Hello everyone and thank you for reading this. I'm posting to raise awareness and concern over the decision to reinstate auto demolition during these trying times when many are still economically impacted by the pandemic that still rages out of control. On March 26 2020 Square Enix decided to suspend auto demolition of housing citing concerns of the economic impact of the virus.
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...211113e4ab392f
This was a wonderful show of compassion from the company. However, in November of 2020, Square Enix decided to reinstate auto demolition citing, and I'm paraphrasing, the impact of the virus could go on far longer than expected and thus they would be reinstating auto demolition as of the release of 5.4 in December of 2020.
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...634fa6df3f42b8
This feels like a slap in the face to those more impacted than others. The decision seems to go on the assumption that the player base is impacted equally which it is not. I have had to watch as friends and loved ones have left after losing their homes while recovering from the impact of the pandemic. Many of my friends and acquaintances in the medical field have lost their homes in game not from a desire to play but from a lack of time as they are working twelve or sixteen hour days often six to seven days a week depending on virus outbreaks. Reinstating auto demolition was an atrocious decision. With the vast amount of housing that was in development when these decisions were made, there was no good reason to take current players housing from them.
Make this right Square. Roll back housing to the state it was in before the release of patch 5.4. Give back the homes of these players who were already suffering from the pandemic only suffer the indignity of losing their Eorzean home that brought them happiness in these bleak times. Show the compassion you showed at the beginning. Yes, it will be hard work restoring all the homes to their owners and it will disappoint players who have purchased a home made available by this decision, however, it is the right thing to do. Auto demolition should not have been reinstated nor should it be reinstated until the impact of the pandemic is over.
Thank you for reading
Continue reading...
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...211113e4ab392f
This was a wonderful show of compassion from the company. However, in November of 2020, Square Enix decided to reinstate auto demolition citing, and I'm paraphrasing, the impact of the virus could go on far longer than expected and thus they would be reinstating auto demolition as of the release of 5.4 in December of 2020.
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...634fa6df3f42b8
This feels like a slap in the face to those more impacted than others. The decision seems to go on the assumption that the player base is impacted equally which it is not. I have had to watch as friends and loved ones have left after losing their homes while recovering from the impact of the pandemic. Many of my friends and acquaintances in the medical field have lost their homes in game not from a desire to play but from a lack of time as they are working twelve or sixteen hour days often six to seven days a week depending on virus outbreaks. Reinstating auto demolition was an atrocious decision. With the vast amount of housing that was in development when these decisions were made, there was no good reason to take current players housing from them.
Make this right Square. Roll back housing to the state it was in before the release of patch 5.4. Give back the homes of these players who were already suffering from the pandemic only suffer the indignity of losing their Eorzean home that brought them happiness in these bleak times. Show the compassion you showed at the beginning. Yes, it will be hard work restoring all the homes to their owners and it will disappoint players who have purchased a home made available by this decision, however, it is the right thing to do. Auto demolition should not have been reinstated nor should it be reinstated until the impact of the pandemic is over.
Thank you for reading
Continue reading...