[Request] Please Suspend Housing Demolition for NA

[Mikki]

That was simply pointing out how ridiculous it is to expect no one to ever have responsibilities (because I'm sure you do). But if you took offense to it, I have to wonder.. But your "#firstworldproblems" comment surely made your own opinion seem quite strong. lol

Yes, it's possible to enjoy the game without a house. But it adds to it for many; if it didn't then no one would want it in the first place. You say you have a house but would enjoy the game without it... then why don't you just give it up? Why did you bother getting it in the first place? Must be that it brings some extra enjoyment to the game..? Maybe?

The system is necessary; I never said otherwise. I'm saying that a bit of extra time can prevent these kind of issues. SE needing to pause the timer, people arguing over if it's justified to do it and when a disaster is enough to warrant it, etc We are all at risk of having something outside of our control pulling us away from the game for a bit. Why should we lose something we spent a lot of time on (saving up, stalking plots, getting furnishing, etc) just because SE's housing system is ridiculous? Granted, if we're away for more than 3 months. Okay, you're not actively playing. Fine. If you aren't actively playing then yes, I agree you shouldn't be able to keep your house. But having a little wiggle room for people who DO play regularly but just happen to have something pop up is not unreasonable.

And just to put it out there: I don't have a house and I don't plan on getting one for myself because I don't want to invest in something that I may lose if life creeps up on me. (But I have been helping my friends get housing. I always tell them when land opens up, etc) But I have enough gil that I may get a small house since it's a drop in the bucket to me if I lose it. Still deciding. But it's sad that I have to decide this at all; I've been playing since ARR beta. Clearly I am not going anywhere. But I've had a few months over all these years where I couldn't afford the sub or for example when I moved to Japan and didn't have internet for a month and a half. If they at least gave us 3 months and I still managed to lose my house then I would be okay with that and accept it. But 45 days is just crazy. Perhaps if there could be some system where if you have actively stepped into your house for the past 6 months then you can gain a 3 month grace period or something like that then I would support it.