this feature.

Quote Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa View Post
This requested feature has been added to the implementation task list for patch 2.3, and it is a mid-level priority at the moment.

We'll be adding a system so that after a certain amount of time (which can be set in the config.) without touching the game, your online status will automatically change to "Away" and once you start to move again it will be removed. It will also be possible to turn this feature off. Even while doing looped emotes, such as the Manderville Dance, your status will be set to “Away” after the time passes.

One aspect we are still looking into is whether to make the return from away condition that you move your character or to make it activate if you operate the game in any way. The latter is simpler to implement, but just touching your mouse would remove the "Away" status, so we would like to make adjustments after trying it out.