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

[Quesse]

1 hour would be acceptable.

30 minutes is too short.

I'd prefer if it was removed completely but I understand this is a smart business move for SE. They can cram more players on the servers if there aren't AFKers taking up connections.

SE probably wanted to auto-logout from the beginning but thought there would be backlash. Now they are enjoying the playerbase making the decision for them. Save lots of cash not having to create more servers.

[Ahlen]

Hey maybe now I can ride by Quarrymill without the server IMPLODING from the 300 afk people there.

And Odin might ACTUALLY BE DOABLE because the map server isn't as loaded! Being able to just login without a queue will be nice too. (Yes, the server I play on still had a queue).

I honestly can't believe anyone could logically be against an idle kick. The idea of opposing it defies all reason and logic.

[Gramul]

Your argument seems to be based on the idea that it shouldn't be there. But the thing is, it is and it can be easily circumvented if you hate it that much. It balances server load to those actually playing. There really is no point to stay on that long and do nothing and you can easily just log back in.
It seems to me this is making a mountain out of a ditch.

I don't see the disadvantage here.

[Svennyblaze]

Wow another feature that the majority wants and the minority whines about just like quick runs. All these posts about quick runs and auto logouts are supported by the majority of people in the threads and only the minority are the ones crying. Deal with it. This is what most people wanted and they got it. If auto log off and quick runs are a game breaker for you then obviously this game was not what you were looking for.

[Darklordkjell]

Why people complain over this now is for me... A bigger question actually. WoW has this, and even shorter. Be away 10 minutes or so and you must log back into the game. So does Rift and TERA. These are the other MMOs I have played. When you are playing MMOs and you are looking into raids/dungeons or leveling or basically playing MMO at all, MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE TIME. It is pointless playing MMO when you know there is stuff going to happen in your life. Play an hour or so before bedtime for example. IF you are going to school the next day. Or right after school if you need to relax before you are doing your homework. That is if you are a student.

[tukuiPat]

So to bring up valid reasons why the timer is 30 minutes and not longer, there isn't a crap ton of realms yet because there isn't a need for them. Unlike World of Warcraft, you can AFK for about 6 hours before being kicked to the login screen, but Blizzard also has 241 realms in North America and 263 in Europe, this is why they can allow such large AFK timers, they have more realms for their 6-7 million players to access, with about 3-5 of them on NA that ever reach player cap and having a login queue, and about 5-8 in EU, most of the others are semi populated to some that a really barren, but not much they can do about that since they wont merge realms or offer players on the barren worlds free transfers off to the medium populated servers so they can shut down worlds, but most of the realms are like this because they've lost 5+ million players since Wrath of the Lich King.

[Axke]

So to bring up valid reasons why the timer is 30 minutes and not longer, there isn't a crap ton of realms yet because there isn't a need for them. Unlike World of Warcraft you can AFK for about 6 hours before being kicked to the login screen, but Blizzard also has 241 realms in North America and 263 in Europe, this is why they can allow such large AFK timers, they have more realms for their 6-7 million players to access, with about 3-5 of them on NA that ever reach player cap and having a login queue, and about 5-8 in EU, most of the others are semi populated to some that a really barren, but not much they can do about that since they wont merge realms or offer players on the barren worlds free transfers off to the medium populated servers so they can shut down worlds, but most of the realms are like this because they've lost 5+ million players since Wrath of the Lich King.

Nice made up numbers WoW is still 15 min Kick out to char screen and 15mins in char screen to total dc

[tukuiPat]

Nice made up numbers WoW is still 15 min Kick out to char screen and 15mins in char screen to total dc

except it isn't, I can AFK for 2 hours to go shopping and still be in game when I get home.

[Nonlinear314]

except it isn't, I can AFK for 2 hours to go shopping and still be in game when I get home.

So what? Now you go shopping and log back in when you get back home. What's the problem, again, exactly?

[tukuiPat]

So what? Now you go shopping and log back in when you get back home. What's the problem, again, exactly?

not even referring to this game with my post, please pay attention and reread before posting.