Housing is one of the big selling points of Final Fantasy XIV, with players grinding for hours to save up the Gil to purchase their first Plot. But in order to prevent the limited number of Plots from running out or remaining unused, Final Fantasy XIV operated Automatic Demolition when the release of Endwalker caused excessive queues, Final Fantasy XIV disabled Automatic Demolition of housing plots.
When will FFXIV return automatic housing demolition back?
In March 2022, Automatic Demolition of housing plots was announced to resume, as per a Tweet from the official Final Fantasy XIV Twitter. However, just a month later, this was reversed. Later on December 2022, it was also announced that housing demolition would resume as of the release of Patch this again was later reversed. Automatic housing demolition has been disabled ever since.
Finally, once again, we're back to housing demolition being announced—this time on June 21, 2023, at 1:00 am PT.
Automatic Demolition is aimed at players who have not entered their Estate for at least 30 days. This timer will begin on June 21, 2023, at 1:00 am PT.
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For Estates and houses that haven’t been entered at all during the Suspension Period (the time when Automatic Demolition was disabled), however, the demolition counter will count 30 days from June 21. This means these Estates will be slated for Demolition on Friday, July 21, 2023. Players who fall into this category will be sent an email warning them of the imminent Demolition.
How does automatic housing demolition work in Final Fantasy 14?
Once an Estate is marked for Demolition, a timer will begin that usually lasts between seven and nine days. You have until the timer expires to enter your estate. Square Enix states that the timer is not exact, though, and the removal may happen close to the end of the timer. So it’s best to make sure you head to your Estate as soon as possible.
Remember that to pause or reset the timer, you need to physically enter your house or Estate. Just entering the external grounds or interacting with items or retainers on the outside of the Estate will not reset the time. Make sure you keep hold of your hard-earned home!
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