My absence and return - thoughts on demolished houses

[AxlStream]

Aren't you missing the main point poor design, equaled them not returning? If demolish was to retain subs again poor design is costing the company. Anyway we look at from your post and even most consensus on the forums. Poor design and refusal to admit to the mistake has led to lost subs, player misery and/or resentment like the op.

And I acknowledged that the system is flawed and that improvements must be made. Also it is not a mistake but a choice. Demolishing wasn't about retaining subs it was about letting newer subs have an access to housing from players who quit the game or had unsubbed for extended periods of time. I can guarantee that if the timer was 1 year, players would be up in arms about the timer being too long and plots never becoming vacant at reasonable pricing. Also can we agree that he had unsubbed BEFORE the change was made so it is safe to assume the game lost him on a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ASPECT than the housing? Personally I highly doubt that the terrible housing system is a top contender in the reasons people unsub for.

[Moonlite]

And I acknowledged that the system is flawed and that improvements must be made. Also it is not a mistake but a choice. Demolishing wasn't about retaining subs it was about letting newer subs have an access to housing from players who quit the game or had unsubbed for extended periods of time. I can guarantee that if the timer was 1 year, players would be up in arms about the timer being too long and plots never becoming vacant at reasonable pricing. Also can we agree that he had unsubbed BEFORE the change was made so it is safe to assume the game lost him on a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ASPECT than the housing? Personally I highly doubt that the terrible housing system is a top contender in the reasons people unsub for.

Lets say he was never coming back.I can agree to that. It doesn't negate the fact that this discussion should come back up. Maintenance fees is one of the dev lies. And while the dev team will sit down and try to sell us plushies. I have yet to see a real discussion about why they refuse to change this system.

People are quitting over the devs team failure to work on inventory in any serious matter. I get the idea why some one would give housing as a reason. It is concrete just like inventory. People would/do just make fun of people who say devs have failed to deliver/work on basic infrastructure and QoL features.

The devs added demolish feature because they support these communities. The system was/is a failure, demolish lets them pretend they have enough turn over everyone could have a chance.