Add AFK logout timer to Limsa

[Vahlnir]

I haven't experienced anything to the severity you have described in Limsa. Sure, there's a bit of an fps drop while zoning in during prime time. But it's nothing too crazy. The Firmament on day 1 of 5.2 launch though? Now THAT was a lot of people, and it was certainly worse than anything Limsa could throw at me. But...I still had no problem moving around and getting things done. It was just at a little under half the frame rate I'm used to. It has since eased up a bit as people lose their interest.

[Mhaeric]

Read your message again. I was responding about the login queue, and Limsa AFKs is part of the reason why servers are full nightly, just like tonight with a queue of 86. It's still full even before the patch, not every server is queue free.

I'm not responding about frame rate, even when you get in that's a whole another story.

Dude, I'm on Balmung which is one of the most if not most active servers. If I get a queue it is only during prime and is always less than 100 people and takes about 30 seconds at most to complete. This is on par with the entirety of 5.0 when SE implemented a mandatory log-in queue to eliminate the truly long queues. We haven't needed that mechanic since 5.1 started and in a week or two it will be back to the status quo where there will hardly be any queues if at all even during prime and Limsa still being packed with AFK people. AFK people are not causing your log-in queue. The large number of people that show up for a patch and then leave after a week or two are causing it.

[Aeos]

This also isn't the look you want for new players now if your ARR class starts there.

Ah yes, we need to make ffxiv less lively.

[technole]

Just go the firmament, game is extremely live. Extremely limited area.

Dude, I'm on Balmung which is one of the most if not most active servers. If I get a queue it is only during prime and is always less than 100 people and takes about 30 seconds at most to complete. This is on par with the entirety of 5.0 when SE implemented a mandatory log-in queue to eliminate the truly long queues. We haven't needed that mechanic since 5.1 started and in a week or two it will be back to the status quo where there will hardly be any queues if at all even during prime and Limsa still being packed with AFK people. AFK people are not causing your log-in queue. The large number of people that show up for a patch and then leave after a week or two are causing it.

AKA people playing the game are causing the login queue, people parking themselves AFK in Limsa consistently, daily, all the time, are not contributing to it. Yeah okay. You are trying so hard to not be wrong. I'm done with you.

[LolitaBansheeMeru]

Just go the firmament, game is extremely live. Extremely limited area.



AKA people playing the game are causing the login queue, people parking themselves AFK in Limsa consistently, daily, all the time, are not contributing to it. Yeah okay. You are trying so hard to not be wrong. I'm done with you.

how do you know they aren't doing anything? They might be playing the market get up and take a shower or go out to eat.. I Rarely afk because the power cost But I''ve had moments where I was In limsa and something came up and I needed to go out of town but I wanted to remain on to get messages from my fc as I don't really like discord its main thing so I know rather something got cancled or what not that they wanted to do ... Which did happen to me last week I got rushed out by my husband because we needed to get a few things and he surprised me with a nice meal so I was gone about 4 hours as one thing led to another....

Do note just because you don't see anything going on or you see the chair by their name doesn't mean they aren't doing anything.

I like Limsa best out of any other area because I love pirates and the ocean and this place has it all for me. I really hate the desert area's and the forest areas online ffxi's windburst are so booring they put you to sleep.

since the thing about new players came up when I join a game and see alot of people in a starter zone it makes me want to play it more because that makes me think places are really being used with no dead zones.

However this game is dead zone centrel in the open world.

[technole]

Considering you had someone admit in this thread they even park themselves AFK before they go to bed simply so they don't have to logout, that actually happens quite a bit. Some servers have set people who are known for this. Believe me no one cares about your old Stormblood Eureka armor with weapon sheaved.

[LolitaBansheeMeru]

Considering you had someone admit in this thread they even park themselves AFK before they go to bed simply so they don't have to logout, that actually happens quite a bit. Some servers have set people who are known for this. Believe me no one cares about your old Stormblood Eureka armor with weapon sheaved.

and if they can afford their power bill going up so what I think your making it to much of a big deal if its really a problem for you some solutions like logging out somewhere else or just be patient to get on the que doesn't last that long maybe 2mins tops

[FirstnameLastname]

Considering you had someone admit in this thread they even park themselves AFK before they go to bed simply so they don't have to logout, that actually happens quite a bit. Some servers have set people who are known for this. Believe me no one cares about your old Stormblood Eureka armor with weapon sheaved.

And truly no one cares about the fact that you got your feelings hurt by people staying logged in. Take a chill pill and re-evaluate your point of view.

[Theodric]

Loitering is, in many places, considered to be distasteful and sometimes outright criminal behaviour. Obviously FFXIV is a game so severe penalties are not appropriate, though an automatic timer to log people out of cities when they're clogging up major thoroughfares would be pretty neat. We just need the awful summoning bell trick to be fixed to prevent workarounds.

[DevilsDontFly]

I hate to say this but even with auto-kick for AFKers Limsa would still be busy and prone to issues and overcrowd. And you wanna know why? It's the only city worth going to if you're server hopping to buy stuff on the MB or checking prices. That's it.

Yes, people on your server might prefer going to Limsa for various reason, everyone else that isn't on your server will also go to Limsa but for the reason I listed above. For as long as you have a Market Board right next to the same Aetheryte used to Server Visit, Limsa will remain the busiest place in the game due to convenience. There will always be 200+ people on that map, the only difference an AFK kick will do is replace all the FC tags with <<Wanderer>>.