Only 1536 apartments per server?

[Chessala]

Last time they gave us more houses, they slowly rolled everyone into Balmung, and some didn't even get a chance because of that. They gave us what we asked, and ruined it.

Honestly, I am getting tired seeing "but on Balmung. Balmung is overpopulated and should just be closed to any kind of new characters (creation and transfer9 for the time being.
There are plenty of servers in the cluster so why not transfer away if the housing situation is that dire?

Yes, I do think housing should be instanced and everyone should have access but that's not what it is right now so other ways have to be found.

I feel sorry for the Balmung lot that doesn't get a house/apartment, don't get me wrong there but it is not possible to make all planning just for Balmung. However, apartment should be counted in the system like houses. Meaning if you already have a house, no apartment for you buddy, tough luck.

From what I get they will turn into eRP-centrals anyway....

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Honestly, I am getting tired seeing "but on Balmung. Balmung is overpopulated and should just be closed to any kind of new characters (creation and transfer9 for the time being.
There are plenty of servers in the cluster so why not transfer away if the housing situation is that dire?

Yes, I do think housing should be instanced and everyone should have access but that's not what it is right now so other ways have to be found.

I feel sorry for the Balmung lot that doesn't get a house/apartment, don't get me wrong there but it is not possible to make all planning just for Balmung. However, apartment should be counted in the system like houses. Meaning if you already have a house, no apartment for you buddy, tough luck.

From what I get they will turn into eRP-centrals anyway....

Well, I dunno about all these other people, but I've been on Balmung since before it was called Balmung. I'm not moving.

[ExKage]

Honestly, I am getting tired seeing "but on Balmung. Balmung is overpopulated and should just be closed to any kind of new characters (creation and transfer9 for the time being.
There are plenty of servers in the cluster so why not transfer away if the housing situation is that dire?

Honestly, I am getting tired of being told that it's my fault I chose to join my friends on Balmung on Dec 1 2013 when Balmung was not at all full or a problem. As if somehow I was a precog who could see into the future that Balmung would be overpopulated. Telling people to transfer away is well. :/

Let me explain why the word usage needs to be specific and why it's 'not just semantics' that I am pointing at the use of 1 apartment per ward.

In the additional housing plots lodestone page

Wards 9 through 12 will be added to all residential districts. Subdivisions will also be available in these new wards

They made -sure- to note subdivisions so that everyone knew how many plots would be added per residential district. Also keep in mind how the subdivisions in teleports are per ward. You can only use the aetheryte system per ward but it includes subdivisions as areas within the ward in its hierarchy of teleports and naming (If you go to each of the 12 wards you see Ward 1 tab 1-30 tab 31-60. It's not Ward 1 Ward 1 Subdivision.

[Chessala]

Honestly, I am getting tired of being told that it's my fault I chose to join my friends on Balmung on Dec 1 2013 when Balmung was not at all full or a problem. As if somehow I was a precog who could see into the future that Balmung would be overpopulated. Telling people to transfer away is well. :/

If you have been on the server this long and don't have a house, why not share with one of your friends? Or maybe you have one already? I won't look you up just to find out your personal housing situation. If the situation is not influencing or getting to you enough to be fed up of the server, I don't know why you feel addressed.


I mostly think that any kind of transfer to Balmung and any kind of new character creation should be blocked at this point. Furthermore, transfers from Balmung to another server on the US cluster should be free of charge. People that are just not transferring because of the fee will take SE up on that and the server will get in a better state.

Once again, I am only saying that you should transfer away IF not having housing is getting to you in a way that ruins your gaming experience. This is not a call to everyone that has been there for years to abandon the server.

Myoriginal statement stays though18k apartments will serve most the servers. There should not be extra planning just because people overpopulate Balmung.