Get rid of the Auto-Logout already or make it an option in the menu.

[Surian]

We're able to login and logout at all times of the week, even the most crowded ones now without any effort or trouble at all.

The Auto-logout is terribly anoying when you want to stand around and monitor shouts for a bit to see if anything interesting has happened, or while waiting for something to start. Please get rid of it already, it has served it's use, but it's no longer needed. Atleast make it an option you can toggle on or off in the menu.

It's easily circumvented anyhow. Just remove it already, it hasnt kicked anyone from any server in ages. If people decide to wait around, they just do regardless.

[Acaelus]

So they have to go in game, and change out an entire feature so you don't have to occasionally get up and move your character around to avoid Auto-Log?

I chuckled.

[Kura_Gari]

Auto-run into a wall, switch to a crafting job and select a synth. I even think sitting on a mount, all these keep you logged in I believe.

[Surian]

Exactly, even simply talking to a NPC and keeping the speech bubble open keeps it from logging you out.

There's simply no point to it anymore. Right now it's nothing but an annoyance, completely pointless and there's no reason why this shouldnt just flat-out be removed for our convenience.

Not to mention the bad publicity this game really cannot use right now with it having such unneeded restrictions. I'm sure there have been plenty of people turned off by this who would have given it a try otherwise.

[Yahavage]

Not to mention the bad publicity this game really cannot use right now with it having such unneeded restrictions. I'm sure there have been plenty of people turned off by this who would have given it a try otherwise.

This. I mean, I would play this game soooo much more if it didn't inconvienience me by logging me out when I'm not even there! How am I supposed to efficiently waste electricity if my gpu isn't going to be getting used because I got logged out?! SE clearly don't think this through!

Clearly one of the main points I focus on when buying/commiting to a game.

*sigh*

[CalvatE]

This. I mean, I would play this game soooo much more if it didn't inconvienience me by logging me out when I'm not even there! How am I supposed to efficiently waste electricity if my gpu isn't going to be getting used because I got logged out?! SE clearly don't think this through!

Clearly one of the main points I focus on when buying/commiting to a game.

*sigh*

I concur. When I first read in the FFXIV:ARR Internet Manual written by our Lord Savior Yoshi himself that this was being implemented I did nothing but put my credit card away and sigh in disgust.
Back when the game was newly thriving I remember the times where I had to sit and wait to try get in due to the servers being full, this was the highlight of my time in this game and nothing has come comparison to it.

Does anyone even remember when we all used to go into Revenant's toll and out of 200 people only like 3 would be moving, because everyone knew the second they logged off they wouldn't be able to get on? Such a snowball effect was all too joyous.

When I come back from hosting a party, going to the Cinema and then traveling to the Jupiter and back it pains me to see I have to wait in a queue as high as 35 people.

[Hvinire]

While we understand that some of you have requested to remove this, we’ve confirmed with the development team that there are no plans to remove the auto-logout feature. As many of you pointed out, regular activity will prevent your character from logging out, so please make the most of your time in-game.

[Alhanelem]

well get to work on changing those plans already. The feature is clearly no longer needed.

[DSN]

While we understand that some of you have requested to remove this, we’ve confirmed with the development team that there are no plans to remove the auto-logout feature. As many of you pointed out, regular activity will prevent your character from logging out, so please make the most of your time in-game.

So we had to fight to get this implemented when servers were crashing and no one could login and you now see how this was actually required from day one and refuse to remove it.... maybe you should listen a little closer to some of the other things we are talking about, obviously we knew better than you here.

[Seezur_Undies]

*cries* Remove auto logout....I miss playing the 1017 game....it made my day go by sooooo much faster (notes sarcasm since its can't be typed)