Please tell me the auto-login "feature" is only temporary

[Pavise]

Just as many have said there is no point in being logged on if you do indeed need to afk for more then 30minutes even then if you do indeed need to afk for that long come back to your computer at the 20-25 minute mark and move your character around for a few seconds interact with an NPC or two and your afk timer will reset back to 0 minutes.

[Shiyo]

One step closer to being WOW with a FF skin.

[Kewitt]

Pro's
SE is paying for bandwidth, Got less if you're not logged in.
SE is paying for Server repairs as they burn out parts because of use, everything has a mean time to failure. Less load last longer Cost less over time.
SE has more money to do upgrades.
Server have little to no login queues. (with WOW, I recall weight 40 mins in a queue to log in, now that's a waste of my time.)
Less server leg.


Con's
Pay may need to re log in.
You can't step away form your computer well waiting in a queue for duty finder. (well point of duty finder was so you could do other things well waiting for party to forum. go Craft / fate farming / gathering.
World seem less full(but not really because there are so many people playing right now.)


Inturn Pro's out way Con's


And if this is go game breaking go find another MMO without a AFK timer, FFXI is bleeding players and you could use you, and it's AFK kick timer can be turned off.

[rwyan]

I don't understand how 30min is "too" short? Is it that difficult to log back in?

[Kuari]

My only issue with it is it seems to kick you if you're sitting around, paging through crafter pages, market, etc, counting that as being inactive :/. Yes I did that a couple times for around half an hour.

[Mikita]

Just a note from the other side of the pond... It has still been very difficult to get into many of the high population Japanese servers even after the first upgrade. I spent about 2 hours trying to get on just a few days ago... then about 45 minutes trying to get back in after DC'ing during a zone change.

This auto-logout timer will probably make getting to play easier by giving priority to actively playing people over people who go AFK.

That said, I do hope they remove it if/when it is no longer necessary... or perhaps extend the timer to a few hours rather than just 30 minutes. A rep on the Japanese side said that they will continue to evaluate the situation and make adjustments as necessary.

[Criminalcoffee]

Part of the appeal of an MMO is going afk in a city or camp while you wait for something.

Maybe I want to read while I wait on the duty finder. Maybe I want to put some laundry in because I know my friend will be on in 40 minutes.
I can sit on a bench or at the bar making the game more immersive for people passing by.

Cities and areas altogether will seem more empty. As soon as the servers are reliable and no one has issues getting online; I really hope this becomes optional.

[Moth]

Part of the appeal of an MMO is going afk in a city or camp while you wait for something.

Maybe I want to read while I wait on the duty finder. Maybe I want to put some laundry in because I know my friend will be on in 40 minutes.
I can sit on a bench or at the bar making the game more immersive for people passing by.

Cities and areas altogether will seem more empty. As soon as the servers are reliable and no one has issues getting online; I really hope this becomes optional.

My thoughts exactly. Might as well get rid of all the cute little chairs and benches everywhere, they are pointless now. Get rid of /away and /busy, it is pointless now. Standing around waiting for an unspoiled node to pop? Can't do that, gotta run around like a maniac. Sitting in town just chatting or RPing? Nope, gotta move around. I hope this because optional as well, it really should be. Once the monthly payments kick into gear i'm sure 30% of the population will be quitting anyways. There are no more full world errors anymore. It really is a useless feature, and will make the world appear empty.

[Svennyblaze]

"My thoughts exactly. Might as well get rid of all the cute little chairs and benches everywhere, they are pointless now. Get rid of /away and /busy, it is pointless now. Standing around waiting for an unspoiled node to pop? Can't do that, gotta run around like a maniac. Sitting in town just chatting or RPing? Nope, gotta move around. I hope this because optional as well, it really should be. Once the monthly payments kick into gear i'm sure 30% of the population will be quitting anyways. There are no more full world errors anymore. It really is a useless feature, and will make the world appear empty."[/QUOTE]

Darn gotta move around pressing the key once is such a chore. I agree with you about the benches and such, I cant even remember how many times I've just tele'd to town just to see who was sitting on benches. If 30% of people leave because of an afk timer I will be the first to cheer you guys outta limsa cause that is the lamest reason I've ever heard of quitting an mmo.

Oops that is in reply to moths post

[ItsJanHi]

Lazy people I tell you