In reguards to SE's decision on halting automatic reclamation of housing......

[Waeksyn]

Housing reclamation is only needed because SE f'ed up the housing system in the first place. Rather than argue about what the time frame for reclamation should be, SE should just fix it or design a new, parallel system, so that there is no supply shortage.

[LineageRazor]

Housing reclamation is only needed because SE f'ed up the housing system in the first place. Rather than argue about what the time frame for reclamation should be, SE should just fix it or design a new, parallel system, so that there is no supply shortage.

I disagree with this. Housing reclamation should be a thing even if there were enough houses for everyone. I, for one, would be very disappointed if my house was the only one still occupied in my ward, with no hope that I'll ever have neighbors again... By clearing out houses of people who've quit the game, there's hope that new folks will move in again, and make the place a little more lively.

People quit the game, and when they do, they often quit permanently. We shouldn't have the corpses they left behind in the housing district fester for the rest of eternity.

[Dzian]

People quit the game, and when they do, they often quit permanently. We shouldn't have the corpses they left behind in the housing district fester for the rest of eternity.

A lot of players take breaks though. some quite frequently between patches...

I took a 6 month break at the beginning of heavensward. came back did the story skipped the junk. and I might drop my sub for a few months again when it runs out...

no reason to lose my house / investment for that. especially when they only hold onto your items / cost for 30 days or so after it's reclaimed...

on the subject of tenants though, they should apply the timer to them. so even if the owner of the house unsubs for a month or so. if the tenant/s are using that house on a daily basis it shouldn't be reclaimed.

so I kinda hope that with the ward expansions they make adjustments to the reclamation system...or even add a proper transfer system so if I do let my sub lapse I can transfer ownership to one of my tenants.

[Lexia]

I do not think a person really has that much investment in the game if they taking a 6 month break for no other reason then because they want to. That then falls into the I have chosen not to play to instead of the I am unable to play.

[NaesakiAshwell]

I do not think a person really has that much investment in the game if they taking a 6 month break for no other reason then because they want to. That then falls into the I have chosen not to play to instead of the I am unable to play.

You can still be pretty invested into a game even if you don't play it for a half a year, its just a lot people can often struggle and get addicted, better to avoid letting the game consume your life and drop the sub for a while until you get a proper itching to go back and play again.

One of my friends however only plays this game for the story, once he's done it all and caught up he drops the sub xD

[Lexia]

You can still be pretty invested into a game even if you don't play it for a half a year, its just a lot people can often struggle and get addicted, better to avoid letting the game consume your life and drop the sub for a while until you get a proper itching to go back and play again.

One of my friends however only plays this game for the story, once he's done it all and caught up he drops the sub xD

Well the reclaim is known so if person really value their "investment" that much and still wants to take a break keep paying the sub log in and enter the house from time to time and then go back to their vacation or what ever they want to call it. Otherwise it more of a "i don't want to pay the sub" and falls into same area what I previously said.

People say just by paying their sub they should be able to keep their house, which it pretty much does work that way maybe not they way they exactly want to but it does work that way in a sense.

[Dzian]

Well the reclaim is known so if person really value their "investment" that much and still wants to take a break keep paying the sub log in and enter the house from time to time and then go back to their vacation or what ever they want to call it. Otherwise it more of a "i don't want to pay the sub" and falls into same area what I previously said.

People say just by paying their sub they should be able to keep their house, which it pretty much does work that way maybe not they way they exactly want to but it does work that way in a sense.

investment is subjective really.
I am heavily invested in my character for example jobs, levels and the progression of the main story and things like that.

but I really don't give a monkeys about gear as it's all throw away junk and not worth getting. so I don't invest huge amounts of time getting gear or attached to gear. except maybe a few pieces for glamour.

at present I've probably invested a total of 6-7 months in ffxiv since 2.0 relaunch. and am at the same point as many players. 2 of my 60 jobs are 224+ ilevel the other 2 are 210+ 4 jobs at 60 may not be a lot to some people but there's no point levelling jobs I have no desire to play.

i'm grabbing a few 230 lore pieces but it's not worth getting the 240 as a I don't need it and b it's going to be replaced with 250+ anyway. so all the time you invested in savage is going to be wasted...

this is the nature of vertical progression. letting my sub drop for months does not mean i'm not invested in my character and there development or the the story and lore of the game. it just means I can't be bothered to get the latest and greatest gear when I know it's garbage tomorrow.

a house is a lasting thing though unlike gear. so a house is a worthwhile investment where gear is not.

One of my friends however only plays this game for the story, once he's done it all and caught up he drops the sub xD

which isn't to dissimilar from me really. story and friends are what keep me playing / coming back when I do let my sub drop, invested a lot of time in the story so of course I want to see what happens next..