Inactivity Timer TOO SHORT

Tevalaur · April 2016

It is insane that going to the restroom or going downstairs to grab a cup of coffee is long enough to be logged out for inactivity. I understand the need for such a timer, but it would sure be nice if it had a more reasonable duration!

flguy147ub17_ESO · April 2016

Agreed

Bandit1215 · April 2016

I feel the same. It should be ten or fifteen minutes not five or whatever it is.

Nestor · April 2016

My Inactivity timer (PC/NA) is about 10 minutes, however there are times when I know I have been AFK for more than 10 minutes and I come back and the game is still up and running. I also know there are some times when it is short, like 5 minutes or so, but I put that down to server load.

I do think there was a shortened inactivity timer for a while on PC, but they seemed to have stretched it back to what it was before. Are you on consoles, maybe that change back did not make that platform yet

Vyle_Byte · April 2016

It is supposed to be 15 minutes but its not and it hasn't been since the Wrothgar patch. I've put in bug reports bc imo it is bugged lol but ofc nothing happens. This is definitely a QoL thing. I mean, it happens at character screen too which I find incredibly ridiculous.

NewBlacksmurf · April 2016

It can come too fast but if it's actually helping something server side I'd be against changing it for a negative experience.
Without knowing....I'm open to either

s7732425ub17_ESO · April 2016

Inactivity timer IN-GAME is ~10 minutes.

Inactivity timer in the character select screen is ~5 minutes.

cyclonus11 · April 2016

Vyle_Byte wrote: »

It is supposed to be 15 minutes but its not and it hasn't been since the Wrothgar patch. I've put in bug reports bc imo it is bugged lol but ofc nothing happens. This is definitely a QoL thing. I mean, it happens at character screen too which I find incredibly ridiculous.

Agreed. Logging you out of character select is weird. You're not in the game, so what does it matter?

UltimaJoe777 · April 2016

Some people rubberband on consoles to run around in circles to prevent getting booted.

Nestor · April 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Some people rubberband on consoles to run around in circles to prevent getting booted.

When all they have to do is open a dialog window with an NPC that does not move.....

You can still get kicked, it just takes longer

WalkingLegacy · April 2016

They don't want over achievers padding their /played :P

Divinius · April 2016

s7732425ub17_ESO wrote: »

Inactivity timer IN-GAME is ~10 minutes.

Inactivity timer in the character select screen is ~5 minutes.

Yeah, the inactivity timer in game doesn't annoy me anywhere near as much as the stupidly short inactivity timer on the character select screen. That one really ticks me off.

There used to not even be a timer on the character screen. I could leave the game on that screen overnight and it wouldn't care. I guess I can understand why they'd want some kind of timer, but seriously? It's like 5 minutes (much shorter than the in-game one, as mentioned), and serves no real purpose from what I can tell.

If I need to step away from my game for a few minutes, I like to be able to log out, so my character isn't sitting there ready to be aggroed by something, and I come back to find myself dead. But as it stands, I actually tend to now leave my character logged in, placing more drain on the servers, because it gives me 2-3 times as long to get back before being dumped to the login screen.

Monumentally stupid.

Please make the character selection screen timer like an hour or two. Five minutes is horrible and annoying.

ChrispyRambo · April 2016

Agreed! Timers too shot.

notimetocare · April 2016

Stand somewhere npcs will push you around. Poof, longer timer.

strikeback1247 · April 2016

I sometimes go have dinner and I'm still up lol

FLuFFyxMuFFiN · April 2016

I was once AFK for about 24 hours without being kicked. I was crouched so it could have been from constantly being detected and hidden but I am not sure if that was the real reason why. That was the only time I was not kicked after being AFK longer than 15 minutes.

DaveMoeDee · April 2016

The inactivity time is inconsistent. I am only speaking in terms of PvE zones.

I think that PvP zones should have very low inactivity timers when close to full for your faction. Just log back in when you are back. I say this as someone who leaves my character in keeps when he walks away to try to get some ticks.

I find the character selection screen timeout annoying. Since the executable doesn't remember my password, I have to copy the password from my password manager in a browser each time I log in. Not a big deal in any way, but mildly annoying.

phaneub17_ESO · April 2016

It's short if you're viewing it from the Character Selection Screen window, if you want to walk away login on a character, they're inactivity count is much, MUCH longer.

pgorbas_ESO · February 2020

I totally agreed the AFK timer is way too short.

