Original Post — Direct link

Sure, it's a minor thing, you can obviously just log back in. But anyone who's ever been in a great group, and had to take a quick break to come back to the dreaded login screen knows it's such a negative experience having to not only waste time to log back in, but then roll the dice to maybe get an "Ok" at best group.

Also, there's been deaths associated with online games because people didn't take bathroom breaks due to mechanics. You don't want that to be you, do you Phoenix Labs?

External link →
almost 4 years ago - /u/CreatureTech-PHX - Direct link

Uh, please log out and go do your business. The game isn't going anywhere and it isn't worth a ruptured bladder...

The timers are there to reduce server load and afk leechers.