Auto Demo Timer Restarting

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Originally Posted by Destati

To be honest it would be nice if they just continued to add more wards to accommodate the demand enough so that these timers wouldn't be necessary.

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But that just means that wards will be even more lifeless than they already are. SE seriously needs to add more reasons for other to engage with one another with housing.
Sure, it would be nice if we had enough space. But it is what it is, I guess.

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Originally Posted by SinisterJoints

Right, because the administration is the reason its out of control. It couldn't possibly be the thousands/millions of people NOT following guidelines or new state legislature.... right? SMH, you kids these days.

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I mean, it doesn't help when the prior administration turned wearing masks into a political statement. All while refusing to wear them themselves.

You all have to leak political shit into this. I don't get enough at work, social media, radio, etc., we have to have it in our FF14 too while we're at it.

Timers had nothing to do with potential regime changes in the USA. If there were any "regime" SE looked at, it was their own home country's regime.

Our government conditions us to put politics into everything. A divided populace is easier to control.

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

A couple things to remember:
Tenants do not reset the timer for personal houses, the owner must enter the house.
You must enter the house itself to reset the timer. The outdoor space does not trigger a reset.

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One additional note about tenants - while they can't reset the demo timer, the pending demolition will display in their Timers in addition to the owner's timers. If they have a way to contact the owner outside of game, they can remind the owner of the pending demolition in case the owner hasn't received the email notification.

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Originally Posted by Antonio_Xul

The timers are necessary when people quit or die, the plot can go back to being used by an active player instead of just sitting there being unused for years.

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This is true, but I think the timers should be more lax, like every 2 or 3 months. If someone does decide to take a long break, drop the game all together, or has died, it's unlikely they'll log in by the 3 month marker. But before then, it could just be a bad month or two financially, so they shouldn't go "punished" (for lack of a better word) for being unable to log in after just one or two months.

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Originally Posted by Payadopa

But that just means that wards will be even more lifeless than they already are. SE seriously needs to add more reasons for other to engage with one another with housing.
Sure, it would be nice if we had enough space. But it is what it is, I guess.

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In ARR, the wards were very lively. Neighbouring FCs often being affiliates with one another and hosted joint events for holidays. Individuals and groups alike would also hang out, invite neighbours to weddings and other such things, and I remember even playing a game of hide-and-seek. It was quite a lot of fun, and fairly lively. But I think it also depends on the server. Each server pretty much has its own culture, in a way. I think this year, people have been fairly lively in the residential areas. But it could also be because of the player-orchestrated Halloween events and whatnot.
Here's hoping it goes back to being even more social, though!

On a related note, I am curious to see what the conditions in place will be for purchasing plots when the Firmament finally rolls out. In my own self-interest, I would be delighted if they simply treated all the new plots as freshly demolished, giving those with existing houses dibs.

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Originally Posted by Berkilak

On a related note, I am curious to see what the conditions in place will be for purchasing plots when the Firmament finally rolls out. In my own self-interest, I would be delighted if they simply treated all the new plots as freshly demolished, giving those with existing houses dibs.

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I assume that's exactly what they will do. If they were to make it "FC's first" again then they should prepare for a complete shitstorm.

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Originally Posted by Absurdity

I assume that's exactly what they will do. If they were to make it "FC's first" again then they should prepare for a complete shitstorm.

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Has there been any official indication of their plan?