Please Remove the Inactivity Timer

[NanaWiloh]

Sorry, but someone who couldn’t be bothered to step into their house for 45 days doesn’t deserve the property. The timer exists to prevent people from quitting the game but permanently retain their now-unused house.

I remember a thread months back of a guy who lost his house cause he did nothing but sit on top of it. Could not be bothered to enter it even once, he came to the forums to complain that simply being in your yard should be enough to reset the timer. Funny thing was he could not give justified reason as too why he would not enter his house every so often.

[hasana]

Sorry, but someone who couldn’t be bothered to step into their house for 45 days doesn’t deserve the property. The timer exists to prevent people from quitting the game but permanently retain their now-unused house.

Don't get me wrong here I am all for the demolition thing as it allows everyone to get a chance for a house however I am not for people getting their houses thanks to the timer asking for that timer to be removed.

[Arazehl]

Don't get me wrong here I am all for the demolition thing as it allows everyone to get a chance for a house however I am not for people getting their houses thanks to the timer asking for that timer to be removed.

I'm confused. You said a few posts back I agree with the removal of auto demolition for inactivity

You are either for or you're not.

[Kuroka]

There is this M house at Gridania that is next to my old fc house, the FC it belongs to has like 5 members and in 2-3 years i never saw someone. Its open but inside is basically just a chest and thats it. EMPTY. For years. No, such ppl should not keep it, though im pretty sure they do shady stuff there lol

Imo the timer is too short, like, why should i stay subbed till 5.2 if im done with everything i can? ther needs to be a line between making a vacation from the game and leaving for a year lol


-Imagine you fly into vacation and your house is torn down and a new one build? lol

[An0nn]

I'm confused. You said a few posts back I agree with the removal of auto demolition for inactivity

You are either for or you're not.

I took that first post as more of a tongue-in-cheek response pointing out that the op almost certainly got their house thanks to the inactivity timer and is now trying to have it removed to prevent themselves from losing the house to inactivity in the same way the person who originally owned it might have. To me, both of hasana's posts seemed to be in favor of the inactivity timer.

These days available houses are rare. I know on my server the only time you see a plot open it’s because either a) someone relinquished or b) the inactivity timer (guessing this is more common). After a plot opens you might see some shuffling around as people relocate, but the thing that’s probably going to kick the whole thing off is the inactivity timer.

I got my house ... a beautiful small on plot 47 of the Lavender Beds. I checked multiple times a day for that plot hoping one would open up someday.

Maybe I'm veering into off-topic territory here, but congrats! Plot 47 in Lavender beds is tied with Mist’s 49 for my favorite small in the game.

[Jojoya]

There is this M house at Gridania that is next to my old fc house, the FC it belongs to has like 5 members and in 2-3 years i never saw someone. Its open but inside is basically just a chest and thats it. EMPTY. For years. No, such ppl should not keep it, though im pretty sure they do shady stuff there lol

Imo the timer is too short, like, why should i stay subbed till 5.2 if im done with everything i can? ther needs to be a line between making a vacation from the game and leaving for a year lol


-Imagine you fly into vacation and your house is torn down and a new one build? lol

How do you know they aren't using the workshop?

That's one of the big drawbacks with the system, at least for FCs. They can only have a workshop if they own a house, even if they don't care about having a house as a meeting place for members.

SE would have been smarter to attach the workshop to the affiliated Grand Company headquarters and not to housing. Housing districts don't even have an airship landing. The city-states do.

[Lolli282]

Maybe I'm veering into off-topic territory here, but congrats! Plot 47 in Lavender beds is tied with Mist’s 49 for my favorite small in the game.

Thank you! It’s my dream plot. I don’t really want a medium but if I did it would probably be plot 16 next door. I’m fortunate to share with someone living on plot 49 Mist so I get the best of both worlds. My husband has plot 45 in Goblet, which is a fantastic small there too.

Back to topic, the only reason we got plots at all, let alone our wonderful ones is thanks to the timer. We got our houses knowing the rules and intend to keep our subs active to retain them. I think if you want to quit because you’ve finished all the new stuff in the patch and would prefer to take a break till the next one you should stick to an apt, that’s what they are there for. To give you a taste of housing without the full commitment.

[An0nn]

Thank you! It’s my dream plot. I don’t really want a medium but if I did it would probably be plot 16 next door. I’m fortunate to share with someone living on plot 49 Mist so I get the best of both worlds. My husband has plot 45 in Goblet, which is a fantastic small there too.

Back to topic, the only reason we got plots at all, let alone our wonderful ones is thanks to the timer. We got our houses knowing the rules and intend to keep our subs active to retain them. I think if you want to quit because you’ve finished all the new stuff in the patch and would prefer to take a break till the next one you should stick to an apt, that’s what they are there for. To give you a taste of housing without the full commitment.

It was my dream plot too! I had an old character ages ago in that plot. I deleted it, but I wanted to get 47 back on my current. I finally did when they added the new wards during 4.2. I stayed there until this last round of ward additions, when I moved to a medium because I wanted more space. If I could have somehow stayed in 47 and upgraded the interior, I would have done it in a heartbeat! Not only is the view beautiful, but the mb and bell are right next to the entryway and there's that pretty little ledge out back overlooking the waterfall. I think 45 in Goblet is the one with the pond out front and the view of that waterwheel around the side, right? That's a great one too!

Yes, with the current housing situation, some sort of inactivity timer is a necessity. I agree that apartments are the best solution available for someone who wants a house without feeling chained to the game, though I guess I can also see how some people feel like apartments are underwhelming compared to houses. It would be nice if apartments were eventually expanded upon in some way to make them feel more like an instanced alternative to the ward system.

[deadman1204]

Solid disagree with OP. If you are never using the plot, you don't need it. Sadly plots are limited and thats not gonna change. They should go to people who will use them.

Otherwise most plots would eventually be used by players who only play a few weeks after each patch.