I'm curious as to why not service has been put in place to automatically boot players after x time of inactivity? This functionality is in place in many other online games to counter the various server issues we are currently experiencing.

Many players (as I'm sure they will attest to in response to this post) opt for staying logged into the game for fear of not being able to log in later should they log out at any time. I don't blame them. If I didn't care about taxing power on my household or the various updates I might have to do to my computer that require a system restart, I'd stay logged in too. The fear they hold is a legitimate one.

Is this something that is intended to be implemented in upcoming maintenance? Can we expect such a functionality any time in the future?

I understand that even if implemented, some players will still inevitably just jump every 10 mins or so, but that only accounts for part of the population.

If there is a valid reason that this has not been implemented please state your rebuttal in response to this post. The issue is freely up for debate. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.