Any schemes to help new players onto the property ladder?

[GunsBlazing]

Save atleast 15M to have someone relinquish their small plot, 5M to repossess the plot. Or camp your way when SE open new plot in 3.2 (hopefully)

Nope, 3.3, which means we have 6 more months at the very least to wait, probably 8 to 10 more months in reality. The mansion thing says it's coming AFTER that, so probably 3.4, or 9 months optimistically, 12-14 months away in more realistic terms.

Q4: We have the auto reclamation this month, but can you please let us know about future addition of land?

A4: We have confirmed that we will be increasing the amount of land for existing housing areas in Patch 3.3. After this we’re planning to introduce mansion type housing, and housing in the Ishgard area. These two are being developed in parallel, but in order to meet everyone’s demand, we will implement the mansion-type housing as a first priority. Currently it’s being planned that one mansion will be able to hold 512 residences. As for gardening, we think this will be difficult, but we’re currently developing new pots that will allow gardening, so please look forward to this.

[Belhi]

Nope, 3.3, which means we have 6 more months at the very least to wait, probably 8 to 10 more months in reality. The mansion thing says it's coming AFTER that, so probably 3.4, or 9 months optimistically, 12-14 months away in more realistic terms.

Why would 3.3 be 8 to 10 months away? As it is 3.2 should be no more than 2 months from now. That would make 3.3 5 to 5 and a half months from now.

[GunsBlazing]

Why would 3.3 be 8 to 10 months away? As it is 3.2 should be no more than 2 months from now. That would make 3.3 5 to 5 and a half months from now.

I challenge you to find a single patch that has been on time with the original projections since Yoshida took over, in 2011. You won't find one. There has never been one that hasn't been delayed at least twice. They're usually three+ times, but there have been a couple instances where it was only two times. Since HW came out, our 3.X patches have been significantly slower, as well. Do not expect it in less than half a year, likely quite a bit longer than that.

Heavensward (3.0): June 23, 2015
Patch 3.1: November 9, 2015

139 days between 3.0 and 3.1, which is pushing 5 months... Or roughly 20 weeks.

[Krindor]

I challenge you to find a single patch that has been on time with the original projections since Yoshida took over, in 2011. You won't find one. There has never been one that hasn't been delayed at least twice. They're usually three+ times, but there have been a couple instances where it was only two times. Since HW came out, our 3.X patches have been significantly slower, as well. Do not expect it in less than half a year, likely quite a bit longer than that.

Heavensward (3.0): June 23, 2015
Patch 3.1: November 9, 2015

139 days between 3.0 and 3.1, which is pushing 5 months... Or roughly 20 weeks.

They already mentioned the delay of 3.1 due to the people working on it needing to take a vacation and they said that they were going back to the same schedule as they had in ARR. Unless they aren't going to keep their promise we can expect 3.3 to be out in about 5-6 months.

[Nezerius]

I challenge you to find a single patch that has been on time with the original projections since Yoshida took over, in 2011.

So, most of the patches in A Realm Reborn? Only one I can think of is 2.1, which was delayed once due to server issues at launch.

Yoshi-P also said they intend to go back to a 3-3.5 month release schedule after 3.1, which isn't an unrealistic schedule, looking back at ARR.