Add AFK logout timer to Limsa

[LolitaBansheeMeru]

No afkers are innocently doing nothing there no reason to add a log out timer ,there is plenty of space to see everything.

[Tyssyn]

There was an afk timer for the whole world when ShB went live. The only problem being that you could get around it by opening up the retainer menu on the summoning bell, so many of those afkers would be surrounding the bells in Limsa and Eulmore to avoid being logged out.

[HeyMcFly]

I agree with the log-out timer for Limsa- People stand in AFK as if they want to be admired. If anyone reading this does this; trust me, noone cares about your fashion since it's been done 100x. You probably have a plain, alabaster Miqote, Viera or Au Ra with white hair, wearing all black anyways.
Just log out at an INN for that cute roll-out-of bed scene, the retainer bell or market board isn't going anywhere.

[SturmChurro]

I agree with the log-out timer for Limsa- People stand in AFK as if they want to be admired. If anyone reading this does this; trust me, noone cares about your fashion since it's been done 100x. You probably have a plain, alabaster Miqote, Viera or Au Ra with white hair, wearing all black anyways.
Just log out at an INN for that cute roll-out-of bed scene, the retainer bell or market board isn't going anywhere.

Why do you gotta do me like this?!

[Anienai]

I agree with the log-out timer for Limsa- People stand in AFK as if they want to be admired. If anyone reading this does this; trust me, noone cares about your fashion since it's been done 100x. You probably have a plain, alabaster Miqote, Viera or Au Ra with white hair, wearing all black anyways.
Just log out at an INN for that cute roll-out-of bed scene, the retainer bell or market board isn't going anywhere.

Putting ppl on blast!

[BunniEclair]

I agree with the log-out timer for Limsa- People stand in AFK as if they want to be admired. If anyone reading this does this; trust me, noone cares about your fashion since it's been done 100x. You probably have a plain, alabaster Miqote, Viera or Au Ra with white hair, wearing all black anyways.
Just log out at an INN for that cute roll-out-of bed scene, the retainer bell or market board isn't going anywhere.

Hey!!! I love going to Limsa to stare at people while I sit in q!!! TT^TT
How dare you how dare you QoQ

[TheMightyMollusk]

Turn the AFK timers on game-wide and leave it on. Close the loopholes around leaving retainer windows open. If you're not actually playing that long, stop taking up server space.

[Mhaeric]

Turn the AFK timers on game-wide and leave it on. Close the loopholes around leaving retainer windows open. If you're not actually playing that long, stop taking up server space.

There are far more ways to stay logged in than keeping a retainer window open, several of which can't reasonably be coded against. Just need to set autorun and voila. Or use a programmable kb or mouse and have it click and drag the camera one pixel once every 5 minutes. Etc.

Server space isn't the issue either, aside from the first week or two after launch when everyone and their dog wants to log in and play. That's why they enact the inactivity timers then and then remove them in the first major patch. Another example is server space does impact The Firmament because it is instanced with limited space and that's why they still have the inactivity timer in place for it.

Load times and fps drops for people with potatoes for computers due to the number of textures and models that need to be loaded in and displayed at the same time is what is the actual issue that people are having here, not server space.

[technole]

Eulmore can be just as bad. For awhile they had that area segmented just like Rak'tika is today, they should just re-add it and that'll solve that one instantly. Considering how small that area is, very easy to swap instances.

I agree with the log-out timer for Limsa- People stand in AFK as if they want to be admired. If anyone reading this does this; trust me, noone cares about your fashion since it's been done 100x. You probably have a plain, alabaster Miqote, Viera or Au Ra with white hair, wearing all black anyways.
Just log out at an INN for that cute roll-out-of bed scene, the retainer bell or market board isn't going anywhere.

Very true. It's time to end AFK loitering by Limsa Thots, and it's usually same people every day. It's time to free up more resources for those of us who actually play the game.

Server space isn't the issue either, aside from the first week or two after launch when everyone and their dog wants to log in and play. That's why they enact the inactivity timers then and then remove them in the first major patch. Another example is server space does impact The Firmament because it is instanced with limited space and that's why they still have the inactivity timer in place for it.

How come I had a login queue of 64 last night then?

Consistent AFKers are taking up server resources, no getting around that.

[Mhaeric]

Eulmore can be just as bad. For awhile they had that area segmented just like Rak'tika is today, they should just re-add it and that'll solve that one instantly. Considering how small that area is, very easy to swap instances.



Very true. It's time to end AFK loitering by Limsa Thots, and it's usually same people every day. It's time to free up more resources for those of us who actually play the game.



How come I had a login queue of 64 last night then?

Consistent AFKers are taking up server resources, no getting around that.

The login queue has nothing to do with how many people are in Limsa or your location in game when you log in and does not determine whether you will see lag in game or not. It is a server-wide comdition based on total population, so Eulmore, Ul'dah, dungeons, ocean fishing, Diadem, The Firmament, and every other populated zone counts towards it.