Quote Originally Posted by Holy_Shenanigans View Post
I don't want to kick people while they are down...
As things are, active players are being punished for something outside of their control. But it doesn't need to be that way.
So you'd rather punish the people affected by disaster, rather than inconvenience the people who skirted it? Makes sense, because it's much more in the control of the victims than those who were unaffected. I mean, if your house does blow up in a hurricane, you can just line up the library with everyone else who needs to pay their sub, download the game, and load into their house once. After buying the game for PC if you're a console user, of course. Libraries don't have ps4s.

"You were right in Hurricane Laura's path. When you return to the game, you'll find your house in Eorzea is just as gone as your real one. Dw though, 50 mil in the mail! Well, as long as you made it back within 30 days of the hurricane. If you didn't, the money is gone along with every piece of decor you've ever earned. You'll have the house replaced with 1-3 years, next time there's a hurricane, maybe. Keep your fingers crossed for one!"

"Meanwhile you lucky folks who dodged the hurricane. You're rewarded with 3 demolitions today instead of two! That poor sap probably died in the storm anyway. Go move in and make yourself comfortable. No sense in giving the guy 4 months to come back"

This idea lacks both compassion and business sense. Next.