Housing lottery round 2

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Missbone

Thats a bid crazy, thx for the info

---

np - always happy to help :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Elesh

Haven't decided which medium I'm bidding on quite yet. Gonna take a look tomorrow I think.



Yep. That's exactly what happens. The winning bid pays, the losing bids get their money back.

Large FCs can also bid on multiple houses as well, but... if they win more than one, they lose their money on whichever one they don't accept because they can only accept one.

---

So My FC is a large FC because I can bid on five cottages at the same time? ... We only have 6 members of which 5 are my alts. No, a player who sees the future and prepares him/herself long term can achieve almost anything. When I 1st started playing I did some research and found out I need alts to help me with housing. The result is I can bid on houses like a large FC can. It's a good feeling ...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by sagacious

So My FC is a large FC because I can bid on five cottages at the same time? ... We only have 6 members of which 5 are my alts. No, a player who sees the future and prepares him/herself long term can achieve almost anything. When I 1st started playing I did some research and found out I need alts to help me with housing. The result is I can bid on houses like a large FC can. It's a good feeling ...

---

Weird flex but congratulations?

Well the mist medium I'm looking at has 23 bids... might as well pack it up already I don't have that kind of luck

I think one of the lessons learned from the first round is...

If you really wanted a house, go for a small. If you already had a house, then there is nothing to lose anyway.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Shadowman

Wish me luck on my 1 bid against the fc that has like 8 bids :'(.

---

They have the money, seems fair to me. Good luck!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by anhaato

Well the mist medium I'm looking at has 23 bids... might as well pack it up already I don't have that kind of luck

---

do you play the lottery in real life? If you do the odds are better here so take heart and have hope.

It'd be nice if people realized that stakeouts and harassing people away from the placards is no longer needed. Had that happen to me earlier as I was trying to place a bid on one.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Cincierta

It'd be nice if people realized that stakeouts and harassing people away from the placards is no longer needed.

---

If someone can turn a person away, then with lottery their chances go up sizably. So it's more relevant now than before - as long as it's not harassment!

Multiple bids with alts, big groups standing near the placard to scare people off, friendly chatting, sob stories, all tricks short of stepping into harassment territory increase your chances, in a way they never did with FCFS clicking for a few hours in prime time.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Shibi

If someone can turn a person away, then with lottery their chances go up sizably. So it's more relevant now than before - as long as it's not harassment!

Multiple bids with alts, big groups standing near the placard to scare people off, friendly chatting, sob stories, all tricks short of stepping into harassment territory increase your chances, in a way they never did with FCFS clicking for a few hours in prime time.

---

The chances of making someone turn away from just putting in their bid are astronomical. In the bygone age of click-to-win you could actually influence with numbers, distract with chats/trades, possibly also affecting their input capability by standing on the placard (some people still click on everything), possibly bogging down their system. If you think some inconsequential gathering of people is going to matter that's silly. There's a literal number of entries you can read. If that's too high for your blood, then leave. Otherwise the group standing around the placard does NOTHING.

Having one less person bidding does affect your chances, but it's a very deluded approach to think you can intimidate someone out of the bid in a virtual environment.