Petition for More Wards - ITS ABOUT TIME

[Qinari]

It's definitely LONG overdue! They cant base the need for more housing on lower population servers (JP and EU) when the NA servers have 10 -15 people camping every time a plot comes up. The system needs a revamp...relocations coming in after people have camped a plot for 10 hours is not making players happy.

Please SE ADD MORE WARDS!!

[EthanXdeath]

It's definitely LONG overdue! They cant base the need for more housing on lower population servers (JP and EU) when the NA servers have 10 -15 people camping every time a plot comes up. The system needs a revamp...relocations coming in after people have camped a plot for 10 hours is not making players happy.

Please SE ADD MORE WARDS!!

The Japanese datacenter has a total of 32 worlds, which is probably why some of their servers have lower populations, as they're more spread out. Europe on the other hand has a total of 12, honestly wouldn't be surprised if there's more European players play on the NA servers than on Eu servers, though how that would be figured out is anyone's guess. While NA has 24 servers that are all pretty much overpopulated. I think what we need in terms of a solution is adding more servers/worlds to the NA datacenters. Just adding one additional server/world to each adds 84 housing wards. Now if we can get rid of house hoarding as well... The other question though is even if another server/world was created how many people would be willing to switch to these new worlds? Do you think an entire FC that's at Rank 30 would do that? - My bets are on NO.

[Qinari]

The Japanese datacenter has a total of 32 worlds, which is probably why some of their servers have lower populations, as they're more spread out. Europe on the other hand has a total of 12, honestly wouldn't be surprised if there's more European players play on the NA servers than on Eu servers, though how that would be figured out is anyone's guess. While NA has 24 servers that are all pretty much overpopulated. I think what we need in terms of a solution is adding more servers/worlds to the NA datacenters. Just adding one additional server/world to each adds 84 housing wards. Now if we can get rid of house hoarding as well... The other question though is even if another server/world was created how many people would be willing to switch to these new worlds? Do you think an entire FC that's at Rank 30 would do that? - My bets are on NO.

One of the things I don't understand is why it's so easy to just look at a so-called FC and do a little bit of research and see which ones are ones that are reselling several at exorbitant prices. Seems to me if they would take care of this sort of thing it would go a long way to opening up housing for players and FCs who are looking. 15 people at minimum crowded around 1 placard every time is just ridiculous.

They also need to make that relocation business go away. With the current system if someone has been at a placard for 10-12 hours, it really screws them to have to start over when someone takes the plot in a relocation.

[LaylaTsarra]

They also need to make that relocation business go away. With the current system if someone has been at a placard for 10-12 hours, it really screws them to have to start over when someone takes the plot in a relocation.

Nothing wrong with relocation in my opinion what they do need to do is fix the timer issue though so people don't have to click for a house for hours. I know what it's like I did it for 6 hours on Balmung and won a house there with about 5 people at the plot location so my odds weren't too bad. I've also lost houses to transfer.

Make the placard invisible, non clickable, have an alert visible only to those at the plot location that the house is about to be made available for purchase. I could think of more but the constant clicking for hours has to go.

[Qinari]

Nothing wrong with relocation in my opinion what they do need to do is fix the timer issue though so people don't have to click for a house for hours. I know what it's like I did it for 6 hours on Balmung and won a house there with about 5 people at the plot location so my odds weren't too bad. I've also lost houses to transfer.

Make the placard invisible, non clickable, have an alert visible only to those at the plot location that the house is about to be made available for purchase. I could think of more but the constant clicking for hours has to go.

Nothing wrong with relocation, I agree. I'd just like it if there were some sort of timer to spare the people who have been at a placard for hours or better yet as you said, fix that stupid timer.

[TwistedTea]

If I can look on my server and see several with 1 member and the same FC tag and go look on the housing discord or reddit to see it's the same person selling all of them why on earth cant SE do it? They take action against the people shouting in cities but won't take action against the people selling FCs to support RMT.

This indicates to me that you've not spent any significant amount of time in the housing market discords or the Reddit - considering that all these venues have rules against RMT.

Also, it's far more efficient to bot crafting/gathering for RMT than to sell FC houses. Considering that SE hardly does anything against crafting/gathering bots who are at it 24/7 for months/years.

[Qinari]

This indicates to me that you've not spent any significant amount of time in the housing market discords or the Reddit - considering that all these venues have rules against RMT.

Also, it's far more efficient to bot crafting/gathering for RMT than to sell FC houses. Considering that SE hardly does anything against crafting/gathering bots who are at it 24/7 for months/years.

That's true, I've seen that so I stand corrected.

Regardless, apparently the desire for someone to have more gil than they could ever possibly use/transfer over all the various characters that are in those fake FCs is not an issue for SE...that is the annoying part of it all. That they have not done anything about it.

[Skigor]

It's definitely LONG overdue! They cant base the need for more housing on lower population servers (JP and EU) when the NA servers have 10 -15 people camping every time a plot comes up. The system needs a revamp...relocations coming in after people have camped a plot for 10 hours is not making players happy.

Please SE ADD MORE WARDS!!

Being a new player I would love to see housing availability. I recently got to the point where I can actually buy a small plot but there is absolutely nothing available...and it's ludicrous that you have 10 people camping plots as soon as they open. I've played many games and this one has some of the best features of any game I've played, except housing. It's astounding that there's such a want/desire by the community and yet there is nothing done to placate the paying customers.

[KayRadley]

Being a new player I would love to see housing availability. I recently got to the point where I can actually buy a small plot but there is absolutely nothing available...and it's ludicrous that you have 10 people camping plots as soon as they open. I've played many games and this one has some of the best features of any game I've played, except housing. It's astounding that there's such a want/desire by the community and yet there is nothing done to placate the paying customers.

One word.

Apartment.

[Qinari]

One word.

Apartment.

I'm curious, I've seen people say this and I don't get why it is they think an apartment that is very small, won't allow for gardening, you still have to clean the stables (that might be a perk if the apartment manager did it for you), have to go outside for a summoning bell or use one of few item slots you have for it, and don't have the option to relocate as house owners do, how is that a replacement for a house? Players can still have an apartment and a house, so I'm not quite understanding how one negates the desire for the other.