[Suggestion] Monthly Housing Upkeep

[Elamys]

It sounds like a decent idea but I'm not really sure I'd like it. On top of the already existing demolish timer, we're now expecting people to pay rent - it's very punishing for people who can't play all the time. Right now if you have to leave for 45+ days (you're a service member or going on an extended vacation or whatever) you have very little recourse other than to hope you can get someone else to log in and take care of the house for you. To add a rent charge on top of that feels unfair, especially since they've already put in the work to buy the house.

I don't like the people for owning that many houses, but I don't think a monthly charge is the solution. Someone who was already rich and active enough to buy 28 houses that fast can probably afford that cost each month anyways.

[Dzian]

It sounds like a decent idea but I'm not really sure I'd like it. On top of the already existing demolish timer, we're now expecting people to pay rent -.

I've said before now they should have a lease lease of some kind INSTEAD of the demolish timer. would be fairer all round.

Going away for a few months? you could pay 3-6 months lease up front and ya house is there when you come back. would also work for players wanting to take a break between patches (something which Yoshi said should be perfectly ok for players to do)

Obviously put a limit on it. say 180 days. to stop people paying like 10 years lease up front

Never come back? ya house is reclaimed when youre lease runs out and freed up the plot for another player..

Might also free up plots that players own but don't use. if they have to keep fronting a leese for a plot they never touch they might release it and free it up for someone else. one of the problems now is a lot of the taken plots are never used. owned by some guy that literally enters them once a month for no reason other than to reset the demo timer..

Would be a much better system all round than the stupid demo thing we've got now.

my suggestion a while back was like a housing venture, can be gotten paid for with gc seals or fc points or something like that. each one equals a weeks lease on your plot.

it's very punishing for people who can't play all the time. Right now if you have to leave for 45+ days (you're a service member or going on an extended vacation or whatever) .

A lease system could work for this. going away on service for 3 months. just turn in a bunch of those "housing ventures" or whatever before you go... would keep your plot secure till you return.