Reclamation of Inactive Housing announced

[Dree-Elle]

I think a reasonable solution for this would be some kind of way for players to pay "advance rent" on a house to prevent it from being demolished.

There is! The game can be subscribed to for up to six months at a time, and the account can be set to "recurring payment". No mess, no fuss!

[LaylaTsarra]

There is! The game can be subscribed to for up to six months at a time, and the account can be set to "recurring payment". No mess, no fuss!

I'd like a clarification. Does one have to actually enter their house or simply be subscribed to the game to maintain their housing?

[ElHeggunte]

I'd like a clarification. Does one have to actually enter their house or simply be subscribed to the game to maintain their housing?

They have to enter it too. Which can easily be done by letting someone you trust, like a family member, log you in and move you into the house every once in a while if you're physically unable to do it yourself.

[adn]

They have to enter it too. Which can easily be done by letting someone you trust, like a family member, log you in and move you into the house every once in a while if you're physically unable to do it yourself.

Except that's a ToS violation. I certainly hope you're not expecting people to violate the ToS to maintain a player house.

3.1 Sharing Account Information. You may not share your account or login information (such as your Square Enix ID and password) with anyone except your legal guardian, your minor child, or Square Enix. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and login information, even from your friends and family. If you violate this provision, you may unexpectedly lose access to your account to a third party without recourse against Square Enix. Square Enix will not be obliged to credit your Square Enix Account with Crysta or other points or awards, which may have been used by a third party as a result of the violation of this clause.


That said, you are correct, as long as your friend/family don't obviously give it away I suppose that would work too.

[ElHeggunte]

Except that's a ToS violation. I certainly hope you're not expecting people to violate the ToS to maintain a player house.

Oh I know it's against the rules, but it's one of those "non-rules" that SE can't (and by extension wont) enforce if you don't tell them you're doing it. I don't necessarily encourage the active breaking of rules, it's more to illustrate that there is indeed an option for people who are forced away for extended periods instead of being completely SOL.

[adn]

There is! The game can be subscribed to for up to six months at a time, and the account can be set to "recurring payment". No mess, no fuss!

Unless I'm reading incorrectly, maintaining a sub alone doesn't preserve your house. You have to log in and access the house. I'm talking about situations in which that is potentially not feasible for people.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Unless I'm reading incorrectly, maintaining a sub alone doesn't preserve your house. You have to log in and access the house. I'm talking about situations in which that is potentially not feasible for people.

You would be correct. In order to cancel the timer, you must log in and enter your house. FCs could get around this by having another member do that, but individually owned houses mean either you get on or you lose it.