I'm surprised no one noticed this in the patch notes or said anything..

[mbncd]

Long as the servers can handle it this time...

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I kinda think this is bad timing. Maybe would have been better a week or two after this big patch that's likely to bring back over crowding from half the player base returning... I think we're going to see a tonne of errors and long login queues if everyone takes advantage of this over the next week, regardless of previous and currently being implemented improvements.

[Camate]

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.

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.

[Athelias]

Great to know that it has been removed, and it's also great to know that they are working on that "Away" feature.

[Orophin]

I still log out when I'm done playing. I don't see the need to add anymore undue stress to my PC (or my electric bill) while I'm not actually at my PC.

[Teirshin]

I still wish I could just type /afk and have it be set rather than have to dig into a menu for it.......

[MurakumoMillennium]

I still wish I could just type /afk and have it be set rather than have to dig into a menu for it.......

Nobody said you couldn't...?

[mbncd]

I still wish I could just type /afk and have it be set rather than have to dig into a menu for it.......

I use this command every day. Actually considering making a macro: /cpose motion /cpose motion /afk

Definitely don't have to dig around in menus for it... o.o?

Edit:
Just tried making that macro just now but can't figure out how to set the icon to the change pose icon. Does anyone know? "/micon "Change Pose"" doesn't work

[KumaAkuma]

While I appreciate the gesture of removing the automatic logout, I get 90k'ed now way before that logout would have ever started almost every single time...

[Rubieus]

I still wish I could just type /afk and have it be set rather than have to dig into a menu for it.......

There is also /away and /busy if you were not aware.

[Taei]

instead of an icon, why not use a sleep emote to indicate this instead, more immersive.