Please more housing wards soon. And no more FC/Private Hybrid.

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Originally Posted by Eraden

Mao uses house constantly. Mao nots do much redecoratings now though because glitchings so hard on Mao. If some day SE brings in XYZ positionings then Mao gonna go CRAZY with redecoratings!

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Well said little Mao! <3

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

I'm still in the camp of "if you want a house that badly, move to where they are available". For now, that's the best chance of being able to get a house in NA. Data center travel allows players to continue playing with their friends. I don't see SE opening up more wards when they want players spreading out more to help reduce log-in congestion issues at expansion launch and the first couple of major patch releases.

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Depending on the size of one’s friend group, you could all make a plan and move together. I think, even with DC travel, most people want to be on the same home world with their friends and FCs if they have them, so even if they have to or want to go to a different DC to do certain things, when they’re on their home world they don’t feel so isolated. Admittedly the game could do more to alleviate that, with better CWLS and not losing access to things like retainers, etc. when you go off-world. It’s still unappealing for a lot of people to move to what others call a “dead DC” just for a chance to get a house.

I’m wondering if Cosmic Exploration will help a bit… in a recent interview, it was compared to being like Ishgardian Restoration, in that you’ll be working together with others on your world to progress things. That was before DC travel, but it really helped create a sense of community within your world, something that Dynamis could probably use some help with. I guess it depends on how popular the content is, and whether or not it will be crafter/gatherer only like Restoration or any class like Island Sanctuary, but maybe it’ll give players the incentive to stay on their own worlds more… I remember always seeing the Firm Fates in shout chat! At any rate, maybe it’ll give a little push to make the new servers feel more like “home,” and encourage more people to run content on their home servers so as to not miss out on progressing their world for CE.

Even so, if anyone is still on the fence at this point, and is considering moving, I’d do it now before DT, while we’re in a bit of a lull and auto-demo is opening up houses from player inactivity… I’m still firmly in the camp of “make instanced already, this shouldn’t have to be a thing,” but as others have said, this is what we’ve got right now. I have a plot I’m happy with, so I’m content to wait and see what changes we get to housing in the future. But for those that are still looking, this might be the time to make the move, before it’s too late. Xbox players are already here, they weren’t locked into Dynamis, and they’ll be able to get off free trial and enter the housing market in a couple weeks. As I’ve said before, even Dynamis will eventually suffer from the player to plot ratio being way too low… so if transferring was your last resort, this might be the time.

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Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra

Depending on the size of one’s friend group, you could all make a plan and move together. I think, even with DC travel, most people want to be on the same home world with their friends and FCs if they have them, so even if they have to or want to go to a different DC to do certain things, when they’re on their home world they don’t feel so isolated. Admittedly the game could do more to alleviate that, with better CWLS and not losing access to things like retainers, etc. when you go off-world. It’s still unappealing for a lot of people to move to what others call a “dead DC” just for a chance to get a house.

I’m wondering if Cosmic Exploration will help a bit… in a recent interview, it was compared to being like Ishgardian Restoration, in that you’ll be working together with others on your world to progress things. That was before DC travel, but it really helped create a sense of community within your world, something that Dynamis could probably use some help with. I guess it depends on how popular the content is, and whether or not it will be crafter/gatherer only like Restoration or any class like Island Sanctuary, but maybe it’ll give players the incentive to stay on their own worlds more… I remember always seeing the Firm Fates in shout chat! At any rate, maybe it’ll give a little push to make the new servers feel more like “home,” and encourage more people to run content on their home servers so as to not miss out on progressing their world for CE.

Even so, if anyone is still on the fence at this point, and is considering moving, I’d do it now before DT, while we’re in a bit of a lull and auto-demo is opening up houses from player inactivity… I’m still firmly in the camp of “make instanced already, this shouldn’t have to be a thing,” but as others have said, this is what we’ve got right now. I have a plot I’m happy with, so I’m content to wait and see what changes we get to housing in the future. But for those that are still looking, this might be the time to make the move, before it’s too late. Xbox players are already here, they weren’t locked into Dynamis, and they’ll be able to get off free trial and enter the housing market in a couple weeks. As I’ve said before, even Dynamis will eventually suffer from the player to plot ratio being way too low… so if transferring was your last resort, this might be the time.

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Yeah, I know when I transferred I took my wife and one of my best friends with me, and we established our own small FC shortly after that. It's definitely nice to already have a group of people, but if I were alone I probably would've transferred anyway.

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Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra

Depending on the size of one’s friend group, you could all make a plan and move together. I think, even with DC travel, most people want to be on the same home world with their friends and FCs if they have them, so even if they have to or want to go to a different DC to do certain things, when they’re on their home world they don’t feel so isolated. Admittedly the game could do more to alleviate that, with better CWLS and not losing access to things like retainers, etc. when you go off-world. It’s still unappealing for a lot of people to move to what others call a “dead DC” just for a chance to get a house.

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While they could, I would imagine most friends groups already have members with houses they're attached to. There's no guarantee they'd be able to get the location if they transfer.

