Institute Temporary AFK Kick Timer

[MindCoil]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...s-Restrictions

Resolving AFK Character Issues
From several users on some of our more congested Worlds, we have received requests for a feature which automatically logs out characters who are AFK for an extended period of time. We are actively looking into the implementation of such a feature, but have decided to first concentrate our efforts on increasing the number of Worlds and optimizing the Duty Finder servers.

They seem to be pussyfooting around the issue. Don't get your hopes up for a AFK fix anytime soon. They'd rather try their luck with "increasing server capacity." We'll see how well this goes in the coming days.

[homeskilletbb]

Just wish some who are AFK would get the heck off. I've spent my entire day off trying to log in and couldnt. Since tuesday i have been considerate in logging off when im not playing and then play the freaking waiting game when i go to log back in. But now no one wants to log and i havent gotten to play all day. Next time i wont be so considerate.

[Dezmo]

Bump and sign

[Lasteran]

Easy enough: Load up your inventory with cheap mats, craft something with it before AFK timer would kick you.

AFK timers will never be a solution, there hasn't been one in MMO history that couldn't be circumvented within 1 or 2 minutes of setting stuff up to do it. I'd rather spent 1 or 2 minutes setting it up than face a whole evening trying to login..

Thread: Please die...

So what you're saying is to avoid AFK logout by coming back to the keyboard and playing the game? What exactly are you trying to say here?

[Sevis]

If you haven't been able to log in for a week, your not trying hard enough. You act like the game is full 24 hours a day every day. I've been able to log in every time I go to play regardless of the time of day. All you have to do is close the game and log back in til you get in. It usually take 4 or 5 tryies.

You have been lucky then. Yesterday it took me 10 hours to get in. I've been trying today for over nine hours with still no luck. A friend of mine has tried every 20 mins, several attempts at a time, for the past two days and he still can't get on. I know my frustration comes from recieving error 3102 most of P4, error 10102 during early access, and now I get error 1017 or 2002. The fact is alot of people simply can't play.

[Spitfirek]

They just need to make it so that more than 5k ppl can be logged into a server at once on the high pop servers. That seems like a very small server population to me.

[Ratm3000]

Get better servers! I believe if you pay for the service you should be able to do what ever you want, AFK is one. You are paying to idle. SE gets to cop-out on having the best servers, that can actually handle the paying customers. I still don't get how they set such low caps on the servers to begin with, you always go higher then expected then you can always limit down. It would only make sense to have even double the amount set as expected to play the game and then a month or two later you can always decrease so that you pay less. Equals a good launch and happy customers, who will pay long run.

[Innes]

Just wish some who are AFK would get the heck off. I've spent my entire day off trying to log in and couldnt. Since tuesday i have been considerate in logging off when im not playing and then play the freaking waiting game when i go to log back in. But now no one wants to log and i havent gotten to play all day. Next time i wont be so considerate.

I admit, I actually thought of staying logged in to keep my spot. Then consideration came, and I logged off.
Haven't been able to log in for the past two days. Part of the issue is the part of our community that's selfish; the other is
needed AFK timers and active ingame GMs to boot RMT and bots.
Im for it!
AFK timers please!

Thanks much Yoshi P and development team for your time and work. I love FFXIV ARR!
When I'm able to log in ^^;

[Saisha]

Agreed. Every time I go to sleep at night, I think of staying log in, then hate myself for even having the though. I always log out and then am unable to log-in the next morning, though, eventually I do get in.

The most annoying thing for me is getting in the queue finally, then being kicked with 1017 at the end of it. Makes me want to flip my 150 pound desk.

Edit: AS I TYPED THIS POST, I GOT IN!

[Xaimera]

I always log off when I go to sleep at night and I never afk for too long usually its only a couple of mins for food.
But I want to give other people a chance at the game it is kinda sad that afkers can prevent others from enjoying the game ><;.
Also I don't have much trouble logging in sometimes so its weird, but I hope everyone else starts having better luck.