Housing Release Tonight Midnight until 3am PST

[Catstab]

Hi OF, Catstab again.

So they turned off auto demolition for 10 months in 2020, it was a bummer for campers, who just piled up as no new plots were released. 30 and 50 campers deep on every small plot. It's still only starting to heal.

But it's been 44 days since auto demolition was turned back on. The timer only lasts 45.

That means that every house that has been used since 3/28/2020 but unused since 12/8/2020 is going boom tonight/tomorrow morning. Several people let multiple houses begin their demo timer. SE sent us notification emails saying the houses will be demolished the early morning on 1/22, at midnight PST, 1am pst, 2 am pst, or 3 am pst. Since auto demolition was paused for 35 weeks, and many servers see 3-14 demolitions per week, ballpark demolitions for tonight are 80-500 - less on populated servers, and more on quiet servers.

Midnight pst - 3 am will be great hours for premium relocations. If you're dreaming of a large/medium, or living beachside, tonight is your night. Be ready to sweep the ward directory right as the hour rolls over from xx:59. All three hours or you didn't really want it.

If you're a first time buyer, this is great news for you, too. Conventional wisdom says that a house is most likely to let a first time buyer grab it at hour #10 up until hour #14. That means that some of these locations will likely release tomorrow, Friday, to first time buyers in the 10am pst - 2 pm pst window. The latest window for 'primetime' will be 1pm pst until 5 pm pst (for the houses released at 3am)

Houses from the initial release will last at the latest until 3 am 1/23/2020. Relocation trains will keep things going long past that. If you want to help track the open plots or just be notified, join Sadu's Housing Alerts at https://discord.gg/mRuMsqR (NA only, volunteer driven). The discord is also a great source of housing information, with a 22 page pdf on camping info. I am not affiliated with the discord.

It's no '720 houses for new wards' but I figured I'd give y'all a shout.

[Jojoya]

Thanks for posting this. I knew the demos would be happening on the 22nd and have been spreading the word to those I know that have been looking to get their first house but it's nice to have the times from the emails to help narrow things down for everyone.

[Themarvin]

Probably gonna get bought up by 1 person FC's en mass for massive profit on reddit... the GM's should keep a close watch as well.

[Catstab]

Probably gonna get bought up by 1 person FC's en mass for massive profit on reddit... the GM's should keep a close watch as well.

That's why I wanted to put the word out, so as many genuine house seekers as possible read this, join in, and don't get all the opportunity taken away by people who would monopolize it.

[Ludattore]

Are houses sold yet?

[Silhouettic]

There are a few small plots left in Mist on Tonberry I was surprised!

[Laboxer]

Must be small and medium only cause few large one I've look up the owner profile and they look like quit before Dec and yet their houses still theirs. So unless lodestone failing to update them or they been sitting on the same class/gear for months don't see why their houses haven't been taken.

[Jojoya]

Must be small and medium only cause few large one I've look up the owner profile and they look like quit before Dec and yet their houses still theirs. So unless lodestone failing to update them or they been sitting on the same class/gear for months don't see why their houses haven't been taken.

Their houses didn't get demolished because they're still playing the game and going into their houses.

Not everyone cares about end game. There's plenty of other things to do.

[Laboxer]

Their houses didn't get demolished because they're still playing the game and going into their houses.

Not everyone cares about end game. There's plenty of other things to do.

Maybe so but when you been sitting in the 70s or 480gear since before 5.4 how active can you be? What frankly quite sad when go into these private own large and there nothing but wall paper and flooring done but yet they remain active enough to keep the house.

[Jojoya]

Maybe so but when you been sitting in the 70s or 480gear since before 5.4 how active can you be? What frankly quite sad when go into these private own large and there nothing but wall paper and flooring done but yet they remain active enough to keep the house.

Had my house while I was still in level 60 gear through mid Stormblood because I hadn't bought the expansion. I was still playing every day.

Accept that not everyone plays the game the way you think it should be but they still enjoy it.