Housing Timer

Yes, I know, there are several posts already for this issue. Guess what, I don't care at this point. This timer is total BS! and you devs know it! Simple solution, no one can bypass the timer. Not individual purchases, not FC purchase, not transfers. If one cannot do a thing, then no one should be able to do the same thing.

Failing that, give FCs the ability to bypass the time as well. As a newer FC, it is damn near impossible to get a house. That is asinine and should not be the situation.

You could also implement another subdivision. That would expand the total number of houses by an insane amount when one considers the number of wards that already exist.

At this point, I don't care what is done, but SOMETHING needs to be done. This housing system is total utter rotten garbage and you know it.

Soooooooo true.
I've been waiting for like 10 hours trying to get a house ;;

Its the players that wanted the previous system to be changed, now you people are complaining even more. There's nearly 10x more plots than when housing came out and prices went down by 5x or more. If you really want a house for your FC, purchase someone else's FC house...

Try writing this in the Japanese forums. We're not going to get an answer here, sadly.

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Originally Posted by Mika-san

Soooooooo true.
I've been waiting for like 10 hours trying to get a house ;;

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Don't worry. I only waited 11 hours today, myself...only to time and again watch it fall through last second to someone who would manage to run up right as the timer chose to expire and get a faster click than me.

Best bet is to (a) stop caring or (b) cancel sub.

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Originally Posted by galbsadi

Don't worry. I only waited 11 hours today, myself...only to time and again watch it fall through last second to someone who would manage to run up right as the timer chose to expire and get a faster click than me.

Best bet is to (a) stop caring or (b) cancel sub.

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The timer can go up way to high. Hear stories of 20 plus ours before a house becomes available. Who the heck thought that would be a good idea? I mean I get it put the timer to discourage reselling but at some point someone on the team should have been like "guys... maybe 20 plus hours is a bit excessive?"

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Originally Posted by Mew_FC

Its the players that wanted the previous system to be changed, now you people are complaining even more. There's nearly 10x more plots than when housing came out and prices went down by 5x or more. If you really want a house for your FC, purchase someone else's FC house...

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How many service accounts will you make to keep instigating? Do you think this kind of behavior is normal?

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Originally Posted by supergiz

The timer can go up way to high. Hear stories of 20 plus ours before a house becomes available. Who the heck thought that would be a good idea? I mean I get it put the timer to discourage reselling but at some point someone on the team should have been like "guys... maybe 20 plus hours is a bit excessive?"

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From what I have gathered, the timer can go to a max of 22 hours. Why? I have no idea.. there's no reason for the timer to even exist anymore honestly.

The problem before was that people would buy entire wards then resell for far higher. They have since limited housing to 1 per account per world as it should have been from the start. So the original problem is already solved.. but they still wanted to discourage ANY buying apparently and added this ridiculous invisible timer.

So now even if you want to legitimately buy a house you have to basically kill yourself waiting for up to 22 hours.. never wanting to leave the screen even for a second because someone can snipe it. I've been at this current plot for about 10 hours now.. I've literally watched 3 other plots in this same ward sell faster..

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Originally Posted by galbsadi

Don't worry. I only waited 11 hours today, myself...only to time and again watch it fall through last second to someone who would manage to run up right as the timer chose to expire and get a faster click than me.

Best bet is to (a) stop caring or (b) cancel sub.

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If people were always running up and winning the plot, they were probably relocating which bypasses the timer. It's why people often suggest on the forums that someone has enough gil to buy a starter or throwaway home (small, probably goblet outer ring). If you own a home, it's much easier to get the home you actually want.

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Originally Posted by MizArai

If people were always running up and winning the plot, they were probably relocating which bypasses the timer. It's why people often suggest on the forums that someone has enough gil to buy a starter or throwaway home (small, probably goblet outer ring). If you own a home, it's much easier to get the home you actually want.

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...while it's possible, I highly doubt people are relocating into small plots on the Goblet or Lavender Beds....to the very homes you're calling 'throwaway homes,' in fact.