No automatic instance resets please

[Overdispersion]

I'm leveling my prot pala solely by soloing instances and I feel liek I'm getting a really good grasp of the class by doing it. Anyway, I'm at 82 now and trying to solo Cata instances that take such long time that I can't really do a whole instance in one session. Sadly, everytime I log back in a few hours later the instance has been automatically reset and I have to try soloing in time again. I've tried not logging off my character at all, but a certain time it just disconnects me. I wonder why there even is such system and why I can't choose to remove it? It's not really adding any purpose. They can reset instances every morning, but I at least want to be able to log off for a bit and then continue with the instance a couple of hours later. Thoughts?

[Didacticus Syntacticus]

The trash in 5-man instances is always reset after 2 hours, as far as I know.

[Evil Inside]

The trash in 5-man instances is always reset after 2 hours, as far as I know.

Pretty sure this applies to raids too, unless they upped it.

[Deleted]

I wonder why there even is such system [...] It's not really adding any purpose.

It does. Not gameplay-wise, but in a technical way. The server somehow has to "remember" the state of every instance that is running. Normal difficulty 5 mans are usually cleared (or abandoned) in less than one hour. The server checks if there are old instances which (in most cases ^.^) no one cares about anymore and deletes them in order to keep its memory "clean".

The auto-logoff also serves the purpose of reducing (again, in most cases) unnecessary server load...

[Mormolyce]

I don't know why you'd try to solo Cata instances on a level 82, but it's not really something the game is built to accomodate.

[Detheavn]

I don't know why you'd try to solo Cata instances on a level 82, but it's not really something the game is built to accomodate.

Neither is soloing current raid content, but people still try and some even succeed

[Tziva]

For raids it has been changed to 4hours I think.

That's only if you're inside, though, right?

I'm pretty sure soft reset is still 30 minutes for five mans and raids if no one is in the instance, unless I missed a change recently?

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I at least want to be able to log off for a bit and then continue with the instance a couple of hours later. Thoughts?

You can try AFKing inside the instance rather than logging out outside. That will at least prolong the reset period.