Taxes to put off auto-demo

[Jojoya]

Expecting to be able to keep something you paid for is not self entitlement at all.

It is when the purchase comes with rules and restrictions to retain ownership attached, and you don't think those should apply to you.

If you don't like the rules and restrictions, don't make the purchase.

I am absolutely with you on all this. Though I wouldn't specifically object if they increased the length of the timer to 60 or 90 days instead of the 45. Two or three months isn't unreasonable either, that's still less than a patch. And for the folks who have RL emergencies crop up it would save a considerable amount of pain and anguish. Although granted, it would also allow those who aren't really using their houses more chance to hang onto them as well. Still, it may benefit more than it harms in this case.

There's always going to be those who want to argue that it's not long enough and that it should be longer.

To me, 45 days is plenty of time. How often are people away from their homes more than 2 weeks at a time let alone 6? It lets someone skip a month on their subscription if they need to but still come back to their house.

I'd still rather see SE implemented an enhanced instanced housing system where everyone can get the house they want when they're ready to buy and don't have to worry about a demo timer because their ownership doesn't prevent others from also owning. But as long as housing is a limited resource, we need the demo timer and 45 days is reasonable length of time to allow people to take a break for real life conflicts that prevent them from logging in. Far better than leaving a house in the hands of people who go "I deserve to have this thing even though I don't want to play the game most of the time".