Again in March, Final Fantasy XIV’s builders turned off the housing demolition timers as a result of ongoing world pandemic, so nobody has to fret about logging on to the sport to verify a home isn’t demolished. This can be a good factor, and it’s not altering quickly. Sadly, it additionally implies that inactive homes usually are not at the moment topic to any churn, which implies that getting a home is much more tough than regular… a state of affairs hopefully addressed, not less than partly, with the promise of more housing plots being added in the game’s next major patch.

Whereas a precise quantity will not be given, the small Twitter thread notes that extra plots have been already on the agenda, however the strategy of including new {hardware} to servers has been slowed down by the aforementioned world pandemic. A full announcement is deliberate “quickly,” however it appears clear that the staff is working to deal with the sport’s inequalities of housing and provide more spaces to hang your metaphorical hat.

2. Whereas we’re very grateful for the rise in gamers as a result of new updates, the housing demolition timer has remained disabled as a consequence of COVID-19. We’re planning so as to add extra plots quickly, however as a result of present state of affairs, the set up course of has been slowed down.

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) August 14, 2020