REQUEST: Replace the Current Land Purchase Mechanic With A Weighted Lottery

[Kes13a]

I think that most game developers always have something thats available if you really want to work for it, and working for it always involves spending your time to get it. Housing was never intended to be a buy a ticket and go about your business thing. just like the relic system is a total time sacrifice, so too is trying to get a house.

Is it the best system, no, not really, but I think I would prefer the current system to anyone and their lala being able to buy a ticket and get a house I want that they turn around and scalp sell to the highest offer. in my thinking, putting in that time, whether I get the house or not, is worth it because its my choice and my time. I will certainly appreciate it if I get it. not sure I would feel the same if its like buying a house raffle ticket and then going about my business

[StormyFae]

Honesty i think if they did three things it fix alot of issues..
1st add 4/5 worlds to each database..
2nd lock the world when it reachs population limit to both transfers and new chars, since world vist is a thing..

Adding more new worlds not database but adding 5 new worlds to each database would fix alot..

Three. Create something different just for fcs be it islands or random locations and remove fcs from the housing plots all togeather, instend grant them a large island with its own number of plots they have to buy.

Not to be mean are anythin but its stupidthat fc/personal housing is done in the same and in the same spots.


While at it maybe give each world an offical type like rp /rp/pvp "mature worlds" and so forth this would solve almost all proplems


What they are doing and what this suggestion is is just a band/aid to the real issue.. That is there no control over how many ppl are on each world and look at release date and here.. There should be more worlds on each server cresting and limitinng populatoon on each world will solve the issue, as then you have an unchangeable number that you can creste enough plots for all on each world

[Shibi]

I completely agree the solution is instanced.

Like an apartment?

[Jojoya]

Like an apartment?

Like the instanced house interiors we already have. People tend to forget that. The exterior in the ward is not instanced. The interior is. Where do players spend most of their time when they're at their house? Inside of the instance.

Better yet, it should be like the instanced housing used in games like WIldstar, ESO and RIFT where interior and exterior is instanced.

[StormyFae]

Like an apartment?

I mean apartments honestly do not have enough room plus you cant use outdoor stuff... The second both those are fixed ill accept the apartment excuse ppl use

Also ps forgot this but they are not instant either there is a limited amount of rooms

[TaleraRistain]

Like an apartment?

More than just a room. I mean, a game from 2004 (EverQuest II) manages to have both inside and outdoor areas in the instances and had that pretty much from the get-go. You can have multiple houses there. I have a vampire castle there.

XIV devs really can't manage this in 2021?

[Canadane]

Ah yes a lottory.
Give people less of a chance to get land than is currently available.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I... don't know...

Let's say that we -do- get the lottery system... wouldn't botter just make hundreds of accounts to raise their chances to win a plot? Wouldn't that make it far worse for players who only have -one- chance?

[Awha]

The only issue a lottery system fixes is the “need” some players have to stand in front of the placard and click for hours. Which I think is their primary goal.

[Shialan]

just like the relic system is a total time sacrifice, so too is trying to get a house.

Just that you are playing the actual game while grinding for your relic weapon. Trying to get a house means you are standing 24 hours on the same spot while clicking the sign post as often as possible. And then, if you are lucky, someone else comes around and relocates his house to that spot and all the hours you stood there are wasted.

It's beyond me how people are still defending this system. Just because it was always like this does not mean that there are not better or more fair systems.