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

[Nura]

sux to always enter the security token but I like thge kick function 30 minuets is just a bit to long it sahould be 20 minuets or maybe 15

[Alhanelem]

This AFK timer will help prevent congestion when people come back for a big patch in the future

It won't prevent jack poop. First, if people are coming back from a big patch, nobody is logged in, so your post makes no sense. Second, auto-logouts are easily circumvented so the effort on it was a waste to anyone who cares about staying logged in, and a needless hassle to anyone who isn't making a stink about it.

To anyone who thinks 30 minutes is too long, you're insane. If it's any lower, you're going to be getting up to take a piss or eat something and be logged out when you come back.

Every other MMO lets you stay logged in as long as you want, as did this one until now. To treat it like it's some kind of luxury to be taken away is ludicrous.

This could have been helpful towards stablizing the servers in the past two weeks but as time goes on, the benefit will disappear and it will only cause aggrivation, so it should be removed or made optional as soon as possible.

also, as others have mentioned, sometimes it can take 30 minutes or more to find a party with the duty finder. Are you saying I can't just sit and wait for it?

30 minute timer is fine. QQ less.

No, it's not fine, and I won't QQ less. If it has to exist at all it shouldn't be any less than an hour, but it doesn't really matter how long it is because people will just use keyboard macros to prevent themselves from being logged out if necessary.

[Stumbleina]

Every other MMO lets you stay logged in as long as you want, as did this one until now. To treat it like it's some kind of luxury to be taken away is ludicrous.

NO other MMO lets you stay logged in as much as you want. It WAS a luxury.

[Rowyne]

I couldn't be happier that they finally put this in the game! With player-run bazaars removed, there is no longer any justification for letting people stay logged on for hours or even days on end. No more AFKers in Quarrymill waiting for Odin to pop, no more level 50s e-peening in Ul'dah, no more people staying logged in while they sleep or go to work. This will also take care of people like me who have a bad habit of falling asleep at the keyboard. They have already stated that they are nearing the end of what hardware upgrades they're willing to make. Removing AFKers and offering server transfers is not only the next logical step, but a necessary one.

Every other MMO lets you stay logged in as long as you want, as did this one until now.

6 MMOs with no forced autologout:
WoW, at least not when I played it years ago

Uh, what?

I played World of Warcraft since its first expansion (The Burning Crusade) through mid-Cataclysm. That's about 5 years. And in all that time, there was a 30 minute AFK auto-logout.

Source

Various AFK mechanics

• You are marked AFK automatically after 5 minutes without any interaction.
• You'll be logged off and sent to the character selection screen if you are AFK for 30 minutes.
• You'll be disconnected from the server if you remain at the character selection screen for 30 minutes.

In your Interface Options, under Controls, you can select "Auto Clear Away", which will automatically unset the AFK flag when talking or moving. It should be noted that any input that would reset the AFK flag if auto clear AFK is enabled will also reset the afk timer, regardless the user having the option disabled.