Real-time updating of topics freezes under high activity

Just noticed this on a closed topic. @codinghorror - that is incorrect. What the end user actually gets in a high load situation:

  1. A notification that he is logged out
  2. He is brought to the site index page
  3. The index page has the banner notification of high load

The user is not really logged out though. Usually when one taps back into the active topic, the site will operate as usual.