Endwalker Housing Update

[Jojoya]

The relocation timer should stay in place as it is now, but put a cooldown on it. Say 90-120 days until you can relocate once again.

I think the real question about the new Ishgard wards is are they going to be "Ready for Purchase" upon release so therefore no timers? Is it all going to be lottery?

Also, what about all of the people that ranked for Firmament Restoration? Do we get any special perks for obtaining the Saint title for Ishgard housing? Priority maybe? Most of us worked harder and longer than it would take for clicking on a placard and beating the invisible timer.

They haven't made a decision regarding how many wards will remain First Come First Serve.

To be honest, with relocation no longer bypassing the purchase timer they might as well all be lottery. Any wards left First Come First Serve will leave players desperate for a house feeling like they must still continue to camp to improve their chances even if they have an entry pending in a lottery ward. The FCFS wards would represent multiple opportunities to acquire a plot during each lottery period while the lottery itself is only a single opportunity per lottery period.

No perks/advantages for those of us who were on the leaderboards during the Restoration, and that's how it should be. Someone's ability to purchase a plot shouldn't be contingent on being a crafter/gatherer.

If there are any FCFS wards in Ishgard when plots become available for purchase in 6.1, I would imagine it would be the same as the past. No timer for very first purchase then timer will kick in when a plot is relinquished/demolished.

Do we yet have an answer on if a FC as a whole can only make a single bid for a single plot, a single bid on as many plots as they have funds for, each in a FC getting one bid for a single plot, or each player in a FC getting a single bid on as many plots as they have funds for?

No more specifics on how the lottery will work have been released since the live letter. I don't expect to get the details until a couple of weeks before 6.1 is released. I doubt very much they want to give players months to figure out ways to game the system and prepare.

If you can do any of these people better get their diamond pickaxes ready. Salt mines are going to be ready to blow LOL.

Salt mines will be ready to blow regardless. People are still going to be unhappy when they still don't have a house because the lottery isn't a fix to the core system problems.

Personally I don't have a problem with allowing multiple FC members to purchase entries on behalf of a FC. The FC still has to come up with all the gil for each of those entries (which will be rare for most FCs) and having 10 chances out of 200 entries still means 190 out of 200 chances to lose.