FFXIV: People are circumventing the auto-log timer and staying logged in indefinitely

[Pence]

Honestly...you're playing on Balmung. Even before this you should have jumped ship. You think everyone laughs and pokes fun at Balmung for no reason? It's a server known for it's less than favorable opinion and it's chokka blok. An expansion drops and you're surprised? The only thing he forum is surprised about is the fact that you didn't see this coming. Transfer or queue. Bye.

[Besame]

Well, auto-logging me out 1x a day irritates me as I am retired and play a lot. Expand the dang server occupancy size, e.g., get a bigger hamster. I was unaware that you could bypass the 30 min log-out and that explains why so many are crowding the bell.

[Icywebs]

It's annoying, but so is a 4 hour queue. Immediately after the dump it takes 10-20 mins to get back in - the longest part is the bottleneck in place to avoid the server from getting overwhelmed.

This time yesterday, the queue was about 2.5k and it took me 4 1/2 hours to get in.

Today, same time, queue started at 596 exactly 20 minutes ago and I'm almost in at 103.

Thank you, Square, for taking a step (one that no one really wanted but was necessary) to resolve part of the problem.

[Kosmos992k]

Well, auto-logging me out 1x a day irritates me as I am retired and play a lot. Expand the dang server occupancy size, e.g., get a bigger hamster. I was unaware that you could bypass the 30 min log-out and that explains why so many are crowding the bell.

Crowding the bell in an open zone directly impacts the world server, doing it in a private house or personal chamber impacts the instance servers - which is even more anti-social because it hurt everyone on the data center.