AFK!!!!! REBOOT NEEDED!!!SOMETHING!!!!

[Sylvaneste]

WOULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT EVERY FEW HOURS YOU CLOSE OUT EVERYONE WHO IS LOGGED IN TO GET RID OF PEOPLE WHO AFK WHILE THEY GO TO WORK/SLEEP/ETC!!! I AM TIRED OF WHEN I DO GET LOGGED IN OF SEEING DEAD AFK BODIES AND PEOPLE STANDING AROUND FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS ON END PREVENTING MY FRIENDS AND MYSELF FROM BEING ABLE TO LOG IN!!! IF YOU ARE LOGGED IN YOU WILL SEE A FULL SERVER KICK WARNING THEN BAM! BOOT EVERYONE!!! IF YOU ARE ACTIVE< JUST LOG BACK IN!!!!!

[Polantaris]

Auto-logout after an hour of inactivity would be far better, and could have easily been added days ago.

[Cylestea]

Auto-logout after an hour of inactivity would be far better, and could have easily been added days ago.

they gonna work on that as soon as they done with the matince Yoshi said in one of his lasts posts.

[IronLady]

I agree.. and I would like to give everyone who actually logs out a sincere thank you.... I wish people weren't so selfish

[Nero92]

why doesn't someone start a thread and just list afkers?

[Polantaris]

why doesn't someone start a thread and just list afkers?

What's the point? Are they going to do anything about them? Unlikely, considering they haven't implemented any type of way to deal with them automatically, which is significantly easier to do than a manual "punish people by list."

Also, what's the guarantee that someone on said list is actually AFKing and not added by someone who was mad at them...or taking a bathroom break? I don't mean to be rude but that's a bad idea and bound to create more problems than it would fix.

[Nero92]

To Polantaris - I guess those are valid points. im not too bothered by 1017 and all this mess because it's my first MMO and this is what I expected. it's honestly why I stayed away from them. my only problem is SE touting that the "free period" will be extended, but the game's paid for so what's free? honestly, I figured the MMO community in general would self police, but it's obviously not short on immature ragers so points go to you. Im new to using forums in general so idk how to insert original posts

[Organic]

What's the point? Are they going to do anything about them? Unlikely, considering they haven't implemented any type of way to deal with them automatically, which is significantly easier to do than a manual "punish people by list."

Also, what's the guarantee that someone on said list is actually AFKing and not added by someone who was mad at them...or taking a bathroom break? I don't mean to be rude but that's a bad idea and bound to create more problems than it would fix.

If you're AFKing for more than 30 mins, or on a potty break for as long, you obviously don't need your character logged into the world. If you're AFK while quick synthesizing crafting, that's great! Your character is being productive and accomplishing something. Logging out characters who are inactive for longer than 30 minutes prevents a lot of these issues. It's also friendlier than dropping servers every night as folks can be mid-dungeon run, etc.

[Sylvaneste]

Adding a an AFK timer fo one hour will NOT solve our current problem. People can make bots and such to get around that. However, a server reset or a log in lock out WOULD solve such issues. Because if it is set on a timed schedule. You can use a bot program to work around it. However, a random 3-5 hour window with a 15 minute warning cannot as easily be worked around.

[Papamax]

Adding a an AFK timer fo one hour will NOT solve our current problem. People can make bots and such to get around that. However, a server reset or a log in lock out WOULD solve such issues. Because if it is set on a timed schedule. You can use a bot program to work around it. However, a random 3-5 hour window with a 15 minute warning cannot as easily be worked around.

A person who bots doesn't stand in one place for hours and hours; they're usually botting for a reason, and that reason isn't so they can enjoy the view. The AFKers that are effectively shutting active players out of the game are regular people who know that if they log out of the game they will have to sell their soul to get back in. So a one-hour timer, which is very, very generous in my opinion, would help to get more players into the game who are actually PLAYING the game. It's not to punish anybody.

And, tell me honestly, would you really play any MMORPG that kicked every player off the server every 3-5 hours, regardless of whether or not they were active? Because I sure as hell wouldn't.