Auto-logout exploit?

[Deculture]

Even if they "fixed" this, there are a lot of other ways to make you stay logged in that I don't see them easily changing. I hear the Japan servers are still having a lot of stability issues; hopefully auto-logout will be removed when their servers are more stabilized.

[Noata]

The auto logout feature is not just to keep Q's down. The tool is not suddenly no longer needed. the entire purpose is to keep resources and server stability. Its not a major game changing feature, but its one of those small things that really help keep the servers clean. The fact people are doing this is the Definintion of exploit Exploit - to take advantage of (a person, situation, etc.), esp unethically or unjustly for one's own ends.

All big MMO's have this feature, so its here to stay learn to deal with it. At this point all you can do is report these people so maybe they can get it through there thick skull that you don't AFK. Its not about just server Q's the use is multi faceted and that is exactly why the other MMO companiies use this feature. Outside "It is no longer needed" immediately followed by a server Q reference. you have NO reason at all for it to be removed. hell you don't even have a good reason with the server Q's being down. after a maintenance or expansion you could easily experience the same issue as launch day if you did not have this feature in place. There is not a reason to not have this feature. whine all you want, I see someone AFK, gonna report them.

[Aenarion]

All big MMO's have this feature

Never mind the fact that the size of the game doesn't really matter in this topic, Eve Online, one of the larger subscription based MMO left, does not have a logout timer - in fact, afking is actually a valid resource-denial tactic in wars.

I see someone AFK, gonna report them.

Knock yourself out, ironically you will be the one doing actual harm to the game, by cluttering up a support system already stretched thin dealing with actual issues.

[BoomerOU]

For the last 2 nights of gathering I've been setting auto synth before I go to bed. I'd say I felt bad since apparently I'm greatly effecting the people that happen too walk by ... but I'd be lying. Sorry, I enjoy this 'feature'.

[Ryios]

It's not intentional.... It's because of quicksynth.

Quicksynthesis is designed to que up large numbers of some mundane item you need to make other things and go afk. I mean I for one am not going to sit by my PC and watch my tune mindless make 99 bronze ingots. I quicksynth them up and once it starts I go afk, watch some t.v., etc and come back later.

These people are going afk for the quicksynth to finish and coming back hours later. It's not really there fault their not being kicked. We are not exploiting it, we are crafting, it finishes, and then are tunes sit there afk not getting kicked.

[Dhalmel]

eI really don't get the point of staying logged afk in for extended period of time.

It's a waste of server resource, a waste of energy consumption for both square enix and yourself, and extended strain on your video card or console.

Does it effect me? No but it does effect the earth and it's environment..

[Swishytail]

I really don't get the point of staying logged afk in for extended period of time.

It's a waste of server resource, a waste of energy consumption for both square enix and yourself, and extended strain on your video card or console.

Because they paid for the game and they do what they want!!!!!!!!!1111111111111
Plus they need to know if their FC is talking about them while they sleep.

No one sleeps tonight. The paranoia has set in. I for one absolutely wake up
sweating bullets and run to my PC to see what they are talking about.

I also rage at the 20~ seconds it takes to log back in, eff that noise, bro!
NUMPAD 0 is too hard for me. I absolutely HATE having to log in, but hey,
I'll use the "You guys can log in easier now so just do it" argument and
contradict myself all day. Cuz I sure as hell am all about logging in fast
but I will never participate.

[Ryios]

LIke I said... not trying to stay logged in, just going afk during quicksynth and somethign coming up and not returning immediately. Take last night for example, I was going to bed but wanted to quicksynth, so I fired one up and turned off my monitors and went to sleep, expecting to be logged out in the morning, but no.

If SE doesn't want us going afk, then they need to not add something to the game that encourages going AFK, which is what quick synthesis does.

[Vandark]

Fix it and kick them out, KICK THEM ALL OUT! MWUAHAHAHAHA!

[jcw005]

I've got something of a tangential question to this, which is that my computer, when running this game, makes my room hotter than the Sun. How can people stand to have that much heat generated when they're not even playing?