How about not using a disaster going on in another part of the world as an excuse for you to have the demo timer on your house suspended?

SE can tell which players live in the affected areas. They will know how many of those players own houses in game, and how many of those players have suddenly stopped playing since the fires started. They will suspend the demo timers if they feel it is warranted, just as they have done for other disasters.

I also think you're going to be disappointed when you find out AUS players are playing primarily on the JP servers for better ping so any suspension of the demo timers is far more likely to occur on the JP servers, not the NA or EU servers.

Quote Originally Posted by Chewy2nd View Post
I'm pretty sure Aussies have more on their mind right now than their FFXIV house. But I'm sure they'd appreciate that the FFXIV community was looking out for them while they werent able to play when they're able to get back. It's up to the devs of course, I just thought it was worth putting the idea forward.

Are people here really that suspicious that about kindness having an ulterior motive?
Because such "kindnesses" usually turn out to have a selfish motive. The real kindness right now would be to donate to disaster relief organizations who are serving those displaced by the fires.

Maybe try talking to the NSW players actually living in the fire zones and get their opinions. We've got one in our FC. She started giving up updates about the fires back in October when they began to realize the fires weren't going to contained anytime soon. From what she's told us, most of the homes lost were in isolated rural areas that don't have reliable internet service. There may not even be any FFXIV players displaced by the fires because of that lack.

We can't know, but SE will. Trust them to make the decision if it's warranted as they have done for other disasters.