The Demolition Timers Need to Be Clearer for Peace of Mind

[Jojoya]

Which is what the OP and others have been saying. No changes to the UI but since the timer is already there just display it in the timers tab all of the time so it can be checked on demand. There is no reason to start showing time left at the 15 day ticker.

The problem is we tend to ignore things that are common place and always present. How many game notifications like the log in message do players already ignore because they're always there and rarely has anything of immediate importance included?

Having the demo notice pop up the other day got my attention fast because it was out of the ordinary. Its presence said "hey, this needs attention now".

I can tell you what would happen if the timer was always displayed. They would start ignoring what it says simply because it's always there and then still complain that it was inadequate.

It doesn't change the fact that if they were actually entering their house on a regular basis, this would be a non-issue. If they're online and able to see a timer then they're able to enter their house.

[Claviusnex]

The problem is we tend to ignore things that are common place and always present. How many game notifications like the log in message do players already ignore because they're always there and rarely has anything of immediate importance included?

Having the demo notice pop up the other day got my attention fast because it was out of the ordinary. Its presence said "hey, this needs attention now".

I can tell you what would happen if the timer was always displayed. They would start ignoring what it says simply because it's always there and then still complain that it was inadequate.

It doesn't change the fact that if they were actually entering their house on a regular basis, this would be a non-issue. If they're online and able to see a timer then they're able to enter their house.

The same thing can be accomplished by always displaying the timer in the housing tab but only showing the red warning text when the timer reaches 15 days. At other times it is blank. These are simple things not major coding exercises no matter how poorly the code is written. The real issue is and always has been the need for a demolition timer at all. SE blew the implementation of housing and nothing they can do will change that other than a new system (even if they run it in parallel with the existing system).