So, a lottery system and a divide between FC and solo wards, eh?

[PangTong]

I agree. "I've been doing the housing lottery for MONTHS and I never win!" threads incoming, lol.

Lottery system is effectively the same as the current system except you don't need to be physically at the sign, spam clicking it in the hopes that you are the one who can click "Buy" when it finally becomes available. Either way the person who gets the plot is up to chance, but now you don't need to damage yourself by staying up for 24 hours camping the plot, or running a bot to do it for you.

It's true it doesn't fix the lack of supply but it does fix a serious problem with the current purchasing system. Even if there were enough plots for everyone, there would still be competition for the most desirable ones such as larges or plots in attractive locations, so a lottery system is a valid addition either way.

[LunaJoy]

I agree. "I've been doing the housing lottery for MONTHS and I never win!" threads incoming, lol.

This is exactly it. The only way a lottery system would solve the problem with newly added wards would be to keep adding wards every other week, or month. But since there are usually 6-12 months at least in between new wards being added (not including COVID delays) no way is that going to make things easier. Again. It’s about supply; more than procurement.
I CAN however see the lottery system working for when houses are demolished. Instead of the hours of waiting and clicking, only to lose to a bot or a relocation—or worse to the guy who just showed up ten minutes ago—has to be beyond frustrating, as that system is beyond unfair.