Quote Originally Posted by Taiine View Post
I say if they must, turn on the limit the first month of the year to rid of houses that have been inactive for ages, much like they did this time, then turn it off. This way you still free up plots but don't prevent people who need to be away from the game to be away from the game.
That would mean that whether you can take a break or not depends on which month it is when you need that break. If the goal is simply to allow breaks from the game but still reclaim the long-term abandoned plots, just lengthening the timeframe would do that in a more balanced way.

I'm not convinced it would be needed if other fixes were in place, though. It's the plots that are limited, not furnishings. So just make the caretaker's storage permanent once a plot has been reclaimed, and get rid of the rule about items that are destroyed on removal. That way, if you either need or want to take a break, you know that your items and 80% of your purchase cost are safe until you can come back. It protects your investment while still freeing up plots that may (or may not) be permanently abandoned by their prior owners.


Quote Originally Posted by Snugglebutt View Post
Insurance policy is just another way of saying a housing tax. I do not support that idea.
Not the version MikeWW described, because it's completely optional. So long as you're available to enter your house every month, you'd never need to pay it, as the funds are only deducted if you're absent for over 45 days. It's basically a way of telling the game that you plan to come back after an extended absence and being able to purchase a longer timeframe in which to do so. Seems like it could be helpful for a lot of people.