House Auto Demo'd when I've entered Recently

[Jojoya]

Or maybe we simply want to see some actual "proof" before we believe the accusation? Like other had said, no matter how many time this come up people never produce any kind of proof beyond the " just trust me bro" level.

How many players are going to think they're going to need provide proof they entered their house on X day when simply entering is supposed to reset the demo timer? Most aren't even aware this sort of thing happens because they don't visit the forums or reddit or any other places it gets discussed.

I know there's some sort of bug because of personal experience not as the owner but as the tenant on two different occasions.

First time is when my friend couldn't play for a few weeks when his PS4 was destroyed by water damage during a storm. He needed to wait for an insurance payout before he could buy a replacement. Once he had the replacement, he logged into game to get things caught back up and entering his house was part of his routine. I noticed on my alt that the demolition was still pending the next day and sent him a tell to remind him to go into his house to reset the timer. He replied "wtf I was just in it last night" so I said it still shows. He checks his Estate timer and sure enough it still shows. He goes back in.

When a friend is standing in their house but the Estate Timer for both their character and my character shows that their house is still pending demolition, there is a problem. The notification disappeared once he interacted with his Mender. At the time, I didn't think much of it because I wasn't yet aware of how many other players had experienced the reset problem or I most definitely would have taken screenshots.

Same thing happened to another friend last year. He had logged in one night specifically to reset his timer because he was just getting back from a two week trip and was about to be gone for another 7-10 days helping family take care of things following a death. That ended up extended a week longer than he expected and during that time the pending demolition popped up on my character's Estate timer. It wasn't a matter of we weren't remembering the dates correctly - there was discussion about his family situation in the FC discord that confirmed the time frame.

There is some sort of bug but it's hard to say what is causing it. A GM isn't going to be able to confirm entry was made if the system never saved the data for that entry in the first place.

This is the point where I'm going to state that there is still some responsibility on the player side. If the house is so important to you, why are you entering it so infrequently that it even reaches the point of pending demolition? There's an excellent chance that this bug has affected every house owner but because most house owners are entering their houses on a regular basis, their demo timer is getting successfully reset on those occasions the bug doesn't happen so they never reach the point of pending demolition.

If your house is that important to you, then make use of it when you play instead of ignoring it for weeks at a time. If you're not using it, do the responsible thing and relinquish it. Let it demo so you get 80% of your gil back. If players wouldn't hold onto houses they aren't using, it would be easier for those who want to use a house to get one - and for those who lose their house due to this bug to get another when they're able to play on a regular basis again.

You don’t need to interact with anything you only need to enter.
And unlike others who will make claims about how it works, I can provide a demonstrative example.

https://youtu.be/rTZv40DHoo4?si=dWQ-qCOC7gZn707x

As you can see, simply entering the building gives you a message about the timer being reset if you close enough to start being warned.

Yes, it worked as intended on that specific occasion. It doesn't mean that it works as intended every single time an owner enters their house.

This would be a good features. Just put it in the housing menu under Estate Settings or something. In virtually every case this topic gets brought up, it's always the person misremembering the demo timer or that one rare case where the guy crafted in his yard but never in his actual house. So making that more viewable would be nice.

I would like to see the Estate Timer reflect the date and time of last recorded entry by owner in addition to the demolition status. If that information was listed, it could be helpful in tracking down the bug and getting it fixed or at least help players avoid demolition by letting them know it did not reset on the last entry.