<MATERIA> First-Come First-Served AND Lottery Plots

[Shibi]

Given that 6.1 is a major patch, it is anticipated that there will be many players returning to the game which will definitely cause a congestion similar to the queues experienced during endwalker release.

Again, why does a player on Balmung care what happens in Materia?

We won't have many (if any) returners, being a month old, we came after End Walker. Those who zoomed to the end and then unsubscribed are not here. Most players are sprouts, and there are a lot of us.

Releasing Materia Mist, Materia Lavender Beds, Materia Goblet, and Materia Shirogane (the old cities) before 6.1 as FCFS stops any congestion come 6.1

Come 6.1 whatever for Emperyum, all lottery, partial lottery, some personal, some fc only - whatever - same as every other region.

But we have no housing for 2 more months, when plots in the 4 current cities that are empty right now could be put to use immediately.

Materia is in a unique situation right now that needs special consideration outside of NA/EU/JP.

[DeNada]

Again, why does a player on Balmung care what happens in Materia?

We won't have many (if any) returners, being a month old, we came after End Walker. Those who zoomed to the end and then unsubscribed are not here. Most players are sprouts, and there are a lot of us.

Releasing Materia Mist, Materia Lavender Beds, Materia Goblet, and Materia Shirogane (the old cities) before 6.1 as FCFS stops any congestion come 6.1

Come 6.1 whatever for Emperyum, all lottery, partial lottery, some personal, some fc only - whatever - same as every other region.

But we have no housing for 2 more months, when plots in the 4 current cities that are empty right now could be put to use immediately.

Materia is in a unique situation right now that needs special consideration outside of NA/EU/JP.

Because I don't just have a character on Balmung? It's simply a character I have retired as I'm playing mainly on Materia now due to time zone difference.

During today's live letter, please correct me if I am wrong but I'm fairly certainly that SE did not reveal any plans or intentions to release housing ahead of schedule for Materia.

Instead, they are asking for general feedback on lottery vs FCFS. With the information we have on hand, we can infer that Materia housing will be released on 6.1 with the rest of the world. Just because a few players complaining on the forums will have little impact on their decision on this front.

Now, with that point in mind, we can debate on whether there should be FCFS wards in 6.1 in general. Whether there is any housing in the next two months is simply a moot point and have no relevance on the exact feedback which SE is asking during the live letter.

Now I agree that Materia is in a unique situation compared to the rest of the world. However, we do not have the actual number of players on hand and those from unofficial sources appear to indicate that the number of players exceed the number of plots including that of Emphyreum. I'm still convinced that lottery is the fairest way to distribute housing plots, especially if the demand for housing outstrip supply which seems to be the case. As I have mentioned, FCFS only appears to benefits the priveleged few who are able to login the moment the server goes up after 6.1.

However, I'm willing to concede that perhaps just a few wards can be allowed for FCFS solely on Materia for those who really desire it although it's a concession I'm still loathe to accept given that lottery imo is still the fairest way to distribute since each player has an equal chance to secure the plot which they desire.

[Shibi]

Because I don't just have a character on Balmung? It's simply a character I have retired as I'm playing mainly on Materia now due to time zone difference.

Thank you for clarifying you are on Materia.

During today's live letter, please correct me if I am wrong but I'm fairly certainly that SE did not reveal any plans or intentions to release housing ahead of schedule for Materia.

No, they didn't but that doesn't mean people can't ask for the old cities to be released right now. Housing is something that a lot of people do need. Reminding SE that it would be helpful to us seems a good use of the forum. Especially if they are here looking for threads on "should Ishgard be fcfs or lottery" and see these.

I'm still convinced that lottery is the fairest way to distribute housing plots, especially if the demand for housing outstrip supply which seems to be the case. As I have mentioned, FCFS only appears to benefits the priveleged few who are able to login the moment the server goes up after 6.1.

You are welcome to that conviction. I think more people just want housing now.

Don't forget, lottery will still be there for Emperyum should they open the old cities now so you will still get your chance. People who wish to wait and participate for one of those 1,440 plots will be no worse off, than on any other server in any other region. In fact they could be better off as there will be less competition for those over a server - say on Aether.

But right now, we do need housing opened up. And that needs to be FCFS with maybe a few lottery wards as suggested above to do a production level debug for the rest of the world.