Aether Data Center and Balmung - an observation from today

[Thortok2000]

If people were afking, the afking would be around the clock, 24/7. Except the queues are only at peak times.

These aren't afkers, these are active players. The server is just that crowded.

Sure, SE should fix afk-avoidance exploits. They should fix a lot of things. But the afkers aren't causing the issue, stop telling yourself that. It's overpopulation that's causing the issue.

[Aramina]

If people were afking, the afking would be around the clock, 24/7. Except the queues are only at peak times.

Er not exactly....

Example: Let's say a population cap is at 10,000 and there are 5000 afkers. Off hours there are 2500 active players. 2500+5000=7500 so no queue. During peak times there are 7500 active players. 7500+5000=12500 and thus a queue.

[Kerwin]

If people were afking, the afking would be around the clock, 24/7. Except the queues are only at peak times.

These aren't afkers, these are active players. The server is just that crowded.

Sure, SE should fix afk-avoidance exploits. They should fix a lot of things. But the afkers aren't causing the issue, stop telling yourself that. It's overpopulation that's causing the issue.

Wrong. The only time people log out is overnight. People login early morning and afk before prime time so that when they get home from work/school they don't wait 3 hours for a damn queue out of the 3-4 hours of free time they have.

Afk exploiters is a problem, and people don't stop doing it and contesting an already full server.

[Reinha]

Wrong. The only time people log out is overnight. People login early morning and afk before prime time so that when they get home from work/school they don't wait 3 hours for a damn queue out of the 3-4 hours of free time they have.

If that is the case then fixing the afk exploit does nothing to prime time queues, because the people who are afk during the day become active players during prime time. The queue would only be shorter during working hours.

[Rita1989]

If that is the case then fixing the afk exploit does nothing to prime time queues, because the people who are afk during the day become active players during prime time. The queue would only be shorter during working hours.

No it would be shorter because people would be logging in when they actually are playing which would cause logging in to be more staggered and there would be more players being logged off during prime time that will often an afk for an hour or so.