Housing Suggestions/Fixes Timers/Supply

[Yshtola]

Was discussing a new system, not the current system.

Then I guess we did not understand each other.

The suggestion was to get rid of the placard random unknown waiting timer system and replace it with a lottery that lasts for whatever amount of time SE thinks of. At the end of the lottery those interested get raffled and one is a winner. Every house that becomes available either through demolition or relocation (leaving a plot) will go through the lottery, so if you try to sell your space you're only selling a chance at it.

We used to have that. It was called devaluation. Now the prices are so incredibly low that its not doing its job.

Didn't ask to destroy the wards. I think doing that would be a mistake and in general I don't like changing the carpet underneath people. But the current system is bad in many ways (imo) and I believe creating a new system would be best (doubling down on bad is not as helpful as making something more powerful and flexible, like instanced housing).

Didn't say remove gil sink. I said make a small area (even one small room) free to everyone, and then give them the tools to upgrade that into a zone/large house. Like in FFXI how you were given a room but you could upgrade it for more space and a second floor, except I'm saying here make it even a longer progression (floors, outdoors, etc, etc). Imo ideally to the point it becomes Wildstar tier housing.

I didn't imply you wanted to get rid of the wards, I was giving context... Context as to why putting out more plots is not a solution or how the "lack" of plots is even the reason why we're in this situation. You did indirectly talk about removing a gil sink by introducing something similar to an apt :3. 300k isnt much but its better than 300k that is still in circulation. If teleportation has a cost, I don't see why anything could justify handing out freebies to players, especially when everything related to housing has a cost. There's plenty of items that are not obtainable for everyone in this game and that's the way it should be.

I'll just point out that Wildstar doesn't exist anymore. Surely that game did a few things wrong in order to not be financially stable. You know, some decisions just come back to haunt you sometimes...

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Bodied.