Implement a lottery for house plots

[Penthea]

TThe point is to create a way that benefits more people because the current system only supports a small amount of players.

Your suggestion would still only support a small amount of players. Have you forgotten that the main problem is that there aren't enough houses? What we need is more residency options, not more restrictions.

[Vladmiere]

Your suggestion would still only support a small amount of players. Have you forgotten that the main problem is that there aren't enough houses? What we need is more residency options, not more restrictions.

I already said that is a much larger and glaring issue. I agree with you 100% but once more 4 years of constant threads about the current system has yet to produce any changes. What we need are changes that itleast makes the CURRENT system a little more bearable. Any increase that lets a larger swath of players get a shot at something is still heads over better then what we got. Not sure what about that is an issue with you? Once more you are speaking of a situation that for 4 years has resulted in nothing despite small nods like apartments but I am after realistic ideas that SE may consider that makes tweaks to what we already have. What SE is more willing to implement to somewhat fix a broken system.

And several points no one seems to make is this current system supports gil selling and RMT more so then a lottery system would. Who is more likely to log on to beat the rush. Someone whos livlihood based on RMT sales or people who play a game for fun but would still have a week to log in to itleast have a shot at a plot sale at a reasonable price.

[Airget]

I already said that is a much larger and glaring issue. I agree with you 100% but once more 4 years of constant threads about the current system has yet to produce any changes.

This is because of the implementation of FC Workshops, Diadem and content which would cause you to lose all progress if a FC wanted to move.

The reason why no substantial changes have been made yet is because they needed to introduce the ability to move with the new Housing area.

By adding the new housing area and the ability to move they first need to see the results before they decide to add more housing.

Once the results are in I am confident they will push to add in more housing because now they have the means to allow players to move if they wish as well as introduced the 4th Housing Location.

I get the frustration that it's taken this long but you have to understand a things for a logistics point of view. Sure maybe they could blindly double the amount of housing locations they have but then what happens if 50% of them don't get used? Then they've wasted resources that could be better spent elsewhere because they can't just remove these wards because they're not being used.

They have to be smart with how they implement additional wards and that means seeing how Shirogane fills up before considering additional wards.

[Moonlite]

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You know the reason we didn't get more housing is because the zones are persistent open world zones. So A) every server has to have the same and B) every time they add one it puts more strain on the server. If we have heard one line over and over it is "Limitations". The moving could be down the road to some awesome new system. But most people strongly doubt it with a fourth housing area being added.

[Penthea]

And several points no one seems to make is this current system supports gil selling and RMT more so then a lottery system would.

Lets be real here. Players desperate for a house won't really care if a system supports RMT if said system gives them a better chance of getting a house. Sure your system would lessen the support for RMT but it would also reduce the chance for players to get a house. On the latter alone it's a major fail from the player's perspective.

Also there aren't enough houses to be the bulk of support for RMT. There are plenty of other gil sinks. Some gear cost more than a house.