[Suggestion] an Auto log out feature

[Zumi]

why do we have to log out for if we dont want to?

If you are afk you really have no need to use their servers. Making it have a higher load then what is needed by people currently playing, thus giving poorer performance to other players who are actually doing something in game because you are taking up server resources and bandwidth to do nothing essentially.

[Thainna]

Honestly... you being worried about everyone else's electric bill is touching... but... I gotta disagree on this idea. My pc doesn't 'overload' while playing XIV, and I normally have a few browsers up and maybe another game at the same time.
Just because I'm 'afk', does not mean I'm actually away from my computer. I could be looking up/comparing items, or working on the linkshell website going back and forth for input (which sometimes I'm 'afk' for 30 minutes to an hour, maybe less, maybe more). Even if I'm on the game all day, I generally stay in the inn so atleast the cities have one less person standing there.
If I had to log in every time because of an auto log out feature... I'd be pissed off to high heaven. No offense to the OP...
I will say this, I do log out... when I sleep. I don't stand there showing off awesome armor/weapons like many do. There's my good deed at energy saving.
Props for the touching thought though, really. ^^b

[Alerith]

I love it when people decide what SE's server space is supposed to prioritized for and how I should manage my electric bill...

[rina_inverse]

It interesting to see that people actually think that this is all about electric bill

[Scytale]

Well as far as electric power savings go it sounds funny to me, but the idea can actualy be very usefull for other reasons such as overpopulation of certain areas!
There is an issue of uldahs main area being overcrowded mainly by douches that leave their chars in active mode with best gear equiped just to show off, and go afk for days... Forced log out after few hours of idling would certainly improve the situation imho. Less afk epeen douchbags = less lag for the active ppl.

This is it right there folks! I'm suprised SE hasn't done this already just for their benefit. Most of the server issues in town could be improved if you eliminate AFK posers.

[Kafeen]

It interesting to see that people actually think that this is all about electric bill

I wonder why.

First lemme throw questions:
How many of you "afk" while keep logging the game?
How many of you "afk" while keep logging the game and turn your AC on?
How many of you think how many electric bill will you have next month?

Because like Ben Parker said, "Behind a great power, lie a great electric bill"