So I'd have to say that it's more of an annoyance than a useful game mechanic. Just imagine if there were a construction time: Everyone would be screaming for its removal as it would waste a lot of play time since the game is all about construction, and people play games to do stuff, not to suffer senseless time penalties.and I think any argument that can be made that there should be a deconstruction time can also be used to argue that there should be a construction time. I think the only thing that makes it tolerable is that deconstruction isn't a frequent activity. In real life, demolition is easier than construction. It's quite strange that I can build a wall as fast as I can run, but then when I want to tear it down, it's a slow process. I'd be happy if the deconstruction time just disappeared. Given that there is no construction time, why is there a deconstruction time?