In Lost Ark the queues were extremely long at first. Anyone logging in after 6 PM could not get online on some servers before midnight. But how long can you actually stand AFK before you get kicked out?
How long is the AFK timer? Initially, to prevent queues, there was an AFK timer in Lost Ark that would kick you out of the game after 30 minutes of standing around. However, as the MMORPG currently has no more issues with queues, they have gradually gotten rid of this feature over time.
So, you currently don’t have to worry about getting kicked from Lost Ark. You can stand around as long as you want and you will still be in the game afterwards and can continue playing directly. Whether the timer will return is also questionable.
Soon, you will be able to stand around as Geralt, Ciri, and Co. in the world of Arkesia:
Settings are only for the in-game view
Can I change my AFK timer? No. In the game, there is an option where you can change the AFK settings, but it concerns a marking in the game itself. You can decide whether it shows in the game after 15, 30, or 60 minutes that you are AFK.
Actually, Lost Ark shouldn’t have any AFK kick at all, at least this isn’t the case in Korea. That’s why they also have the option to adjust the time to 60 minutes. This initially led to confusion as players were kicked after 30 minutes at release.
How long were the queues? That fundamentally depends on the server. Anyone visiting the German servers Beatrice and Asta will have several thousand people in front of them. On Asta, the first queues were even present on Saturday morning. We covered the situation in our live ticker.
Even on the new and smallest servers, there were at least 10,000 players waiting for a spot during prime time.
Currently, however, there are almost no queues left in Lost Ark.
What is the reason for that? Lost Ark is currently the most successful MMORPG on Steam and has even broken some records. Only PUBG had more concurrent players on the platform than Lost Ark. More about that here:
Lost Ark breaks 1.3 million players on Steam – Only 1 other game has done that
