New Housing Zone + Moving existing house

[Altena]

Why?

Why are you entitled to choose a new house after having a house whilst others were denied them? They're currently ready and prepared to purchase a house in Shirogane. I'm just saying, by what you've said fair is fair.

Because -
1) Current private estate owners did not have the luxury of knowing there would be another housing zone released, let alone what theme it was. Giving them the option to move into this new zone is only fair otherwise many current private estate owners would have likely held off on purchasing one in the current wards. Myself included.. If SE said 12 months ago "hey guys we are planning an eastern themed housing zone in an expansion. Please look forward to it". I personally would not have purchased a house, along with many others.

2) Not allowing current private estate owners to move, means that the only plots available in the older zones (which are still more desired by many) are the fairly limited FCs that will manage to successfully move. Shuffling houses only gives people more options as to which zone to purchase a house in.

3) Without a moving feature you are forcing those that did buy a house, whether that be the first wave or the most recent and really desire this new plot that was not an option at the time, to spend literally double the cost of a plot (at best). This also poses the risk of losing both - in which case that 5-300 million gil will have absolutely nothing to show for it. You seem to be new so let me put this into perspective for you - the first wave of houses on some servers cost 300 million gil.

4) I will quote Shougun on this one (again) as he said it really well. Just because someone owns an iFun 5, doesn't mean they should not be able to get an iFun 6 when it's released. Or in other words, "you have an old one, so give me a new one!"

5) Being locked out of the option to enjoy new content because you are locked into old content, is flat out rediculous.


I argue that it is those that don't have a house and are arguing that the move feature shouldn't be for private estate owners are the ones that are acting "entitled". None of us in here are suggesting that private estate owners should take priority. People are simply saying that they should be given a fair chance.

So the only ones acting entitled are those that seem to have some wound up level of spite toward those of us that do have a house, by expecting priority in purchasing a house in the new zone.

You are not looking at it from perspective full servers. Players On a full server like Balmung and Gilgamesh Know that they are in a huge risk when houses come up. I am not against allowing you to move or saving gil. Yet in your world the people who paid extra for their house would be entitled to a refund since they saved and new people got houses at a different price.

I am against SE implementing a feature that creates benefits for marketing and moving. You literally play on a server that has half the players. People will literally have to relinquish seconds before they go down and be in place seconds before they go up. Their will be no days or weeks. In fact I am sure a lot of players on these servers will not relinquish house unless A) they must have that theme or B) think they have some awesome plan. SE has done nothing to manage houses on these servers.

Instead of having a move feature they could just give your gil back and put you amongst the masses.

I am in the 3rd most populated server according to census. Yes Balmung and Gilga are both heavily populated, however if that's an issue for you then feel free to move. Since if I recall, you suggested that I move in a previous post. (lol).

The last wave of houses, the houses sold within 5 mins on our server.

You also completely misunderstand my point. So let me go over it in a more simple term for you.

Let's pretend there is no move feature for a second here.
I want to buy a house in the new ward. I am on a busy server.
The patch isn't out for 6 months.
I send a message to my friend - "Hey buddy, you want my old house? I am going to try and get one in the new ward when it comes out".
You both gather at the house, do the swap, transaction done. No one on the server is none the wiser.
This happened 6 months before the patch.
Stormblood comes out and I buy a new house.

There - done.. No move feature.. Friend got old house, I got new house..

Now let's add a move feature..
I want to buy a house in the new ward. I am on a busy server.
The new housing ward is about to open. THE BEST I can do to secure my buddy a house is to say "Hey I am going to try and get a new house so you can try to snap it up when I do the swap."
The timing on this is WHEN THE NEW WARDS COME OUT. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not in 5 weeks. But on release of the new ward. This timing is predictable.
Anyone can literally be strolling through the wards and see this pop up - as people will be looking for it at this time.

Now your comment about refunding gil / putting old house back up.. HOW IS THAT ANY DIFFERENT?!
I mean where is your logic in this?
"Hey buddy.. SE are going to refund my house, so feel free to go pick it up when that happens. It will happen on XX day."
No one but you and the people you tell are going to know that your house is going to go back up for sale.
This will happen, whether it be a relinquish, or a move, or a refund.

Again, the move feature is honestly the best option for both parties - those that want a house and don't have one, and those that wish to move.