Housing Ownership Restrictions

[Penthea]

SE isn't going to take away rewards people have earned

They actually have done this before. Demolition has not always been in the game. It came during HW. I remember it quite well because at the time I was in a fc that was able to get their first house because of the introduction of the demolition mechanic.

I understand that this is different as this is intended to take away housing from inactive players, and well active hoarders do not count as that, but the fact remains SE have taken houses away from people before. And like people such as yourself, these people did not break any rules, but SE changed the rules so their houses were removed if they did not meet the new requirements to keep them.

EDIT: additionally I recall that some players came back to the game and got a nasty surprise when they found that they no longer had a house. People don't tend to read patch notes or look out for warnings about a game they're currently not playing especially if it's for an extended period of time. They expected the rules of the housing system to stay the same, and well I don't blame them for it. It was the first time something like that had happened. It just shows how flawed the entire ward system is. It would be great if there was absolutely no availability issues and we could all enjoy our houses stress-free, take breaks for as long as needed and then just pick up where we left off when we play again. But unfortunately this isn't what we have. So we're here.