Relo mechanics are Cancer

[Jojoya]

So why should already having a house give you an absurdly significant advantage over someone that doesn't when it comes to Ishgard housing solely because of the relocation mechanic?

Why not level the playing field?

What advantage? It doesn't take any longer to purchase than it does to relocate. There is no purchase timer at release. The purchase timer only goes into play once the plot has been purchased for the first time then relinquished.

It's only an advantage if SE implements the person purchase moratorium, which they didn't do for the 5.35 ward addition and may not do for Ishgard. We won't know until a few weeks before 6.1's release on whether there will be one.

Here's another interesting tidbit to consider: not everyone wants a house in Ishgard. I only know of a couple who do. Everyone else I know - whether they currently have a house or are looking to buy - want their house in one of the other districts because the see the Firmament as dull and depressing, and the player housing area is going to carry the same aesthetic.

Houses in Ishgard aren't going to quickly disappear because of relocators. Houses in Ishgard are going to quickly disappear because of demand in general.

It's the timer that needs to go. Re-think the whole system.

"Camping is so fun that people should each get to do it several times over, instead of once" is NOT the answer.

The timer is okay. It's the length of the timer that needs to be adjusted. A timer that only runs 2-4 hours would accomplish the same thing the current timer does - give other players a chance to find out the plot is available and prepare to compete to get it.

I agree with OP. If you want to buy a house, you need to buy the plot. If you want to relocate your house, you need to buy the plot. Why do the former need to wait until a invisible timer runs out to buy the plot, while the latter can buy the plot at any point? This system doesn't make sense and it is completly unfair.

It even gets worse on medium or large plots as it is basically impossible for someone to buy those plots without already owning another plot so they can relocate.

Because relocation does not change the number of available plots, only the location of the available plot.

You're going to have the same chance as someone relocating to buy a medium or large plot in Ishgard when it opens (again assuming there is no personal purchase moratorium) because there will be no purchase timer until a plot has been purchased and relinquished.