PSA: Put yourself /busy when buying a plot

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02-19-2018, 08:05 PM
Rinuko

PSA: Put yourself /busy when buying a plot

Title.

As people may trade you to sabotage you getting that plot you been wanting for so long.
/busy disables this.

Now good luck on getting that house!
02-20-2018, 06:27 AM
Settiesama

If you log in outside of a plot, putting yourself on busy, even via macro, will be valuable seconds lost that could lose you the plot to others who log in there. Good idea if you need to move though.
02-20-2018, 09:26 AM
KayRadley

Quote:

Originally Posted by Settiesama

If you log in outside of a plot, putting yourself on busy, even via macro, will be valuable seconds lost that could lose you the plot to others who log in there. Good idea if you need to move though.

That's why my plan is to log out right out of my plot and try to snag it first. If that doesn't work, set the macro and start running.
02-20-2018, 09:44 AM
Kessa

I don't get it.. if they are trying to trade with you, they aren't able to buy either.

I am going to try.. if I don't get one, I will keep an eye out for something available.. some people will buy but wont have the cash to get the permit etc.. so I will be banking on it. If I really can't get a house, I will probably transfer late Spring.
02-20-2018, 10:08 AM
Rathael

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Originally Posted by Kessa

I don't get it.. if they are trying to trade with you, they aren't able to buy either.

I am going to try.. if I don't get one, I will keep an eye out for something available.. some people will buy but wont have the cash to get the permit etc.. so I will be banking on it. If I really can't get a house, I will probably transfer late Spring.

People have friends that care more about them getting the plot than you.

I have a keybound busy macro that I can activate without any lost time, personally.
02-20-2018, 10:45 AM
Nocturnyx

Yes. I saw a video on housing and someone said that tip and I thought nah, that seems crappy, but like previously mentioned, people who have homes will help their friends secure their own by doing this. But it is whoever logs in the fastest gets the plot.

So good luck to everyone tonight :o
02-20-2018, 01:55 PM
Kewitt

This isn't even an issue. IF you can't do 2 click in the time the window is open of 2 mins from login your already out of luck.

Anyone spamming trade is missing there chance to get the same home your already at.

Also as this is a known issue. I would report the hell out of anyone that did it to me. As this would be known harassment.
02-20-2018, 02:12 PM
Suniva

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

Also as this is a known issue. I would report the hell out of anyone that did it to me. As this would be known harassment.

IF someone is successful in this method of harassment and ensures someone does not receive a plot, reporting the person will do little to alleviate the pain of the individual who lost out on said plot to begin with due to the said harassment. I do agree they should be reported immediately, but it's not like SE will remove the house from the player and give it to the victim. Hence why the warning, cause you never truly know. (Thanks btw!)
02-20-2018, 04:07 PM
Beelhi

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Originally Posted by Suniva

IF someone is successful in this method of harassment and ensures someone does not receive a plot, reporting the person will do little to alleviate the pain of the individual who lost out on said plot to begin with due to the said harassment. I do agree they should be reported immediately, but it's not like SE will remove the house from the player and give it to the victim. Hence why the warning, cause you never truly know. (Thanks btw!)

If someone succeeds in tradeblocking me, yes, i won't get the house, but i will report them anyways. One can always hope that person already has 2-3 warnings stacked up and will now get banned. They will loose their slot in their static and when they finally come back they will be so far behind in gear, most statics will just laugh at them in their shiny BiS gear. When their wife hears about them loosing their static job she will take the kids and move in with her parents in their fancy Mist Mansion, refusing the tradeblocker to see his children. Tradeblocker is now spending way too much time and gil in the Inn drinking Ale and shouting at people. A few years pass and tradeblocker is now begging the streets of Ul'dah, deeply regretting the day he tradeblocked me
02-20-2018, 04:30 PM
Vonleo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beelhi

If someone succeeds in tradeblocking me, yes, i won't get the house, but i will report them anyways. One can always hope that person already has 2-3 warnings stacked up and will now get banned. They will loose their slot in their static and when they finally come back they will be so far behind in gear, most statics will just laugh at them in their shiny BiS gear. When their wife hears about them loosing their static job she will take the kids and move in with her parents in their fancy Mist Mansion, refusing the tradeblocker to see his children. Tradeblocker is now spending way too much time and gil in the Inn drinking Ale and shouting at people. A few years pass and tradeblocker is now begging the streets of Ul'dah, deeply regretting the day he tradeblocked me

