Will EU have housing demolition paused because of Ukraine

[CaptainLagbeard]

It is definitely something that could prevent people from logging in for the foreseeable future in certain parts of Europe, which could justify moving back the starting date on the automatic demolitions.

[Caurcas]

The scary part (well, one of many honestly) is that Putin has apparently become so detached from reality that we really don't know what he's going to do. He could go nuclear today, tomorrow or never. The simple fact that he brought them up in his speeches is alarming.

He's just playing a very powerful card in his deck. He's unlikely to actually use them, but it's quite the bargaining chip.

[TaleraRistain]

I REALLY wish this was simply hyperbole and not something people had to think about.

With nothing else tangible to offer, best of thoughts and wishes to the people of Ukraine.

This. All of this. Please stay safe, everyone.

[Padudu]

Stay safe Ukraine (and everyone, for that matter, since we will have no idea what will happen from here on out.)

While yeah there's bigger things to worry about, truth is that XIV is an escapism tool for lots of people. Knowing that your stuff, even if it's virtual, will stay safe and untouched gives a bit of solace to those people. So really I hope that SE can give accommodations like that.

[Serenitey]

Surprisingly this is a good post. I have a friend over there and they said they cant get online they had to move to Poland. :/ It would be nice but we shall see what SE does.

[Vahlnir]

He's just playing a very powerful card in his deck. He's unlikely to actually use them, but it's quite the bargaining chip.

Under normal circumstances I'd fully agree with you. But like I said, he has become unhinged. This isn't him being cold and calculating. This is him being crazy. NONE of this makes any sense. The attack itself is, sadly, unsurprising. It has been in the making for years. But the way he's going about it all is very unlike Putin.

[Padudu]

Under normal circumstances I'd fully agree with you. But like I said, he has become unhinged. This isn't him being cold and calculating. This is him being crazy. NONE of this makes any sense. The attack itself is, sadly, unsurprising. It has been in the making for years. But the way he's going about it all is very unlike Putin.

It's not him being crazy. It's him being cold and calculating and as the former US prez put it, "savvy". Ukraine has oil and Russia wants Ukraine to essentially be a puppet state. Remember that Putin annexed the heck out of Crimea back in 2014

[EnigmaticDodo]

Square really should do so.

I'm blessed and do not have to live in a conflict zone, so my day to day worries are pretty much nothing in comparison. It's bad enough people have to worry about their lives ending or radically changing, let the one saving grace, no matter how miniscule it may be, be that their form of escapism is still untouched as they last remember during rough times.

[Shibi]

SE are normally pretty good with pausing housing demolitions due to disasters.

I think there may be bigger issues to worry about due to the invasion than whether or not housing demolition will be paused.

Most definitely bigger issues than virtual housing, just like people impacted when Hurricane Michael hit in 2018 had much larger issues when virtual housing was paused on NA worlds. Or all the people impacted by the terrible flooding in Japan in 2018 when Virtual Housing demolition was paused on JP worlds.

Anything that can be done to ease the smallest of worries when their real world is being upended is a good thing.

[Jeeqbit]

SE seems to suspend it whenever a disruptive event like this happens, which is a few times a year so there is hardly a time when the housing demolition is actually ticking.