Housing - Round 4

Behemoth FC (Ishgard) plots are WIDE open.

Went and checked all 4 small plots that are currently open for entries:

Mists: 239 entries
Lavender Beds: 273 entries
Goblet: 222 entries
Empyreum: 238 entries

That puts Jenova at 972 bids on small plots. Based on the locations of all 4, it's unlikely that a majority of them are relocations (though of course not impossible). Aside from Empyreum, they're all varying levels of inconvenient, and I don't think I would classify any of them as highly desirable locations.

I opted for Lavender Beds because after playing the odds and going for least-popular plots in the past 3 lottos, I decided this time, since they were all going to be heinously high, I'd at least enter for the one I liked the most.... once you hit 200 entries, how much do more really matter?

Add instanced housing

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Originally Posted by Necrotica

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This is actually exactly how you sound. Very accurate here.
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Anywho, my FC mates and I decided to sit this one out. We wanted a large, and we ended up getting a medium for free from the botchery lottery. We feel we are already fortunate.

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Originally Posted by Necrotica

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I mean, it's true tho

Didn't even notice round 3 came and went. xD The amount of bidders on what few houses are left is gonna be huge!

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Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne

I only wanted either Shirogane or Empyreum plot, doesn’t matter which size or class.

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There's actually a small in Empyreum up. Last I checked it had around 248 bids on it lol. It opened up late the night before bidding started.

On Jenova I forgot to add.

That being said I was one of 260 on the small plot in Mists an hour or so ago. Please do something about this SE. At this rate it could be 5 years before any of us own even a small plot ><.

After losing 2/3 of the lotteries so far (only participated in 2) I decided to go small and bid on a small in the Empyreum. It's certainly better than nothing. Currently I'm the only bidder and, judging by every other small I have come across, I think I have a decent shot. I'm sure I'll still find a way to lose, but seeing as these plots are still available 4 cycles later...I'm fairly confident in my bid. Confident enough that I'm saving myself the trip and logging out right there in front of the placard. No one wants a small. I don't necessarily want one either, but I've gotta play the odds right, and bidding on random mediums with upwards of 50+ bids is not playing with good odds at all. This will probably be the only way I manage to get an Ishgard plot under the current system. Wtb instanced housing.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

No one wants a small. I don't necessarily want one either, but I've gotta play the odds right, and bidding on random mediums with upwards of 50+ bids is not playing with good odds at all.

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You are lucky there are smalls available. Even the medium at 50 bids has less bids than any small on my server. Last time the only medium had over 400 bids. This time there is only 10 small and one medium which was left unclaimed and it was at 200+ bids before yesterday. As for size, my preferred is medium but I’d take a small over a mansion.

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Originally Posted by Toutatis

You are lucky there are smalls available. Even the medium at 50 bids has less bids than any small on my server. Last time the only medium had over 400 bids. This time there is only 10 small and one medium which was left unclaimed and it was at 200+ bids before yesterday. As for size, my preferred is medium but I’d take a small over a mansion.

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Yeah, it's definitely a perk of not being on an insanely crowded server. It might not be what I want, but it is probably what I need. Again, better than nothing at all.