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

[Vinta]

Here's what puzzles me: Why are people upset about getting kicked off of the game for literally not paying attention to their client for 30 minutes and 20 seconds? They obviously weren't paying attention to the game to care about keeping themselves active in the first place.

What's so important about staying logged in for that extended period of time? It's not like you won't be able to get back in after you're kicked out. The entire point is to reduce the existence of hour-long queues like we experienced at launch.

Secondly, it only kicks out out to the start screen. You get to enjoy the nice End of an Era video when you come back from your trip off to who-knows-where.

Please enlighten me why it's such a problem to have to go "click, click" to get back into the game after waking up from your nap, or leaving your house, or socializing with friends or family. I'm actually finding it hilarious that someone possibly rages every time they come back to their computer to find the "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" title screen. I'm imagining the scenario like this: "Aaaah, that was nice. I'm rested up and ready to go. Time for some Garu-- WHAT THE **** IS THIS?! WHY THE **** DID IT KICK ME OUT TO THE TITLE SCREEN? **** IT I ****ING HATE SQUARE ENIX."

[Ecks007]

Here's what puzzles me: Why are people upset about getting kicked off of the game for literally not paying attention to their client for 30 minutes and 20 seconds?

Well, we can't do this yet in XIV:ARR, but back in XI and other games I would sometimes afk in certain places and read a book or take a nap listening to the music that played in those areas. Sadly, until ARR adds continuous looped music in areas this isn't much of an option. But I still don't mind afking in a spot and being able to come right back to what I left off doing when I get back.

I get what you're saying, and no it isn't much time at all to log back in from the start screen, but it's still some time that could be spent doing something else. Also, FC or LS might have had a pretty interesting conversation while I was afk or someone sends me a tell, I would likely want to respond back. If you get disconnected you can't even be aware that such things took place and I dunno about you but I don't want to make someone think I'm ignoring them by not answering them.

[Laf]

Here's what puzzles me: Why are people upset about getting kicked off of the game for literally not paying attention to their client for 30 minutes and 20 seconds? They obviously weren't paying attention to the game to care about keeping themselves active in the first place. It's not like you won't be able to get back in after you're kicked out.

Not much todo in ARR so I usually play other games in windowed mode, leaving windowed ARR in background. Other game's window covers center, but I see ARR chat on one side and invite icon on other. FC members can easily invite me if they are short on members. So, poping of logout tab just annoys me and I risk loosing chat history.

The entire point is to reduce the existence of hour-long queues like we experienced at launch

and we don't need it now, population is low enough.

[Felis]

and we don't need it now, population is low enough.

We would see at the 4th april weekend (ps4 open beta2 on the current live servers) 11th april (ps4 early access) and 14th april (ps4 launch)

[Lumiin]

We would see at the 4th april weekend (ps4 beta2 on the current live servers) 11th april (ps4 early access) and 14th april (ps4 launch)

It's mostly just people from ps3 switching to ps4. They have access to data and numbers that we don't. They wouldn't remove it to have early access problems all over again. It's not that many people playing this game.

[Felis]

It's mostly just people from ps3 switching to ps4. They have access to data and numbers that we don't. They wouldn't remove it to have early access problems all over again. It's not that many people playing this game.

beta2 is open beta. Everyone with a PS4 have access to it. and it will be on the live servers, together with everyone who play it already. And shortly after 2.2
At least this weekend will be a crowded weekend even with the afk lock-out.
And the main problem with the launch problems was that they have underestimated how many people would play it. What if they underestimate it again?

[Lumiin]

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Once again, they have access to numbers and we don't. Yoshi almost cried because of all the mess with early access and launch. For a grown man to almost cry, I'm sure he's not going to have that happen again. They added two new servers AND they upgraded the servers to be able to hold more people online at the same time.