This link is to the video of me trying to buy a house as soon as the patch went live. To those who didn't see what it was like you can see the fight for new plots first hand.
Regarding my attitude: After going almost half a year without a house I was caught up in the moment so there is swearing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_WY...ature=youtu.be
Buying Plot Race Video
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06-08-2016, 06:25 AMAnimarelicBuying Plot Race Video
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06-08-2016, 06:40 AMTheCurls
It's funny how you say that is a 'race'. You were able to take your sweet time. Balmung's houses were bought up almost instantly.
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06-08-2016, 06:46 AMAnimarelic
The houses were gone in less than an hour that was only the first 6 mins.
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06-08-2016, 06:48 AMVelisra
I can't understand why, if this was so important to you to get a house, you weren't already in Limsa with the gil in your pocket and ready to port to EXACTLY the ward you wanted, and go directly to the plot you wanted, with backup choices in place in case someone got there before you. As TheCurls said, looks like you had lots of choices and just couldn't decide what to do, as opposed to some folks who had no opportunity whatsoever to purchase a plot. I'm not even sure what you're trying to demonstrate with this video.
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06-08-2016, 06:51 AMAnimarelic
For the record I was sick the weekend so I didn't get to set up like I wanted & my FC member who was going to do it was a no show. You also missed the part where I lost the one I wanted and then 2 others ran up to buy the large plot. It only looks like I had choices 7 houses were gone from the ward I chose in less than the first 6 mins.
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06-08-2016, 07:16 AMLexiaOnly 7 gone in 6 minutes? On balmung all 720 houses were gone in 6 minutesQuote:
Originally Posted by Animarelic
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06-08-2016, 07:36 AMotarolgam4 Wards x 60 plots is 240...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lexia
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06-08-2016, 07:59 AMeschatonFeeling really sad for people who have been there since 1.0 ended, and got served this ... 'mess' again. A few minutes of housing available in years. The small Gil harvest->selling crowd using the flaws of the system to its full potential. Offering multiple small plots for 75m each in a (legacy) party finder. Oh dear. Lovely. Still it's hard to blame anything but the system and transfer policy itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lexia
Only 7 gone in 6 minutes? On balmung all 720 houses were gone in 6 minutesQuote:
Originally Posted by otarolgam
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06-08-2016, 11:39 AMLexiaI think you forgetting there are 4 wards with 60 plots for each city, 240 would be for one city housing area. 240 x 3 = 720Quote:
Originally Posted by otarolgam
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06-08-2016, 12:07 PMDeceptistar
I'd be holding my monies already by or in the wards before logout o.o. Your vid made me antsy watching you take your time getting the money out and then jogging to the tele lol
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06-09-2016, 12:38 AMMellaz
It wasn't just Balmung but also other servers such as Leviathan. It took maybe 15 minutes for every plot to be bought. All the best plots were of course taken even faster. From what I saw in the video, I feel I could have casually walked to the house I wanted instead of watching 12 people sprinting their asses off in front of me.
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06-09-2016, 12:53 AMNatashioThe dramatics...Quote:
Originally Posted by Deceptistar
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06-09-2016, 01:05 AMSaitoHikari
Hilariously enough, in Sarg, apparently there were still Goblet plots by yesterday evening.
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06-09-2016, 01:38 AMVelisraThere are still PLENTY of plots left in Goblet on Diabolos, and even a few in the Beds as of this morning (Eastern US time). Mists is sold out though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaitoHikari
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06-09-2016, 04:08 AMAnimarelicThat WAS 6 Mins After Leviathan went liveQuote:
Originally Posted by Mellaz
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06-09-2016, 04:32 AMZigabar6 minutes from live meant almost all the plots in Gilgamesh were gone. There's no way I would've gotten a house if I moved like you did in the video. Congrats on your house regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animarelic
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06-09-2016, 04:45 AModie
I'm from Balmung and I was not part of this housing rush. My FC leader certainly was though. But so many people in the days leading up to maintenance, practiced their steps to the plot they wanted. They were trying to actually minimize the distance by steps. haha. Insane. If eorzea was real life.....it would be like black friday shopping in the US...but with swords and destructive magics.