Suspend housing demolition due to COVID-19

[TheMightyMollusk]

Yeah, but that wouldn't keep me in touch with in-game friends.

[Theodric]

Yeah, but that wouldn't keep me in touch with in-game friends.

E-mails, Skype and Discord can be used for that. It's how I keep in touch with friends who no longer play FFXIV.

[Penthea]

E-mails, Skype and Discord can be used for that. It's how I keep in touch with friends who no longer play FFXIV.

I'm sure even you will agree that emails and chat programs aren't quite the same as doing an actual activity together.

And before you say "other games!" consider that this one is cross platform. It's not easy to find multi-player games that allow cross platform teams. That niche is part of FFXIV's success. Never mind finding a game that is cross platform and is something everyone in the group enjoys...and can afford to buy if it does have a fee. There's a lot of "ifs" here.

It's funny we don't really see these kinds of posts relating to natural disasters making SE turn off demolition, but when we have an issue that puts the health of the global population and the global economy in major risk, you see people coming up with all sorts of reasons why demolition shouldn't be paused.

Somehow an earthquake or tornado affecting only one part of the world is seen as more legitimate than a global issue making millions sick and lose their source of income all over the world.

Hmmmm.

[LaylaTsarra]

I'll be very surprised if we don't see a halt to demolition. Personally i just wish they'd drop the whole enter the house model and go to a sub based method to keep your house. This disaster however does affect the ability of many to even maintain a sub and I suspect there will be a lot more of those affected by this catastrophe than other disasters for which demolition was paused.

[NessaWyvern]

Somehow an earthquake or tornado affecting only one part of the world is seen as more legitimate than a global issue making millions sick and lose their source of income all over the world.

Hmmmm.

Sorry, I couldn't resist

[Alleo]

About its just pixel argument: But your characters are also just pixels..but I doubt that any of us would not care if suddenly they decide to delete your character because of it being inactive for a bit. Yet housing is seemingly fine, all because SE decided to make it into something like that, while they also promised that timers are a thing of the past...

Honestly for me its a huge shame that there is even something in a sub game that will be taken away..even if you have an active sub but cant just log in..

[Barraind]

grasp finally in what a dead serious situation WE ALL are currently in!!

Overblown media panic to a degree we may have never seen in the lifetime of anyone currently alive and r0 numbers that, based on actual infection and fatality rates, arent even in the same realm of existence as reality and cant be corroborated by ANY numbers from ANY independent researchers. (Also, government agencies of America, the UK and China and the WHO are themselves tens of magnitudes of difference apart using the same data) that may lead to destruction of the global economy and closure of most every small business in quarantining states in the US.

Truly deadly serious stuff, but for vastly different reasons.

[Edax]

based on actual infection and fatality rates, arent even in the same realm of existence as reality

Can you elaborate instead of just stating that as fact?