There are any number of ways evony could fix this, and they have in the past addressed issues in Age I but only when there are enough players complaining about it to warrant their time. It seems with this issue it only affects a certain number of players and at different times throughout their gaming experience, so you will not see massive complaints at any one time.

I suggest anyone that doesn't want this to happen to them in the future give their opinion now, as it will inevitably come up if you're a player who enjoys the game but must occasionally leave it for real life matters.