Square Enix Evicts Inactive Players, Unleashing a Land Grab in Final Fantasy XIV - Time to Stake Your Claim!
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Inactive players are being evicted in Final Fantasy XIV, creating a wave of available housing plots this week, meaning now is the time to try your luck in the housing lottery! Keep an eye out on the Producer Live letter for additional housing updates and information on Patch 7.3.
Alright, listen up, Warriors of Light (and Darkness, I don't judge). If you've been eyeing up a digital plot of land in *Final Fantasy XIV*, this week is your moment to shine. Square Enix, bless their occasionally baffling hearts, has decided to dust off the old "automatic housing demolition timer." What does this mean, you ask? Well, it's basically a fancy way of saying they're kicking out players who've been AFK for too long and reclaiming their virtual real estate. Think of it as a digital eviction notice, but with more fanfare and fewer angry landlords.
According to *Game Rant*, the housing demolition timers resumed on June 6th across North American data centers, with those timers maxing out around July 20th and 21st. That’s right about now! So, hundreds of prime locations are about to become available in the housing lottery system. It's like the digital equivalent of the Oklahoma land rush, but hopefully with less… y'know… actual historical trauma.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "A lottery? Seriously?" Yep. Square Enix isn't just handing out free property deeds like candy on Halloween. You've got to enter the lottery, wait five days for entries to close, and then endure a nail-biting four days until the results are announced. The next entry window opens on July 21st (that's today, folks!) at 11:00 AM Eastern, with results dropping on July 26th. So, get your Gil ready and prepare to roll the dice.
*Game Rant* also notes that the number of available plots will vary across servers. So, do a bit of reconnaissance! Stroll through the housing districts of Sargatanas, Balmung, Leviathan, and wherever else your wanderlust takes you, and see what’s up for grabs. And for our European friends, don't despair! Your chance for a housing bonanza is coming in September, after Patch 7.3 drops in early August. Seems the demolition timers for the Chaos and Light data centers will be firing up then.
Square Enix will be spilling more beans about Patch 7.3 on July 24th during the 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast. Will there be more housing news? Perhaps! Will they finally explain why Viera can't wear hats properly? One can only dream. But if you're serious about getting a house, keep an eye on those streams and get ready to pounce. May the odds be ever in your favor, fellow house hunters!
Tags: Final Fantasy XIV, FFXIV, Housing, MMORPG, Square Enix
Original article: Game Rant