Open plea to the Devs

[Jojoya]

And this is how the timer hasn't done much to stop the housing resale market. I don't think it's even slowed it down.

It's definitely slowed it down. Before they could buy up anything as it became available then sell to anyone who wanted it. Now there are some obstacles in the way.

-They have to be able to obtain a house with their mule before they can snap up whatever mediums/larges become available. That means fighting against the timer and other players trying to purchase the same plot.

-They can only sell to new buyers willing to forego membership in a legit FC or who are willing to disband their current FC to rejoin the one that owns the house (if purchasing for a FC).

-They can only sell to relocators who are willing to pay a premium for the specific plot the flipper possesses. Not going to be a problem if the flipper is trying to sell a medium or large they lucked out on getting. Definitely would be a problem for the majority of smalls.

It is also never a problem that will go away as long as plots remain limited in quantity. It doesn't matter what obstacles SE tries to put in the way, players will always find a way to turn the situation to their advantage. That is why an improved purely instanced housing system is needed, and I'm not referring to simply adding options to apartment sizes. Balmung is at the point that players can start flipping apartments just as they have been flipping plots because SE will not implement a system the dynamically expands supply as the available supply gets consumed. Players who have apartments they aren't using can offer to relinquish them for a fee so someone desperate even to get an apartment will have one to buy.

SE has got to pull their head out of the sand when it comes to the mess they've made with the system. A new housing district and adding a lottery is not going to fix things.