Time to end the theft of home and bots - GIVE MORE WARDS-!

[Edax]

Hmmm.. for my background, I don’t think I have ever seen housing done the same across MMORPGs. This game is certainly not the worst that I have seen. For me I think I would rank it somewhere in the middle.

But...

From old 2d games that would allow the inside of our “tent” like houses to be expanded into a never ending place to current mobile mmorpgs that manage to recreate the Sims style of housing (like the literal sims: acres of land, tear down/add walls, character interaction with furniture like showers/tubs ,etc)...it does make this form of housing look ridiculous. But at the same time, each time I gave up a house or lost a house I was always able to get another. It only took one 10hr moment of clicking a placard and seeing someone just relocate for me to understand the true game of housing here. There’s definitely room for improvement. And I am one of those who likes the neighborhood but I think a lot of forms of QoL can be done to housing if SE is up for it.

I like the neighborhoods too and I argue against instanced wards. We already have apartments which is instanced housing and those could certainly use an expansion but we don't need fake instanced wards nor do we need to tear down the neighborhoods either. I like my house where it is and I don't want other players demanding to take it away from me because they personally do not like their neighborhoods.

[AngeliouxRein]

I like the neighborhoods too and I argue against instanced wards. We already have apartments which is instanced housing and those could certainly use an expansion but we don't need fake instanced wards nor do we need to tear down the neighborhoods either. I like my house where it is and I don't want other players demanding to take it away from me because they personally do not like their neighborhoods.

Yeah fake ward thing bothers me too. I’ve seen enough of that. One of the mobile game I been playing has impressive housing features and acres of land to work with. Even though my house is surrounded by a city (Tokyo, the game is heavily influenced by Japan) it still bugs me that the cars and trucks are just idle. No NPCs are walking by and it just feels like I am surrounded by a colorful and detailed back drop. I don’t need to see other players constantly in a ward but I do like to see their homes, something about it that Just gives it a charm for me. Apartments, in my opinion, are the answer and they should just be expanded like you mentioned. Adding some sort of gardening area to apartments can help a lot too for those who like to garden.

[Vespar]

I like the neighborhoods too and I argue against instanced wards. We already have apartments which is instanced housing and those could certainly use an expansion but we don't need fake instanced wards nor do we need to tear down the neighborhoods either. I like my house where it is and I don't want other players demanding to take it away from me because they personally do not like their neighborhoods.

You misunderstood my post, assuming this was in repsonse to mine. I didnt say tear down the neighborhoods. I said ADD instanced homes, and leave the neighborhoods as is for those that want the sense of community. I for one would love a "cabin in the woods" style home. As a kid I lived on an acreage surrounded by trees, and had no neighbors. I loved it.

In regards to apartments, thats not really scratching the itch of housing. They'd need to make something more akin to a condo/townhouse. Something where you could still have a yard and enjoy the outdoor furnishings as well.