Lost my House

[tdb]

If you aren't really playing, if you only tag in so you don't lose the house then log out, how is that in practice any different from just not playing during that period of time? How does that make someone more "deserving" of keeping it?

It actively shows that you are maybe planning to come back some day. Think of it like a monthly survey sent to inactive players asking "hey, do you intend to keep playing?" They even do actually send an email reminder (though I've heard it doesn't always work - that should be fixed). If the inactivity timer didn't exist, how would they tell apart the players who are taking a break from those who are gone for good? If someone decides to quit I'm pretty sure they won't go to the trouble of demolishing their house before ending their subscription. The wards would be full of houses owned by people who haven't logged on for years.

Edit: I suppose they could tie it to the subscription instead. Like if your sub ends and you don't renew within a month you lose your house. Someone who has quit likely won't keep paying for their sub either. But maybe the current system catches also cases where an otherwise active player has just lost interest in housing, or frees up space sooner if someone decides to quit one month into their six-month subscription cycle.