Maybe kick ppl after being afk an hour?

[Sove92]

If it is causing queues (even only 10 or 20 deep) then it doesn't matter how little data it takes. Those people in queue paid to play the game, not sit in a queue because of people that aren't even playing.

Read the whole thread, AFK players have no effect on queues, it's the amount of people logging in. That's why you often get queues when server gets back up from maintenance or crash (so many people logging in at once).

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...54#post1247254

[Sapphic]

Read the whole thread, AFK players have no effect on queues, it's the amount of people logging in. That's why you often get queues when server gets back up from maintenance or crash (so many people logging in at once).

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...54#post1247254

But it does have an effect on character creation for the server. I'm with the OP, kick to char select after an hour is good as there is no reason outside botting (which is rightfully bannable) to be AFK for double figures hours. If FC want to tell you something you wont see it till you are no longer AFK, and if it important they will tell you after you log back in.

Read further down on your link:

Heavily populated Worlds may still experience congestion during peak times,

So it does affect log in ques.

[coldreactive]

By the way, if you see people moving around with AFK Status on, they're very likely botting. AFK Status was changed so that no matter what, even if you change to AFK Status while holding down a movement key, it will turn off after a few seconds if you do ANYTHING manually.

[PandaPause]

Hard to believe this is even a topic right now. That being said I am on the same server I may have to wait a whole 30-60 sec. extra to log in. I have no problem w/ that as long as we aren't getting 1017.

[Noshpan]

7 to 20 people in the queue? Golly gee willikers!

To quote Boogie...

"AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU LET IN THERE?! TWO?! AND WHEN I FINALLY GET IT... AND WHEN I FINALLY GET IN, I'M STANDING IN A PILE OF PEOPLE! AND THEY'RE ALL LAYING DOWN THE TRAIN! WOO WOO! LAYING DOWN THE TRAIN! WOO WOO! LAYING DOWN THE TRAIN! WOO WOO!"

[ThinkPInk]

Is the OP serious? Lol I'v also been in the queue on Balmung for all of two minutes. Again lol

[DoctorPepper]

Personally I also disagree with this idea, the impact AFK players have is minimal at best. Login queues are not effected by afk players, it's effected by the number of players logging in.

In addition to that, all servers are generally available to create new characters on during non-primetime hours, login and make a character before you go to work in the morning and you should be fine. I've ran into the issue of not being able to create new characters on a couple times and every time I simply made the character around 7am PST or really late at night, it worked every single time.

In my opinion, booting AFK players is not going to suddenly allow people to create chars on the most populated servers during prime time.

There are people who enjoy staying logged in to keep up on what's going on in their FC. It really makes no difference whether or not you think it's important, to those people it is. To me this request is not needed at all.

[Kaze3434]

... You can't be serious.

It attributes heavily to this "period of high congestion" BS Square Enix is implanting making it impossible for new or returning players to play on their old shards for WEEKS. Does this look like a "period of high congestion" to you? http://i.imgur.com/9rb1Uzx.jpg

And that's only one single strip of one city.

It does make a difference when logging in at 3 am doesn't even let you make new characters.

that pic is a bad example, because at most, you can see and count 8 afk symbols. thats it.

[Squintina]

Well I already stated in this thread once that I don't think this is necessary, but I will add one thing:

IF this was implemented again (which I don't want, but just saying, IF it was), it should not apply to DFers.

[PandaPause]

Queues at least guarantee you that there's ACTIVE players ACTIVELY playing the game and that you'll be able to DO WHAT YOU PAID FOR as opposed to staring at character creation dreaming of making an alt or getting your boyfriend into the game with you.

See the difference?

It's really not hard. Just try to think a little.

Funny you should bring that up since I created an alt on Balmung and moved this character there. please continue to make assumptions and QQ some moar.