Lose not Loose :)
02-20-2018, 04:42 PM
Beelhi

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Originally Posted by Vonleo

Lose not Loose :)

I understand with servers being down you are so bored all you can do is play grammar police with people whos native language isn't english. It's ok, only 2 hours and 10 minutes to go :c
02-20-2018, 05:18 PM
Vonleo

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Originally Posted by Beelhi

I understand with servers being down you are so bored all you can do is play grammar police with people whos native language isn't english. It's ok, only 2 hours and 10 minutes to go :c

It wasn't to insult you actually so chill out. What is wrong with pointing out something that is wrong without getting crapped on? Maybe teaching people the correct way of spelling something isn't some "zomg hes treating that person so bad because they corrected a spelling!" not everyone on the internet is trolling or a bad person you know....but then I forget we live in the day and age where everyone is super/hyper sensitive towards EVERY little thing...
02-20-2018, 05:20 PM
Kessa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beelhi

I understand with servers being down you are so bored all you can do is play grammar police with people whos native language isn't english. It's ok, only 2 hours and 10 minutes to go :c

Get your finger off the trigger.. he wasn't bashing you, merely just teasing you (it was a funny typo)

The housing fever is driving people maaaad :D
02-20-2018, 05:22 PM
Vonleo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kessa

Get your finger off the trigger.. he wasn't bashing you, merely just teasing you (it was a funny typo)

The housing fever is driving people maaaad :D

I actually wasn't trying to be mean only trying to help since a lot of people that have english as a second or third language misspell "lose" as "loose"
02-20-2018, 05:25 PM
Kessa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vonleo

I actually wasn't trying to be mean only trying to help since a lot of people that have english as a second or third language misspell "lose" as "loose"

Ya I know hun. She/he didn't get it.

Side note, I hated when my ex would let me say the wrong thing over and over.. ESL here too. :D
02-20-2018, 05:27 PM
Vonleo

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Originally Posted by Kessa

Ya I know hun. She/he didn't get it.

Side note, I hated when my ex would let me say the wrong thing over and over.. ESL here too. :D

Haha I was in ESL as well but for learning disability instead of english being my second or third language!
02-20-2018, 05:31 PM
Kessa

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Originally Posted by Vonleo

Haha I was in ESL as well but for learning disability instead of english being my second or third language!

Well little story.. when I applied to my current college.. they had me take the ESL test, not the regular test, and didn't tell me (I do have an accent so they assumed.. judged a book by its cover if I may). If I hadn't asked for my results (100%), I would have wasted at least a semester. After reviewing my results, they had me take the regular test, and now I am in my third semester of nursing. True story.
02-20-2018, 05:58 PM
fantasticm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beelhi

If someone succeeds in tradeblocking me, yes, i won't get the house, but i will report them anyways. One can always hope that person already has 2-3 warnings stacked up and will now get banned. They will loose their slot in their static and when they finally come back they will be so far behind in gear, most statics will just laugh at them in their shiny BiS gear. When their wife hears about them loosing their static job she will take the kids and move in with her parents in their fancy Mist Mansion, refusing the tradeblocker to see his children. Tradeblocker is now spending way too much time and gil in the Inn drinking Ale and shouting at people. A few years pass and tradeblocker is now begging the streets of Ul'dah, deeply regretting the day he tradeblocked me

This is the best thing I've read all year. May I have your permission to use this as a background story for an RP alt?
02-20-2018, 06:13 PM
Beelhi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kessa

Get your finger off the trigger.. he wasn't bashing you, merely just teasing you (it was a funny typo)

The housing fever is driving people maaaad :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vonleo

It wasn't to insult you actually so chill out. What is wrong with pointing out something that is wrong without getting crapped on? Maybe teaching people the correct way of spelling something isn't some "zomg hes treating that person so bad because they corrected a spelling!" not everyone on the internet is trolling or a bad person you know....but then I forget we live in the day and age where everyone is super/hyper sensitive towards EVERY little thing...

Jeeebus guys, I was teasing back, if anyone is getting triggered here it's you two xD
02-20-2018, 06:14 PM
Beelhi

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasticm

This is the best thing I've read all year. May I have your permission to use this as a background story for an RP alt?

I don't mind ^^