Will auto log out be reinstated for the expansion?

[Pandamanda]

Hi there!

I'm sorry if this has already been clarified somewhere, but is the auto log off feature going to be added back into the game with the launch of Heavensward?

People who played back during the launch of A Realm Reborn will remember how it was impossible to get on to some servers, because people would just log in, then never log out, specifically to avoid the problem of not being able to log on because too many people were online (a vicious cycle!).

To combat this, an auto log off feature was eventually added, which would boot players if they idled in-game for an extended period of time. However, the feature was eventually removed.

I am hoping that they are planning to add this back in again, at least for a little while. When just the Gold Saucer was added, on high pop servers like Gilgamesh it was hard for people to enter the area. I'm sure that the launch of an entire expansion is going to draw way more people back to the game, and I would hate to see the same fiasco from the launch of ARR happen again.

[Slirith]

Here's to hoping

[Saccharin]

Probably, it feels like there's been an increased amount of players coming back the last week or so.

[Caraway]

Can only hope, but it hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Solaria_Luna]

How would that affect the idle in sanctuary exp boost? I can see it in places outside of cities/towns that have Aetherite shards/crystals (like hamlets that don't have one) and out in the field.

(I wondered why when I idled outside of a sanctuary I never got the bar under the [collected exp] highlighted bar when I was outside of a 'sanctuary' town for extra exp)

[Kiara1]

How would that affect the idle in sanctuary exp boost? I can see it in places outside of cities/towns that have Aetherite shards/crystals (like hamlets that don't have one) and out in the field.

(I wondered why when I idled outside of a sanctuary I never got the bar under the [collected exp] highlighted bar when I was outside of a 'sanctuary' town for extra exp)

Correct me if im wrong but you get it even if you log out in a sanctuary

[PotatoWafflez]

How would that affect the idle in sanctuary exp boost? I can see it in places outside of cities/towns that have Aetherite shards/crystals (like hamlets that don't have one) and out in the field.

(I wondered why when I idled outside of a sanctuary I never got the bar under the [collected exp] highlighted bar when I was outside of a 'sanctuary' town for extra exp)

Pretty sure you only earn sanctuary experience while logged out in a sanctuary I maybe wrong but that's what I recall on my phone atm so can't check easily to confirm

[Musashidon]

why would they?

it was only added in the first place because more people played then they originally expected, but that problem is fixed.

[Selli]

When just the Gold Saucer was added, on high pop servers like Gilgamesh it was hard for people to enter the area.

Ugh, don't remind me.

I really hope they do add in the auto-log out for at least the first month. I think it would really help avoid log-in queues and whatnot. With so much to do, I doubt many people would be AFKing for long periods of time (yes, even while in queue for a dungeon as you can be doing FATEs and Leves). The congestion really worries me 'cause even logging in now, more often than not, I get put into a 10-50 player queue and the expansion isn't even out. So I am incredibly worried.

[Saccharin]

why would they?

it was only added in the first place because more people played then they originally expected, but that problem is fixed.

There's always a bounce in players when an expansion is released. A while after it will probably settle down but you need to be able to accommodate them at the start since they might stay playing full time again.