Quote Originally Posted by Miah_G View Post
I really don't think the time they give players to use a house before its reclaimed is a ploy to get them to re-sub. It might serve that purpose as well in some cases, but I don't think its the intent.
While I don't know how it's working in FFXI now, it's worth pointing out that for several years following FFXI's launch SE only guaranteed keeping your character data intact for 90 days following the lapse of your subscription (which is a *lot* worse than losing your house). My friends and I all lost our FFXI characters during a one year hiatus we took from the game (and I doubt my newest character even exists there anymore). So, this is not the first time they've used this tactic to encourage subscription payments from inactive players.