Institute Temporary AFK Kick Timer

[e90guy]

They are never going to implement an AFK boot because people PAY for this game.....I do not nor do I think anyone else has the right to try and tell me how and when to play the game I paid for. If FTP games want to implement that fine, because people are NOT paying for those.

Some of the people here are plain stupid and have no idea how real world operated. All the servers are shared resources and you don't own them. If you want to login and play any time you want go setup a data center yourself.

[Riku_Toiiku]

They are never going to implement an AFK boot because people PAY for this game.....I do not nor do I think anyone else has the right to try and tell me how and when to play the game I paid for. If FTP games want to implement that fine, because people are NOT paying for those.

And what about the people who can't get on because servers are full? They PAY for the game as well.

An AFK timer would be useful, so long as it automatically activates during periods of congestion so people don't get kicked during phases when there are still spaces. The biggest issue though is what contributes as an acceptable period of being AFK. I'd personally say an hour - long enough for a dinner break or emergency shopping trip, but short enough to weed out those who are staying logged in purely to reserve a place on the server.

[jebali]

They are never going to implement an AFK boot because people PAY for this game.....I do not nor do I think anyone else has the right to try and tell me how and when to play the game I paid for. If FTP games want to implement that fine, because people are NOT paying for those.

hey in case you have not noticed we ALL PAID FOR THE GAME, and yes they can tell you how to play it because THEY OWN IT NOT YOU. you are a clear example of the people the other 99% of us wish would stop playing mmo's you give everyone a bad name. You must live in a very special world away from others, I feel sad for you. I cant imagine being so out of touch with the rest of the human race.

[Saeki]

"Quit being stupid. If you aren't going to actually play then you have no reason to be in the game.
15 minutes is more than enough time for an AFK kick timer. If you get kicked and still want to play then you can log back in. In the meantime it will fix the congestion issues and allow everybody to actually play the game."

This is stupid. Only reason people are stayin logged in is to avoid havin to go through the trouble of getting back in again. I've had to spend hours trying to get logged on so when I finally get in after those HOURS I spent trying to get in, I'll be damned if I'm logging the hell out. There shouldn't be a afk timer because later on the people that whined & bitched about it will be the same damn people whining & bitching for it to be gone. SE just needs to get new servers etc to remedy the situation. People will be more inclined to log the hell out if they know they won't be having anymore issues trying to get back in later. THAT's the issue.

[Eclipsed]

I would bet that the vast majority of people afk'ing currently would not do so if the queue system just worked like every other mmo on the market. Unfortunately logging out currently just means hours of spamming login trying to beat the 1017 error.

[Bouteiller]

I enjoy this debate because it's a symptom of a larger social problem. Selfish pricks log in and stay in without regard for anyone else. Considerate people log in, play, then log out so others may play. There is very little else I could do to the pricks that life hasn't already so I'm fine just continuing to be a considerate player.

An AFK timer would be a good start to help alleviate the 1017 wall many are encountering.

[VirtualSkill]

Yeah, sorry but it's pretty low to take up slots being AFK when you aren't even playing. You're making it harder for your brother gamers to play, and if you continue to do so you encourage them to quit the game.

Instead, login only when you NEED to. See this post for how (on pcs):
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...V-PC-Only.html

[EmeraldHill]

I enjoy this debate because it's a symptom of a larger social problem. Selfish pricks log in and stay in without regard for anyone else. Considerate people log in, play, then log out so others may play. There is very little else I could do to the pricks that life hasn't already so I'm fine just continuing to be a considerate player.

An AFK timer would be a good start to help alleviate the 1017 wall many are encountering.

Sounds like you be "considerate" for the wrong reasons. You have a very self-righteous attitude about it which isn't healthy.

Also, the only time you're being "considerate" is during prime hours but you're playing at that time probably. The people staying logged in over-night don't hurt anything as the server isn't congested then.

[Meiyu]

What's irritating is being online, crafting, and then get the 9000 error and can't get in for what's going on 20 minutes. Seriously, something needs fixing. How are people going to raid if someone gets booted for an unknown reason and gets the world is full message? Even regular instances?

[skyfiredragon]

Yeah A AFk kick timer would be nice in some games but what everyone wasn't counting on was FFXIV to be such a Big Hit and now that it is everyone just wants to bitch about how they cant get in well its simple wait your turn or just don't play. even though all SE would really have to do is in large the severs compasity witch they will do or they just lose members witch i don't see that happening anytime soon the game is great we all just need to give Yoshi P and the SE team some Credit they are doing a fine job and everyone needs to respect that.