What's needed is a shift in player thinking about data center travel. It's not the terrible experience that some make it sound.

Would it be right for every player? No, but then those players tend to be the ones that focus most on crafting/gathering/marketboard activities or help to run a venue that requires membership in the FC that owns the house.

Consider the following: when you are playing with your friends group, what do you do during that time period?

Are you in instances, where you're cut off from the rest of the game outside of certain chat channels?

Are you talking to your FC, or are you talking to your friends?

Do you frequently stop what you're doing to go check your retainers?

Do you really need to be on your home world to do the things you do with your friends?

For those with no interest in leaving their home worlds, I completely understand. It was something I brought up as a potential issue when data center travel was announced and players started seeing it as a solution for housing. Data center travel has turned out better than I had expected and I use it a lot. I still understand why others don't.

But it is also a choice to prioritize staying on the same world with your friends over getting a house instead of moving to a different world to get a house then using data center travel to play with friends. Instead of complaining about not being able to get a house, focus on the fun you're having with your friends. You still have the ability to get an apartment (assuming you're not on Balmung and Balmung has sold out again) which offers most of the same features as a house.


RE: Cosmic Exploration - that's not going to help the housing issue. If it like Ishgardian Restoration then it will create a problem with the area being limited to home world only unless SE puts a cap on daily rewards that can be earned from progress events.

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Originally Posted by Prepballfan

I agree with you. Why would you want to move away from all of your friends? Your whole gaming experience built around relationships to enjoy your experience. I wonder how many of these people telling you to move already have the house that they want.

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If your friendships only exist if you live on the same server as them...hate to break it to you but they're not your friends. Actual friendships exist regardless of where you are or what you're playing lol.

Kind of concerned now that a lot of people on 14 are shallow if multiple people are paranoid to leave because of friendship related reasons.
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Side note: I got my house but after moving to a less populated server on Crystal a few months ago. Took one try on a 50/50 chance with a small and I got it my first week there, also scored a medium FC that happened to have low bids at the time more recently. My friends don't care and come visit me regardless and vise versa.

You don't even need Dynamis to get a house tbh, you just need to sacrifice your high standards for something that is more attainable. Now I can just freely bid on mansions until I get one now and there's no stress if I lose...I got my houses at the end of the day. *shrug*

If someone cries shortage because they've spent the last year or two bidding on nothing but mansions and losing (while other houses are still chillin there waiting for bids)...it's not a shortage at that point.

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Originally Posted by LianaThorne

If your friendships only exist if you live on the same server as them...hate to break it to you but they're not your friends. Actual friendships exist regardless of where you are or what you're playing lol.

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Something I've also tried telling others many times. Social media seems to have distorted what a "friend" is over the years.

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Originally Posted by LianaThorne

If someone cries shortage because they've spent the last year or two bidding on nothing but mansions and losing (while other houses are still chillin there waiting for bids)...it's not a shortage at that point.

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There is still a shortage but it is not a housing shortage. It is a medium and large shortage.

Again, blame social media. It's taught people to exaggerate and sensationalize situations to get attention from their peer group acquaintances. Unfortunately for them, those with the ability to create change aren't in their peer groups and ignore what they have to say when all they do is exaggerate for effect.

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

Something I've also tried telling others many times. Social media seems to have distorted what a "friend" is over the years.


There is still a shortage but it is not a housing shortage. It is a medium and large shortage.

Again, blame social media. It's taught people to exaggerate and sensationalize situations to get attention from their peer group acquaintances. Unfortunately for them, those with the ability to create change aren't in their peer groups and ignore what they have to say when all they do is exaggerate for effect.

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I do agree that social media have absolutely indeed distorted the truth of what a ''REAL FRIEND or FRIENDS'' Is, cause whilest i do have real friends and i know they won't mind me moving, it's more i enjoy being on Mateus.

But it's pretty sad, how the peer preasure of ''Group friends'' Is the new norm. But then also, you have people who have loneliness and depression and being alone, sadly does wreck a lot of things.

*hugs everyone* Don't give up, hope is always there for everyone! <3

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Originally Posted by Yuniko

But it's pretty sad, how the peer preasure of ''Group friends'' Is the new norm.

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To be fair, peer pressure has always existed. It's not a new norm.

What's changed is the size of the peer groups now that social media exists. Where peer groups used to be a couple of hundred people within a local community, they can now include thousands or even millions from around the world. It becomes a lot harder to know what to believe.

Hugs back to you. As you say there is always hope that things will change for the better.

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

To be fair, peer pressure has always existed. It's not a new norm.

What's changed is the size of the peer groups now that social media exists. Where peer groups used to be a couple of hundred people within a local community, they can now include thousands or even millions from around the world. It becomes a lot harder to know what to believe.

Hugs back to you. As you say there is always hope that things will change for the better.

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Yep! <3 We have to hang in there and just move forward! <3

I can't wait for Tuesday! gonna purchase the new Paper mario on Switch!