Here's a possible solution: KICK WHOEVER AFKs FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES

[Izcroft]

There are tons of players who just stay there for hours doing nothing, taking up space hence blocking others from trying to log in.

And now SE limits the number of players online, everybody who's already in will be more encouraged to NOT log off even when they go to sleep because A: You don't kick them, B: If they log off they might not be able to log back in again.

So please, like ALL THE REST MMOs, kick people when they're not active for a long time!
This probably won't suffice but it will make more people able to get in at least.

[Eripha]

This all the way. There really is no gain from afking for long periods of time in FFXIV that I'm aware of and SE should really consider this.

[mase123987]

I figured this was already the case...kind of odd it wouldn't be, esp. at the beginning.

[Ahro]

Exactly. This is a standard in MMOs, and I was surprised it wasn't implemented in the Open Beta to begin with. I've seen people who say they're on but have to leave for work. So they leave themselves logged in so they can come home and continue playing 8hrs later. This feature needs to be made immediately. It will definitely alleviate many headaches.

[Riguel]

This feature needs to be made immediately. It will definitely alleviate many headaches.

With the rate of how things are going, I could only see it causing a lot more headaches. So no, please don't add this as a feature.

[Gedrah]

I pay the same monthly rate for the game as you do. I have a right to be connected whenever I want, even if I'm idle. When I'm connected it's my business what I do, even if i'm idle. I may appear to YOU to be idling but I may be discussing strategy with my linkshell. Kicking people off for being "Idle"? Nonsense! Square simply over-sold this game by a large margin and now they're scrambling to add more hardware to support all the demand. You people are asking for ignorant things in your panic because you just "wanna play right now" and blame people who appear to be idle for your inability to do so. But remember that the login caps are artificial and intentionally added by SE to cover for their lack of sufficient infrastructure to support demand for the game while they try to add more hardware.

[Lunasea]

... I may be discussing strategy with my linkshell.

That isn't what idle means. What it means is not interacting with the connection device (PS3/PC) in any capacity for an extended period of time. If you're typing, clicking through menus, in other words, actually there; as opposed to say, at the movies with your friends... in bed sleeping... at the airport waiting for a flight out of the country. All scenarios right now are pretty much admissible in the games current state.

A few of the current top tier MMOs didn't have auto disconnect after idle at launch. However very very quickly every one of them did adopt it within a couple months of release. Those that didn't adopt it had reasons baked into the functionality of the game (IE. Bazaar in FFXI). This game doesn't have any reason to be perma AFK. So I think it's safe to assume this function will probably be baked into the game within the first couple patches, if not hotfixed in the background.

[Gitana]

Not going to do any more or any less than agree with needing an AFK timer.....

[Obilisk]

If I ever got into the server, as it currently stands, I would have no reason to ever log out. Got to go to bed? Oh, I'll just stay logged in so I don't have to fight for a spot tomorrow night when I play again.

Yeah, other people would be locked out of playing because my character is taking up a server slot 24/7, but it would certainly solve my login issues wouldn't it?

(That is, if I could ever get a slot, and if I was a jerk with no empathy for others... sigh)

[criket]

im surprised SE didnt have any counter-measures for this problem. its a common thing in MMOs to kick idling players, so i assumed its the norm to implement this.
but 15 mins is too short, mayb 1 hour?
or mayb make exp boost for RESTING is 300%?
so far its not worth logging out, and i get y ppl idle.


was thinking of getting the 90days subs, if i have to face this prob for 90 more days......i dunno.