Of course the fact that this thread has hung around for 4 YEARS, WITHOUT A DEVELOPER RESPONSE, further shows how screwed up the owning company is. They have no respect of concern for their Users.

llande · February 2020

The timers are ok as they are. How long does it take someone to stare at character selection screen and deliberate on which toon to play? This 5 min is overly generous imho. If you're not playing why on earth do you need to be logged into the game? That just burdens the system unnecessarily. Just log in when you are back it takes like 20 seconds maybe??

jircris11 · February 2020

Tevalaur wrote: »

It is insane that going to the restroom or going downstairs to grab a cup of coffee is long enough to be logged out for inactivity. I understand the need for such a timer, but it would sure be nice if it had a more reasonable duration!

It seems random. Some times I get booted after 5 mins others 20-30 I took a shower ate lunch and was still loged in today.

darthgummibear_ESO · February 2020

Holy necro batman. This thread is just shy of 4 years old.

Na0cho · February 2020

I don’t walk around looking at my watch while I afk but it does seem like a random time before you get booted. Sometimes I’ll still be logged in like 20-30 min later and sometimes I get booted after 5.

It’s curious to say the least.

newtinmpls · February 2020

darthgummibear_ESO wrote: »

Holy necro batman. This thread is just shy of 4 years old.

Young people today, no stamina.

And I would like a MUCH longer timer on the character creation screen. I spend a ton of time to get the look right, then go online to research a name (because I can't name something until after it exists), then dumped by game.......grrrr

TheFM · February 2020

Tevalaur wrote: »

It is insane that going to the restroom or going downstairs to grab a cup of coffee is long enough to be logged out for inactivity. I understand the need for such a timer, but it would sure be nice if it had a more reasonable duration!

The best is when you are in a queue for cyrodiil and it kicks you out

EmEm_Oh · February 2020

cyclonus11 wrote: »

Vyle_Byte wrote: »

It is supposed to be 15 minutes but its not and it hasn't been since the Wrothgar patch. I've put in bug reports bc imo it is bugged lol but ofc nothing happens. This is definitely a QoL thing. I mean, it happens at character screen too which I find incredibly ridiculous.

Agreed. Logging you out of character select is weird. You're not in the game, so what does it matter?

You kinda are. You're in a que to enter the area you kast ledt when you logged out.

TairenSoul · February 2020

I agree, also! I would love it if they were longer!

Elsonso · February 2020

Divinius wrote: »

s7732425ub17_ESO wrote: »

Inactivity timer IN-GAME is ~10 minutes.

Inactivity timer in the character select screen is ~5 minutes.

Yeah, the inactivity timer in game doesn't annoy me anywhere near as much as the stupidly short inactivity timer on the character select screen. That one really ticks me off.

Yeah, that one is way too short. I am not even sure if it is 5 minutes. It seems like closer to 2 minutes.

All of the load and unload times are variable. It can take 10 seconds, or 30 seconds, to get to the character screen, and sometimes a very long time to get into the game itself. (If the character load actually completes) Logging out, it is necessary to save variables, and then add 9-10 seconds if you are not at a "safe spot", so that could take a few seconds.

All that delay is prime opportunity to take care of a few things while the game churns.

On top of all that, there is no 30 second warning for inactivity, so it is just "bye bye" when the timer expires.

EmEm_Oh wrote: »

cyclonus11 wrote: »

Agreed. Logging you out of character select is weird. You're not in the game, so what does it matter?

You kinda are. You're in a que to enter the area you kast ledt when you logged out.

I don't think that is the case.

I think they do it for "account security". If you forget to log out all the way, someone does not wander up and use your account, leading to a ban if something happens.

The thing is that, in my case, to get to my gaming computer, you have to pass through three steel doors, each secured with a different key and biometric lock. (the stool sample on the third door is the real security here). I am fairly sure no one is going to use my account if I am not standing there with my gun guarding the computer.

ZOS_Ragnar · February 2020

We have closed this thread as it recently resurfaced. Old threads such as this have the potential to contain outdated information that may no longer be accurate. If you feel a topic still warrants a discussion it is better to create a new thread then to reply to an old one such as this.