[Request] Please Suspend Housing Demolition for NA

[Aronys]

With all due respect, this is amazing, but not a single mention to the national disaster in Montana?! Millions of acres detstroyed by wildfires. If it were California or anywhere else this is world news, how does this get missed by everyone?

Oh shush, our fires from this summer were seen from space, ISS even took a photo of the smoke, and nobody mentioned that either.

Will SE bend over backwards like this for every disaster that happens in countries that players reside in, that is the real question. Or is it only limited to countries that have a large enough playerbase so that threads like this get enough attention?
The precedent is set, we'll see what follows.

[Welsper59]

Hmm

While I'm sure some may appreciate the timer stopping on the house demos while they get their lives put back together, getting their lives put back together isn't helped by pausing the housing demos.

It's a nice thought I suppose in a round about way.

However, wouldn't a fundraiser with the proceeds going to the victims better achieve a compassionate display?

Yes and no.

Yes: Fundraising is always a nice gesture, as per what Blizzard usually does (and currently is doing). In-game item goes up as a microtransaction, all profits go to charities they list for whatever period of time stated. A way to get the in-game community to intentionally... or unintentionally, help victims within not just the community but all of them in general, but also gaining some in-game novelty item. Kinda like how donating blood works, where some people show off whatever badge of honor is given or they do it for some monetary compensation

No: It becomes a question of who to donate to, who's going to fund it, is there time to enact plans regarding it (like in Blizzards act of charity), etc. I mean the main thing to remember on that is how SE is not based in the US. Scrutiny comes into play as per how they'd respond to foreign matters over local. Not saying these are things that should prevent them from fundraising, but just that they are generally factors to the decision. In fact, I find all of that to just be bullshit to even bother thinking about when it comes to the idea of just helping people in general (if time/funds allow).

Either way, it's always about the thought. Think of it like when people say "Thoughts and prayers" to accompany a statement. It doesn't actually do anything, but it's an act of kindness. Yoshi-P's comment stated they'll consider looking into ways to further aid the community affected by it when they learn more about it, so I wouldn't really put it past them to do things as Blizzard does.

[Welsper59]

Oh shush, our fires from this summer were seen from space, ISS even took a photo of the smoke, and nobody mentioned that either.

Will SE bend over backwards like this for every disaster that happens in countries that players reside in, that is the real question. Or is it only limited to countries that have a large enough playerbase so that threads like this get enough attention?
The precedent is set, we'll see what follows.

Personally, I hope not. It should never be about a fairness aspect, so even the view that this sets the precedent, is warped. It should never be an expected response for a company, that is not related to the disaster, to push aid. These things should always be about an act of kindness. Nothing more. If they do it, great. If they don't, oh well.

[Nimue]

I think the timer should be 3 months.

Absolutely spot on! I lost my house after 3 years of sub, I had forgotten to go inside, although I used the teleport constantly. I don't think you should have to go into your house, I think it should be linked to your Aetheryte. This was my personal house, mostly I would go inside my fc house for functions like mending and melding. But I agree that the timer should be much longer for demolition. I also believe this maint is bogus and wasting the small time I have to play the game today! These people that you're holding this maint for probably won't be playing ffxiv anytime soon. I mean the last thing you think about after losing your real house to a storm or even severe damage to it is... hey I gotta get in the game so I can keep my digital house up. No that's not realistic.

[Rinuko]

Absolutely spot on! I lost my house after 3 years of sub, I had forgotten to go inside, although I used the teleport constantly. I don't think you should have to go into your house, I think it should be linked to your Aetheryte. This was my personal house, mostly I would go inside my fc house for functions like mending and melding. But I agree that the timer should be much longer for demolition. I also believe this maint is bogus and wasting the small time I have to play the game today! These people that you're holding this maint for probably won't be playing ffxiv anytime soon. I mean the last thing you think about after losing your real house to a storm or even severe damage to it is... hey I gotta get in the game so I can keep my digital house up. No that's not realistic.

Guess you never check your email. They supposedly send out a lot of reminders.

[ErryK]

You think it's compassion, when it could actually just be good PR. You don't know anything about a business's true intentions.

And why do those things have to be mutually exclusive?

[ZodiarkFC]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...4a1a7e2246f907 for those who havent seen it. You guys got your wish

[Rynn21]

The lalafell invasion has touched Yoshi's heart too. Potatoes ftw.

[Texa]

Will SE bend over backwards like this for every disaster that happens in countries that players reside in, that is the real question.

They usually do listen to most of our requests that aren't impossible for the game engine, bringing selli back, too expensive to bother with doing, better promo events for europe, or unlocking bunny ears for men. So if people ask, maybe?

[Aronys]

So, probably not.