Equal numbers of plots will be added to all four housing areas

[Beckett]

It looks like they are gunna add some sort of system to allow FCs to get houses before individual players because they are looking at the number of active FCs without housing. Hopefully they dont consider shell FCs to be active, but we all know they will.

I think that line was mostly just about looking at the total amount of houses need to support the demand from both players without houses, and FCs without houses.

[Arazehl]

I think that line was mostly just about looking at the total amount of houses need to support the demand from both players without houses, and FCs without houses.

That's not what Yoshi stated in the interview at all, so let's not change the wording to suit. I know on my server, that 65% or more of the housing in all wards are privately owned. That leaves a small percentage for those with FCs, but without housing to support their FC ambitions. And on rare occasions when a house for an FC becomes available, people are having to settle for a tiny small cottage for their FC. I guess those players, who are made to settle, have to throw up their hands and think it's "better than nothing"

[Beckett]

That's not what Yoshi stated in the interview at all

It's actually exactly what he said

In order to resolve this issue, we will review the percentage of active players who own housing as well as the number of active Free Companies that do not own housing, and from there work to add an appropriate amount of additional wards to all four existing housing areas in Patch 4.2.

There is absolutely no mention or even hint of giving FC's priority.

[Alleo]

That leaves a small percentage for those with FCs, but without housing to support their FC ambitions. And on rare occasions when a house for an FC becomes available, people are having to settle for a tiny small cottage for their FC. I guess those players, who are made to settle, have to throw up their hands and think it's "better than nothing"

And imo it would be bad to suddenly give the priority of housing to one side of possible owners and not both. The current system allows private players and FC houses to own houses. Suddenly changing it to give FC priority would just annoy lots of players that also waited for a private house for months/years.

I would be fine if they introduced two extra wards (on top of increasing the amount of wards per zone) per zone which would be FC only for a day or two. This would give the FCs at least some more chances but at the same time everyone else also can get their hands on plots in the other new wards. But making everyone for FC first would just cause another uproar.