Demolition This Week (?)

[Niwashi]

I'm hoping the new wards they're making have a much higher number of large plots if they aren't completely instanced (outside & inside single house). The competition for mansions is getting rather intense (although on most servers just getting any house can be a problem).

I remember when the housing system first came out, it was the small ones that were the most in demand and selling out way too fast. I guess several patches and an expansion later, the economy has grown enough that a lot more players can afford the large ones, so demand has shifted upwards. Hopefully SE will take that fact into account when designing the new housing area.

[OliviaJ]

I remember when the housing system first came out, it was the small ones that were the most in demand and selling out way too fast. I guess several patches and an expansion later, the economy has grown enough that a lot more players can afford the large ones, so demand has shifted upwards. Hopefully SE will take that fact into account when designing the new housing area.

It was three things really. First, lot prices dropped to within reach of more players from the original prices. Second, once all those were bought up there was a long period of time where players had nothing to spend gil on so they hoarded it (as you've stated). Third, and I don't agree with this one, they dropped the price of housing to be easily within reach. Personally I could easily hoard about a dozen smalls at the current price. That's just dumb.

[Niwashi]

they dropped the price of housing

Well, they standardized the price of housing across servers, so on some servers that was a drop, while on other servers it was raised. (And on mid-tier servers like mine, it didn't change much.)

[OliviaJ]

Well, they standardized the price of housing across servers, so on some servers that was a drop, while on other servers it was raised. (And on mid-tier servers like mine, it didn't change much.)

Ah, thanks for the correction. I guess what I was trying to get across was that lowering the price (at least on my server) did nothing to solve any "shortage". There really isn't that much of one though as long as the timer is running. People come and go and if you are on the hunt you find one.