You know, the war between North Korea and South Korea isn't over either. They are in a perpetual stalemate.

The point I'm making is that there will always be a reason to keep the timer off. If not the Russia/Ukraine conflict, then it will be millions of displaced refugees that aren't settled for years. Or the millions of displaced refugees from Syria years ago. Or an earthquake. Or a hurricane.

The precedent Square Enix has set will always beg the question: If SE shut off the auto-demo timer for X, then why not for Y?

If SE recognizes that natural and man-made disasters are reasons to stop the loss of virtual real estate in a video game for those affected... then maybe they should realize the ridiculousness of their system in the first place. The pausing and restarting the auto-demolition timer isn't the solution. Remove the timer entirely and change the system so all players can have housing going forward.