Plot migration and why the housing problem persists, SE please start listening.

[FallenArisen0990]

how do you figure?

The fact that Individuals are allowed to relocate is just plain dumb. They have a house already and should get no priority in being allowed to move whatsoever. FCs I'm willing to letting go but why punish people trying to get the house they want? It's not their fault that they came into a patch prepared to rush and grab their house? First come, first served.

[HyoMinPark]

The fact that Individuals are allowed to relocate is just plain dumb. They have a house already and should get no priority in being allowed to move whatsoever. FCs I'm willing to letting go but why punish people trying to get the house they want? It's not their fault that they came into a patch prepared to rush and grab their house? First come, first served.

In this housing release, the FC looking to purchase outright and the individuals looking to relocate were both on equal footing though; it just boiled down to who got to the placard faster, which is generally how something that's in such a high demand with a very limited supply is going to work. Personally, I don't have an issue with relocation. I think that the plots that open up in their stead (so the ones left behind by relocations) should not have a timer on them for FC purchases though.

That being said, a person should always have more than just one house that they want. I have a friend who is literally quitting the game because she didn’t get a Shirogane mansion for her FC. Even though, while she was complaining to me about not getting a house, there were tons of mansions in the other three districts that were entirely open—the same thing happened in 3.3 when she wanted Plot 11/41 in the Lavender Beds. My friends and myself had to actually convince her to 1. Not quit, and 2. Take another medium because, well, a house is a house; no, it’s not the god-tier medium she wanted, but it’s not like ALL the other mediums in the Beds are things to scoff at...Plot 30/60 is actually really nice, as is Plot 16/46. Limiting yourself to just one plot—especially one that is as popular as Plot 30/60 in Shiro or Plot 11/41 in the Lavender Beds—is just going to set yourself up for disappointment. And there will always be people that are disappointed so long as housing is so highly desirable and so severely limited.

[Melichoir]

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Its pretty much called having a back up plan. When Shiro first launched, I really badly wanted one. And I didnt get one. Got bogged down in the server queue. So I scrambled to other districts to pick something up, cause any house was better than none. And you know what, I got a LB house (plot 17) and I really damn well like it. Its grown on me, and its a really nice location (the swim area is literally a short jaunt away from the house.) Yes, it sucks when you dont get your first pick, but there are houses in other older locations that are nice. People are to caught up with "I need my Shirogane House!" rather than " I want a house to make my own." Having a back up and then owning it is what people should be doing.

[HyoMinPark]

Having a back up and then owning it is what people should be doing.

Exactly; I feel the same way.

I missed out during 4.1 Shirogane to relocate from the Lavender Beds to there, but I was more so just angry because of all the issues the launcher/the servers were having, less so because I didn’t get my house—well, get to upgrade because I was in a small at the time (looking back though, that was a cute little small; I did love it quite a bit, and it was one I had happened upon by complete chance back in Heavensward—Lavender Beds, Ward 3, Plot 14 :3). That time and this round, I had 4 plots lined up that I wanted, and they were actually in 2 different districts (I avoided Shirogane completely, deciding to focus primarily on the plots I liked in the Lavender Beds and looking at a couple around the new Swimming area in the Goblet). I got really lucky this time, and I am also damn well pleased. But I went in expecting to have to possibly take a house lower on my list (or even one not on it at all), not expecting to land my dream home with zero issues/competition.

[Keridwyn]

That time and this round, I had 4 plots lined up that I wanted, and they were actually in 2 different districts (I avoided Shirogane completely, deciding to focus primarily on the plots I liked in the Lavender Beds and looking at a couple around the new Swimming area in the Goblet). I got really lucky this time, and I am also damn well pleased. But I went in expecting to have to possibly take a house lower on my list (or even one not on it at all), not expecting to land my dream home with zero issues/competition.

I had an eye on a specific Shiro plot and didn't get it this time around either. So instead I got to move onto the beach in Mist (plot 6 yay!). That didn't mean I didn't heavily scrutinize Lav Beds since I've been wanting to move there since forever. But Mist really has grown on me, designed my home with the Mist interior in mind and...well it's just home now. So ultimately I get to save my money and bide my time and aim for a large whenever they next release wards. That's the dream.

[Melichoir]

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I think thats a big point people tend to forget in teh craze for trying to get Shirogane. The other plots are nice too, and while i tmay not be your first choice, it usually does grow on you if you actually give it a go. Even with more housing in Shiro, and that I could transfer, I dont want to anymore. I dont have any desire for the place. Im going to keep my LB home cause I like it more. Thats why people shouldnt be focusing on getting a 'specific house' in a specific place, but rather just focus on a list of houses youre interested in and try to get one of them.

[Bahati]

I disagree -.-

I'm agreeing that people will complain no matter what, my point is there shouldn't be a reason for it to be this bad in the first place. I completely blame game design. It makes sense to me not everyone is going to have access to a limited feature like a home. What I don't understand is what possessed SE to lock so features behind it. If there was, for example, an instanced garden outside your GC property you could plant in or an NPC GC airship/submarine you could gather mats with, there would be far less backlash. If everyone was guaranteed an apartment to put all these event housing items in and dye their chocobo, fair enough. Every single player would then have access to every single "housing feature" and not even need to sweat this mess of a housing system in the first place.

[Vidu]

This thread - or rather the post of the OP - shows me one thing: People will never be happy.

First we had all those complains "I cant have a house! I just want a house!"
While its still probably not possible for everyone to have a house at all, we already moved on to the next complain on the list...
"I cant have the house I want! And I wont settle for anything but my dream plot!"

It makes me wonder whats gonna be next?
"I dont like my neighbours!", maybe?

I understand that its probably frustrating seeing your dream plot being taken in all wards. Or even seeing all mansions being taken in all wards. But I cant help to think like 3 or 4 weeks back when my impression was that people would have basically taken any house to start with - which they seem to have forgotten by now and arent willing to settle for anything but the best.
And that seems rather shortsighted to me - I had the pleasure to decorate every type of house by now - small, medium, mansion - and all are unique in their capacity and challenge. You can turn a small house into a lovely, cozy little home with lots of great things on display aswell. It even allows for a lot more detail than the medium and mansion since you have a better item/space-ratio.

[Risvertasashi]

The fact that Individuals are allowed to relocate is just plain dumb.

Why? The plot they leave behind is open. Numerically, there's exactly as many plots available to FCs as if relocation were not allowed.

Ah, but I know the reason. I'm not sure why FCs feel entitled to the larges. Smalls still give the workshop, gardening, private chambers, and so on.

[DeaconMoore]

Ah, but I know the reason. I'm not sure why FCs feel entitled to the larges. Smalls still give the workshop, gardening, private chambers, and so on.

Oh the FC's probably want that large for the same reasons you do. More gardening spots, more crafting stations, more space to decorate & play with, etc...