Cities And Housing Archive
Thread: ****Please enforce the Citizen Purge, it is impossible for new cities to grow!!****
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Jedi_99
Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:01 pm
#27
I understand the issue, but there is always a flip side. I know several people who could not play for quite some time. People might be on the army, away from their broadband connection on college, low on cash, busy with work or away on vacations for yes, longer than 6 months. Now these people have PAYED money for their characters, and have put time into it. Im not saying that all inactive players are coming back nor that the housing problem should not be addressed.
What Im saying is people should think of others too before starting flaming about purging accounts. There is definetly a way to solve the issues with the ghost cities without creating a problem for another group of players, regardless of how small or big that group is. This is a game, and at least in this issue all people can be happy. Now regarding the solution, for example all houses of non active players can be removed. Or all characters that were made and used once can be removed.
P.S. I dont think you would feel very good if for some serious reason you had to stop playing for a while, and getting back you realise your 1 year of hard labor character master swordsman/master brawler/master doctor/Jedi Kung Fu Sensei super ninja was removed and you have to start all over again.
What Im saying is people should think of others too before starting flaming about purging accounts. There is definetly a way to solve the issues with the ghost cities without creating a problem for another group of players, regardless of how small or big that group is. This is a game, and at least in this issue all people can be happy. Now regarding the solution, for example all houses of non active players can be removed. Or all characters that were made and used once can be removed.
P.S. I dont think you would feel very good if for some serious reason you had to stop playing for a while, and getting back you realise your 1 year of hard labor character master swordsman/master brawler/master doctor/Jedi Kung Fu Sensei super ninja was removed and you have to start all over again.
MDEUK
Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:09 am
#28
Jedi_99 wrote:
I understand the issue...
You don't understand the issue...
1. We are talking primarily about DELETED accounts where the house remains and does not decay. There is no justification at all for that, other than some cities using such houses to falsely inflate their citizenship.
2. Even if the issue was just about inactive players, in an environment of limited resources SOE has to give priority to those who are paying - to penalise those who are actively paying in the interests of those who are not and might come is illogical.
3. There is no debate about IF there is going to be a Citizen Purge - SOE already did one last year. The only question is WHEN they will repeat it.
Hope that helps! 
Corsican_Ogre
Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:43 pm
#30
Honestly I am not sure a purge will help all that much. Many of these Ghost towns are held up by lot swaps that predate current mayors who now have to deal with cities whos centers are filled with inactive home owners. Others are held open by lot swaps that are still active its how many of the earliest cities got big fast.
Danto1
Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:30 am
#31
the mayor should have the option to purge or not purge
My town has approx 100 acitve house and about 40 inactive ones, the guild has over 250 members, half of which are active, I would love to destroy the old inactive houses some of which have been there for 9 or 10months!
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