Why Housing Was Doomed To Fail

[IckeDerTyp]

These threads pain me :c

Am hopeful that SE will now finally take proper measures, even if its just to keep face after this... Debacle ^^

Coz in my mind, the only way to fix this mess is by increasing supply of houses.

It's not about a

"better system to acquire a house"
"instanced housing"
"add bigger Apts."

(tho the latter I'd like)

It's simply about the willingness to pick up wads of cash and make use of them - they have said cash now. Or should have it now *cough*.

I just ask you guys one thing, stop pushing for instanced housing a la BDO/whatever.

The neighbourhoods gotta stay. Imagine what'd happen if they touched that part of the code again... *shudders*

ANYWAY, they did add a bit of supply - so goodluck to all you housing Hunters out there :3

Been playing since 2k13 and managed to get a house during Shadowbringers, so you guys can do it too~

[UkcsAlias]

Am hopeful that SE will now finally take proper measures, even if its just to keep face after this... Debacle ^^

They actualy did.

- There is now some more supply again (its not enough, but its a 25% increase in total compared to the state before)
- Placard spamming became irrelevant (which counters the bot complaint)
- Islands also will make housing itself less interesting for people as some simply wont care about farming onions, but do want to have a house. And therefor some people will just accept this as solution and stop going for a house at all (again a way to increase supply by getting players less interested in a normal house).
- And they actualy did a split on type to counter the FC without house issue.

That its still not optimal is true, but it is an improvement. And who knows if they actualy already had plans to increase each region in the number of wards, but are delaying that after islands?

(sure, they created new issues in the process, but thats what always happens)