NA Housing Demolish Timer

[AikoNeko]

Has the timer been turned back on, on the NA Servers yet? I had heard it had but been waiting nearly 3 months now for a house to demolish so I can get the funds spent back on it and its not gone yet.

[Dustytome]

Nope, they'll make an announcement when it does get turned back on.

[Jojoya]

They gave the JP servers about 2 weeks notice on Lodestone before turning their auto-demo back on at the start of the year. I expect they'll do the same for NA. It will probably either happen with the release of 4.56 (in which case it should be announced next week) or with the data center reorganization at the end of April.

Short of someone voluntarily relinquishing their plot, don't expect to see any available houses until the free transfer period begins. It will take time for houses to demo once the timers are enabled again.

[Dustytome]

FYI they've announced that it will be reactivated for the NA worlds with patch 4.57.

[BigBossCL]

Honestly, 6 months was way too long. I can understand the natural disaster angle sure, but half a year just doesn't make sense to me.

[DrWho2010]

most likely it just slipped their minds until they saw that people were complaining on the forums again about it being on for so long.

[MizArai]

Honestly, 6 months was way too long. I can understand the natural disaster angle sure, but half a year just doesn't make sense to me.

It's normally 5-6 months after a natural disaster before the timers are turned back on. It's not that long of a time for those affected. I'm sorry if it seems too long to you.

- Someone who has friends still trying to get life straight over 1.5 years after Harvey hit here in Texas

[Mavrias]

It's normally 5-6 months after a natural disaster before the timers are turned back on. It's not that long of a time for those affected. I'm sorry if it seems too long to you.

- Someone who has friends still trying to get life straight over 1.5 years after Harvey hit here in Texas

While the gesture is nice, victims of natural disasters probably have a lot more on their minds than a fake video game house. 6 months is way too long because at this point its negatively effecting the rest of the population that were unharmed by the disaster. Call me cold if you like, but its been waaaayy too long.

[AriesMouse]

I'm glad the timer is coming back on soon, but also like, I get why they turn it off. My part of the country is dealing with some pretty awful flooding ( 4 people have died already ), and while I don't expect them to turn off the timer for this, it very much gives a point of reference for why they turn it off for large disasters.

[BigBossCL]

I'm glad the timer is coming back on soon, but also like, I get why they turn it off. My part of the country is dealing with some pretty awful flooding ( 4 people have died already ), and while I don't expect them to turn off the timer for this, it very much gives a point of reference for why they turn it off for large disasters.

I think a lot of the issue is that North America is a laaaarge area, and many times there are natural disasters concurrently or one after another. A large blizzard and endemic power outtages and flooding in the east. A hurricane hits florida and we suspend it for 6 months, then wildfires go crazy in california and it could be another 6 months.

I understand the intent of it sure. But it makes much more sense on a smaller country (land-area wise) like Japan than it does for North America.

If anything i just think its shows the current housing system just isnt sustainable, especially if the game keeps growing.