Worst housing system I have ever seen

[Shougun]

It's bad to make assumptions about what another person means because those assumptions get influenced by personal experience and desire. Far better for the poster to be specific in the first place since that limits the room for assumption.

Players need to remember we're talking to the development team through translators. Translators can't make assumptions about what the poster means. They have to translate what is written as accurately as possible. We also need to remember this is a world wide forum, not a regional forum. English speaking players post here regardless of where they live or what world they play on.

If we want to make our actual concerns known, then we need to be accurate in posting them.

Complaining about a lack of housing is going to get ignored. SE can see there is plenty available housing when they look at totals across all world.

Complaining about a lack of houses is going to get ignored. SE can see there is plenty of available houses when they look at totals across all worlds.

Complaining about a lack of houses on the NA worlds will get noticed and in fact has been. SE acknowledged during one of the June Live Letters that there is a shortage of houses on the NA worlds compared to player demand and that they would be discussing the situation internally after Shadowbringers was launched.

If we're going to our concerns addressed, then we need to be specific in stating them instead of assuming others understand what we really want.

Oh yeah, that's why I've added what I mean as I say it whenever I do say. As I am now aware of many misunderstandings in this request, "I want instanced housing" "we already have it" - this is almost always a miscommunication and both parties are not talking about the same thing. Meaning probably an issue on both parts (assume, that famous saying to assume- makes a.. out of you and me lol). Half the reason I posted that wasn't for people here but hopes it was translated if the miscommunication still exists in SE (although I doubt it, but it's possible since I still see it to this day on the forums lol).

I merely wanted to say how I'm shocked this miscommunication exists since when people say it they all almost mean the same thing (very high accuracy/consistency of intent), so you'd think that when people who use it almost always mean the same thing that the miscommunication would be seldom and quickly corrected. I don't change using this wording because I think it's used consistently by the people who mean what they mean, but I do explain it to ensure the same page among what I'm saying is translated as well as others reading it.

So I'm not disagreeing on the need for clarity and that clearly people are assuming things vs understanding what each other mean; although, I also believe sometimes this is done on purpose to damage the conversation. Still am a bit shocked that it's so common when people who use the wording are very consistent on what they intended to mean. They'd likely not be asking for what we already have so you'd think people could also derive this meaning on the fly... but it's not the case lol.

Also just to add to your complaining about lack of housing point (mid post part)- I tend to mean more issues than that on a personal level when I post, not that you're saying what my complaint is/was but since we're on the topic of clarity I wanted to be clear ( lol). I have a lot more issue with the system than just quantity (and I don't mean to say that like it's an easy fix, or easy to even make, I'm sure this stuff is hard, and even harder when you were coming out of ARR at mach 8 trying to design as fast as possible).

Since even if you could add 1 of each area until there is literally exactly 1 house for everyone (person and FC), I'd still think it had major issues since that means people couldn't switch to the new zones, sizes, or locations within, if they wanted. It would mean they're stuck in a specific size and in a specific area of a specific theme'd location, and I want a system that allows players to be where they want in a size that they want. On top of that I find the neighborhood benefits are outweighed by the cons it asks in limitations, like size of yard or object choices- so personally I'd like to see some personal zone spaces on top of the freedom of area, size, and location. Noting that I am not seeking destruction of the current system for those who like it, though to add that personal zone spaces can easily be social too and those afraid of losing that probably needn't be (especially if the MMO systems encourage it, Wildstar housing had quite a vibrant housing community).

Not asking for largest size to be free or easy either as that's sometimes assumed from my arguments, I do believe in upgrade paths (and housing should be a long smooth one). Though I also think it would be very smart to start players off earlier with a small room free, like FFXI, and encourage them to upgrade it over time like another type of character progression (to the point you've got a large and all that).