Housing Transfers Should Be On Timers

[Jojoya]

Honestly, I wish they'd just remove the timers altogether. It punishes people who are trying to get an honest house for the first time more than it stops any resellers. People still sell houses with absolutely no issue. And people who flip houses might be more likely to use bots to get a house in the first place, placing those honest people at yet another disadvantage.

Terrible system imo. I think one house per server was enough to combat the issue, personally.

It is on those servers where there are enough houses for the players who want a house. It's not on the worlds where player population is far greater than the number of houses available.

If SE was able to expand wards dynamically on a per server basis, the problem would partially disappear since they could just add another ward to a specific server when the number of houses available reaches some minimum amount. It still wouldn't address the demand for more medium and large houses, though.

I'm genuinely hoping that they'll be introducing a better instanced housing system next expansion and not just a new district that will operate the way wards currently do. We'll have to wait and see what they have planned.

[Mikki]

It is on those servers where there are enough houses for the players who want a house. It's not on the worlds where player population is far greater than the number of houses available.

If SE was able to expand wards dynamically on a per server basis, the problem would partially disappear since they could just add another ward to a specific server when the number of houses available reaches some minimum amount. It still wouldn't address the demand for more medium and large houses, though.

I'm genuinely hoping that they'll be introducing a better instanced housing system next expansion and not just a new district that will operate the way wards currently do. We'll have to wait and see what they have planned.

Sorry, I meant to combat the issue of resellers, not the issue of housing as a whole.
But to clarify: There would still be resellers but I don't think that the timers have a sizable impact on it. I think that the restriction of 1 house per server was what had the huge impact. Housing on a timer helps no one. And, if you ever do check out housing markets, these days prices are quite reasonable - unlike before the change where smalls were going for as much as 100mil. I've seen several people selling at cost just to recoup their losses.

In terms of the issue of housing as a whole? Yeah, the system is garbage. I wish they'd make instanced housing (Apartments) better - allow for bigger spaces (as big as mansions) and a small backyard space like is seen at the Kugane Inn room (but allow it to be accessible) and allow FCs to use them. They could even keep the current system in addition to this and everything would be pretty fantastic. They have all the pieces, they're just refusing to put them together for who knows what reason. Or, maybe make apartments personal housing + FC housing and the current ward system FC only - but that would make everyone mad, I'm sure. So probably not the best idea. Certainly cleaner, though.