Bring Back AFK Kick to the Servers

[chaotix69]

So you'd rather have the game be emptier than it is if none of those players were there? Adding in the AFK timer isn't going to make those people suddenly play the game lol. You'll just see an empty Limsa outside of people macro-crafting in the corners, people screaming venue ads and sprouts running to their quests.

Or is this just a "I don't want skin showing in my game/serious vibes only" type of comment?

Has nothing to do with skin or anything like that. I just want the players I see to be people I can interact with. This is supposed to be a social game. It’s the foundation of every MMO. If you don’t want to play, just log out, it isn’t hard to do, and it isn’t even an inconvenience.

[LianaThorne]

Has nothing to do with skin or anything like that. I just want the players I see to be people I can interact with. This is supposed to be a social game. It’s the foundation of every MMO. If you don’t want to play, just log out, it isn’t hard to do, and it isn’t even an inconvenience.

I mean, you might not view it this way but the game is actually pretty solo-geared outside of dungeon/raid content and venues/roleplay (I mean, even dungeons can be solo content now with the trust system). This is kind of just the environment we have here and it's only been getting worse over the years (especially with Endwalker since they stripped out the Bozja equivalent which was a pretty big social hub). Limsa and the main cities have always been more afk centers than anything else, at least in the 3 years that I've been playing (excluding Balmung Ul'Dah for obvious reasons). The game doesn't provide many social outlets in general though, to be honest. I can't remember the last time I had an actual conversation in a dungeon since half the time people are afraid they'll get reported for what they say or the advice they offer lol.

Have you tried going to venues or player run events?

[Caitlinzulu]

Has nothing to do with skin or anything like that. I just want the players I see to be people I can interact with. This is supposed to be a social game. It’s the foundation of every MMO. If you don’t want to play, just log out, it isn’t hard to do, and it isn’t even an inconvenience.

And what about people actively playing but not wanting to socialise with you? Sometimes i want to just get on with my own business and not be interupted.