Released Properties Need an Invisible Random Timer

[Arielen]

Well anyone can do what they like with their house, even if it's nothing or just for storage. Though I do completely understand why this is infuriating to see. It annoys me as well.

As someone who redecorates a lot there is a bit of a storage problem. All of the private residences I have access to are decorated except for my apartment but I do use their storage as additional storage for the fc house.

I redecorate the entrance floor and the garden of the fc house for every in-game event. Xmas, Halloween, etc. Because of this I have accumulated a tremendous amount of furniture, a lot of which is costly and irritating to replace. The storage in the fc house on its own is not enough. That plus a dedicated retainer for furniture is not enough. Outdoor furniture is particularly troublesome because the amount of storage slots is tiny.

I truly can understand why someone would use a residence for furniture storage because I have been doing it for a long time now. Though I suppose the main difference between me and some others is that you wouldn't know unless I told you because anything strangers can access is fully decorated.

To be clear, I don't care if people use apartments as storage. They can essentially hold 200 slots of whatever shit you want to throw in there, and they're an essentially unlimited resource. It's a drag to see people with actual concepts get shimmed by people who don't use their houses for anything (most people don't even garden, in my FC's ward there's 2 gardens, ours and someone else's). But if the argument is that people who buy into a system have every right to do what they want with their property, including not using it, then I guess the whole idea of grandfathered houses isn't an issue regardless.

[Penthea]

But if the argument is that people who buy into a system have every right to do what they want with their property, including not using it, then I guess the whole idea of grandfathered houses isn't an issue regardless.

Nice try but no.

My issues with grandfathering are:

1 These people are knowingly hoarding something that is a limited resource under huge demand, which is directly depriving other players of content. They could let go of multiple houses and not lose complete access to housing content on that account.

However! I understand that it would suck to have alts suddenly homeless, so I think that if grandfathering is ever removed then it should only be done when all characters in the same server can share the same private home. I also think players should be able to invite their alts to their own fc without needing to use a third party to help them.

2 They're not following the same rules as everyone else. I really don't like the idea of seniority perks, especially when said perks have impact on other people.

Yes legacy players do get a cheaper sub but this does not grant them an in-game advantage. The in-game extras they have don't affect someone else's game experience and are purely cosmetic. Housing doesn't fit into this category.

But like I said before I wouldn't care much about these people if there was no shortage of houses. Every single issue with the system always goes back to not enough houses.