Rolling Restarts required, Captcha AFK kicker. 1017 solved.

[Wren_Fuoren]

It would solve a lot of the AFK issues of people hogging slots for days on end. Restart the servers every 6 hours and flush the cities of people who are AFK for over 9 hours straight.

Implement an AFK kick in the form of a CAPTCHA so that bots can't defeat it, or macros.

1017 solved

[Kamina33]

A little late for this since server upgrades are coming tomorrow.

If SE had implemented this sooner, it would have been a great counter to 1017.

[Kissker]

already mentioned this, try searching first.


and the upcoming maint only really promises new servers to make new toons on, nothing more. (worse case scenario)

[Riavan]

A little late for this since server upgrades are coming tomorrow.

If SE had implemented this sooner, it would have been a great counter to 1017.

How are more servers going to help, they're putting in new worlds so they can reopen sales, not fixing anything to do with the already existing ones, learn to read.

[Tristaris]

How are more servers going to help, they're putting in new worlds so they can reopen sales, not fixing anything to do with the already existing ones, learn to read.

If they open up transfers, and spread the population out a little more and make sure they have enough capacity... I could see it helping a bit.

[RebornSAZUZAKI]

It would solve a lot of the AFK issues of people hogging slots for days on end. Restart the servers every 6 hours and flush the cities of people who are AFK for over 9 hours straight.

Implement an AFK kick in the form of a CAPTCHA so that bots can't defeat it, or macros.

1017 solved

problem with captcha system is what if you are in the heat of the moment where fighting of an instance or boss or something and captcha pops out? LOL, and if you implement it where it pops out after a period of time of no activity then bots will automatically bypass it just by moving around.

[Wren_Fuoren]

problem with captcha system is what if you are in the heat of the moment where fighting of an instance or boss or something and captcha pops out? LOL, and if you implement it where it pops out after a period of time of no activity then bots will automatically bypass it just by moving around.

Check what the characters current activity is, isn't that hard. Of course it can be made so that it doesn't pop up mid fight. Just check for combat flag.

[Jrel]

There are 30 characters on my screen right now AFK surrounding the Aetheryte at Horizon. I guarantee that's the same amount at the Gridania, Ul'dah and LL aetherytes. That's 120 people Error 1017'ing people that want to play.

[Wren_Fuoren]

There are 30 characters on my screen right now AFK surrounding the Aetheryte at Horizon. I guarantee that's the same amount at the Gridania, Ul'dah and LL aetherytes. That's 120 people Error 1017'ing people that want to play.

yep, and add in everywhere else with a big Aether Crystal and boom, 1000 slots taken up by selfish pricks. Easy.

[Arriverderci]

There are 30 characters on my screen right now AFK surrounding the Aetheryte at Horizon. I guarantee that's the same amount at the Gridania, Ul'dah and LL aetherytes. That's 120 people Error 1017'ing people that want to play.

There's a lot in Gridania's Behemoth.
About 25 + for what I counted. I haven't been there in 2 days.
They must of multiplied or who knows.