Are people taking advantage of any of the AFK aspects of this game while playing on PS4? I'm not entirely sure how... I'm pretty sure my ps4 will go into rest mode automatically if I stop playing, does this need to be turned off? Also, when the game is suspended, such as when going into Netflix, does this log you out of the game and prevent AFK activities? 

So far I haven't found anything that warrants watching Netflix on my computer, but I'm expecting to find something that'll make me want to invest into some AFK activity. 

Yes you need to disable the option in the PS4 settings so it doesn’t automatically go into rest mode after a while. And when you use another app like Netflix or Twitch for example, I think it suspends your current game and it will disconnect you in BDO. Not 100%