Relo mechanics are Cancer

[Malk77]

It's funny that people who already have houses think relocation is fine. Meanwhile I've been sniped four times in the last week by jerk relocators.

[Almagnus1]

It's funny that people who already have houses think relocation is fine. Meanwhile I've been sniped four times in the last week by jerk relocators.

There's a lot of people in housing that are the "haves" and they want to make it exceedingly difficult for the "have nots" to join them.

And Hydaelyn forbid if you dare suggest to even the playing field....

[Seleni]

It's funny that people who already have houses think relocation is fine. Meanwhile I've been sniped four times in the last week by jerk relocators.

The players most likely to resist the removal of relocation’s bypass-timer privilege are recent house buyers, because a dream-home buying process on populated server is practically 2+ steps:

- get any plots you can get at any of the 4 housing area (= most likely ones with 3 mil starting price at Goblet, LB, or Mist.)
- relocate when you find a good plot opened up in the housing area you originally wanted.

Unless you’re super lucky, it’s practically impossible to start out with a dream plot as your first, so people relocate. Thus it becomes even less likely that you’d get a desirable plot as your first. And it turns into a chicken and egg problem.

[Kenky]

It's funny that people who already have houses think relocation is fine. Meanwhile I've been sniped four times in the last week by jerk relocators.

The issue you have here is pretty simple. Plenty of players have purchased less-than-desirable plots (to maximize their chances) and don't want to stay there. Once you own a house, you can then start looking around for your personal 'favorite plot' and work to move there. The people that "snipe" plots find the plot you're trying to buy far more favorable than their own. (Goblet plot 58 is usually despised given its location as an example, so anything other than plot 58 is an upgrade) Though there are people that obviously abuse this system purely for shiggles.. That just cannot be helped, sadly.

While I am firmly in the camp that we don't need to Relocate multiple times a day (I personally think once a week is a better option, as it would sync up with the weekly reset.) removing the Relocation system in its entirety would be damaging more than anything else. Because then it would no longer be "hunting for any vacant plot" but "hunting for your preferred plot only". That would reduce your chances of getting a house to essentially zero.