Forcing players to pay to keep housing is unfair.

[LaylaTsarra]

You could be in hospital dying and your first worry is a virtual house?

Yeah you're right, SE should have never suspended the demotion of housing for those suffering from the Earthquake in Japan. What were they thinking about those worried about losing their virtual house. And who cares if people get deployed for more than 45 days and can't get access to their game. Shouldn't matter after all for the I want a house so bad crowd they could give a hoot.

The OP is asking to be able to drop their sub. That's an entirely different matter than those who actually pay a sub and can't access the game for a extended period of time for legitimate reasons.

[raela]

I could be hospital dying. I have invested hundreds of hours and money into this game and if I want to be away for one short month I should be able to without being punished. The timer should be longer than one month.

It's very convienant for a pay monthly game that you're only allowed to be away for one month.

To be really morbid, if you actually died, should the house then remain there forever?

(Yes, a less resource heavy system where everyone could have a house would be ideal.. But that is not currently the case.

[Tsumdere]

To be really morbid, if you actually died, should the house then remain there forever?

(Yes, a less resource heavy system where everyone could have a house would be ideal.. But that is not currently the case.

My ghost would use a house more than some people who currently have one.

[loreleidiangelo]

Why do these topics always devolve into self-righteous chest-beating over which players "deserve" this/that/some other thing over other players who are "less deserving"? It's a self-touted feature in an online video game. It should be available for everyone, not through some veritable hoop-jumping lottery-winning, and it's annoying to see people pontificate on how others should have things taken away rather than advocate for them to be available to everyone.

I'm sure I'll get tons of self-defeating replies on "that's how the system is, though" rather than any meaningful attitude adjustments, but ever the eternal optimist, that's me lol. Seriously, don't let up. Housing supply NEEDS to exceed demand, and no other alternative, whether it's reclamation or whatever, is an acceptable alternative. Houses free up at a bloody trickle, and everyone here wants to wax poetic about how people who aren't married to FFXIV should "prioritize better" lmao.

[LaylaTsarra]

My ghost would use a house more than some people who currently have one.

So some people are opposed to Haunted Houses. That' simply terrible.

[Vanitas]

A mentor stole my house 30 days ago. by a MENTOR!!

[HyoMinPark]

Yeah you're right, SE should have never suspended the demotion of housing for those suffering from the Earthquake in Japan. What were they thinking about those worried about losing their virtual house. And who cares if people get deployed for more than 45 days and can't get access to their game. Shouldn't matter after all for the I want a house so bad crowd they could give a hoot.

The OP is asking to be able to drop their sub. That's an entirely different matter than those who actually pay a sub and can't access the game for a extended period of time for legitimate reasons.

SE was being courteous and considerate. But I'm sure that the majority of those who had been directly affected by the earthquake were far more concerned about other things, like making sure their family was okay, rebuilding any destroyed property, etc.. And I repeat again: if someone is deployed, I am certain they would be less concerned about keeping their pixel house and more concerned about, I don't know, coming home to their loved ones alive and in one piece.

No one is saying they don't care about people who are so sick they're in a hospital dying, or about people who are being deployed overseas to fight for and defend their country. But some of the people commenting in this thread need to take a step back and reconsider their priorities. If a virtual house is more important to you than some of the things you keep bringing up (sickness, military duties/deployment, financial struggles), you most definitely need to refigure your priorities in life.

[whiteblade89]

Honestly, I don't really get the whole "having a house in a video game" thing. For FC's it's more understandable with workshops and such. But personal houses? What's the point? I get that it's personal preference, but I just don't see why housing is such a big deal. All you do is stand there, probably waiting in que. Or is there some big secret about housing that I'm missing? I guess my opinion is that it sucks, but it is what it is. At least you get some of your money back.

[Rymm]

I don't think anyone here is (or would) complain about SE suspending housing demos to help out a large part of their playerbase and employees when the entire country was suffering a major natural disaster. Trying to equate that with some joe-smoe who decides 'meh, I'm bored and don't want to play til the expac hits' is flawed on every level.

I also have absolutely zero sympathy for people who play actively but can't be arsed to pop over to their house once every 45 days. (I timed it and even on my sloooow loading computer it took me 46 seconds to pop from Idylshire to Lav Beds and load into my FC's house.)

And who cares if people get deployed for more than 45 days and can't get access to their game.

You keep mentioning people who get deployed and I can't help but wonder if this is a problem you, personally, have faced or if it is just the most easily defensible example you can think of. In my experience (I'm admittedly not in the military,) most deployed, active duty military still have computer access and are allowed to game in their free time, if they wish. One of my first long-term RP partners was a navy ensign deployed on a ship in the Indian Ocean. And one of our guildies back in WoW was a soldier who played while stationed in Afghanistan.

If you really are absolutely unable to play any time in 45 days, then why on earth would you waste money on a sub to begin with? Real life happens and, sometimes, video games have to take a back seat to it. It's called being an adult and taking the responsibilities and consequences that go along with it. As I said before, I am well aware that these things happen and it has happened to me (to my very painful loss) but it is just something we have to pull up our big-kid pants and accept.

No one is saying they don't care about people who are so sick they're in a hospital dying, or about people who are being deployed overseas to fight for and defend their country. But some of the people commenting in this thread need to take a step back and reconsider their priorities. If a virtual house is more important to you than some of the things you keep bringing up (sickness, military duties/deployment, financial struggles), you most definitely need to refigure your priorities in life.

THIS.

[RLofOBFL]

I think the auto demo is fine. It's just too short. Make it 3 or 6 months.