extend the idle timer before disconnecting us ?

henrycupcakerwb17_ESO · July 2014

i can't even go take a dump if i want to,

or maybe let me brew a cup of cappuccino and having the machine cleaned up..
by the time i get back i am disconnected due to inactivity $:\$

and i need to put on my eye serum / toner / moisturizer / treatment oil ...

fromtesonlineb16_ESO · July 2014

The AFK time should be abolished entirely, given the 'mega-server' architecture it shouldn't be needed .. some games manage perfectly well allowing characters to remain logged in 24/7 with player populations larger than this game probably has now.

Pele · July 2014

Login after you do all those things.

Teevesnacks · July 2014

You know the complaints for a game have hit an all time low when someone is having issues with the idle timer....but don't fret a major patch is coming!!!

fromtesonlineb16_ESO · July 2014

Teevesnacks wrote: »

You know the complaints for a game have hit an all time low when someone is having issues with the idle timer....but don't fret a major patch is coming!!!

It could be there's so little to do in the game he falls asleep at the keyboard?

Turelus · July 2014

I have always considered an idle timer a joke in an MMO, maybe if someone is idle for two or three hours but 10-15mins?
It's not like the servers are hurting for queues either, even during release we didn't have to queue.

Just another thing EVE Online did right in my eyes. :P

RedMiniStapler · July 2014

God bless laptop for its portability. I'm going number 2 as I'm typing this.

Sotha_Sil · July 2014

Turelus wrote: »

I have always considered an idle timer a joke in an MMO, maybe if someone is idle for two or three hours but 10-15mins?
It's not like the servers are hurting for queues either, even during release we didn't have to queue.

Just another thing EVE Online did right in my eyes. :P

Well PvP queues are a thing these days. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long but with the campaign merging. Who knows ?

Enodoc · July 2014

I got kicked out of a solo phase of the Alliance Story (Doomcrag in Rivenspire) while I was having dinner and had to run the whole thing again

I wouldn't have minded the d/c so much if it hadn't reset the whole instance as well.

I would agree that the timer should be extended, if not ditched altogether. I assume the reason it exists is as some sort of spam/bot preventative measure?

henrycupcakerwb17_ESO · July 2014

Turelus wrote: »

I have always considered an idle timer a joke in an MMO, maybe if someone is idle for two or three hours but 10-15mins?
It's not like the servers are hurting for queues either, even during release we didn't have to queue.

Just another thing EVE Online did right in my eyes. :P

yea....lol...

i remember everquest2 doesn't have an idle timer as well...it feels good to just sit & play without any log in process

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

The AFK time should be abolished entirely, given the 'mega-server' architecture it shouldn't be needed .. some games manage perfectly well allowing characters to remain logged in 24/7 with player populations larger than this game probably has now.

yea.. given that 80% of the pvp campaign servers are empty .....
the servers certainly have the capacity for doing that

Atuf · August 2014

Mhm.. I'd also like to sit my character down afk for days on end, and find research of the Armor- and Weapon-traits conveniently completed, upon return.

Natjur · August 2014

Put something on your space key to make your toon jump lots.... Therefore no AFK and no disconnected. But in PVP there should be a forced disconnect if there is a queue

nicholaspingasb16_ESO · August 2014

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

The AFK time should be abolished entirely, given the 'mega-server' architecture it shouldn't be needed .. some games manage perfectly well allowing characters to remain logged in 24/7 with player populations larger than this game probably has now.

Maverick827 · August 2014

I idled out reading this thread.

DogFaceInBananaPatch · August 2014

henrycupcakerwb17_ESO wrote: »

and i need to put on my eye serum / toner / moisturizer / treatment oil ...

Interesting preparation to play this game. I sometimes have to lube up myself, but not for this game.

Craziux · May 2017

Bump

@ZOS_GinaBruno , This is actually really important, and should be looked into. The inactivity timer NEEDS to be extended to a minimum of 1 hour, maybe even 2 hours. Everyone sometimes check forums, look up music in the background for example, but in addition to that, you need to check on ESO again ASAP, or else you'll be kicked and have to log back in again, and again and again. The time when choosing a character is also ridiculously short at the moment. The short time we got on us NEEDS to be extended. Even 30 minutes, and even if it was ESO+ only, I'd be happy to read the news about the patch notes.

Even now when typing this, I had to check back out and in of ESO, as.. yes, players are getting afraid of typing or checking something out, since the idle timer is such ridiculously short. 5 and 15 Minutes is WAY too short. If this is for PVP, please make a timeout rule that ONLY applies in PVP, cause not everyone is interested in PVP.

Please, fix this issue. I know you can do it.

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