Just Another Housing Complaint

[dspguy]

The people that want a house will get a house.. I spent countless hours clicking against the bots to win mine, but it's what mattered to me.. Some players spend countless hours in PVP or Savage and then want something given to them in the game because they feel entitled to it.. If you want something in this game, work for it and get it. Period. PVP doesn't just gift rewards to users.. The Best gear doesn't just drop into your inventory while you sleep.. Why is housing different? If you want it get it.

Initially, I sort of felt this response was a bit dismissive. But after reading it a second time... it is actually on the money.

I had a house when they first came out in ARR. I lost it in the first purge when I took a break. But back then, there were still a few plots available. By the time I came back, I was out of luck. I spent a long time trying to find an open plot. I eventually found a medium after many hours of searching. Shortly after that, my wife began her search for a large or medium. She spent many many hours checking the ward list for anything that would pop up. She lucked out and found a large up for sale (during the FCFS days) which was part of a black market deal gone wrong. So she snapped that up.

Some guy I know that came back from the game after a long break... he wanted a house for his small FC (friends/family). This was during the "spam the placard" times. He didn't spend those days leveling jobs or doing savage. He spent his free time looking for houses and spamming placards. Eventually he did get it.

Same story with an FC member. She tried on dozens of houses after the OCE data center came up and introduced abandoned plots. I think it took her about 2 months to finally get a plot. But that's what she spent her time doing.

Now... in today's system, maybe there isn't effort you can put in to increase your odds (other than shopping around for the plot with the least bids). However, players had many years to spend their time seeking out plots when it was FCFS or "spam the placard." Many of those players were rewarded with a plot for their efforts. However, for the players that didn't want to put in that effort and was just hoping SE would make it easier... well, they did. It is better than spamming a placard. But now they have to roll with the entire server on empty plots.

[Fybrile]

Initially, I sort of felt this response was a bit dismissive. But after reading it a second time... it is actually on the money.

But, it's not on the money. He's talking about the REWARDS for participating in types of content. We're talking about ACCESS to that content. They're different things.

We're not saying the rewards of housing, say, Thavnarian Onions, should just be dropped into our inventories. We're saying we're locked out of even participating. To make his analogy correct, you'd have to liken it to being locked out from participating in pvp or raiding altogether. If only 5% of players got to participate in pvp, you could be certain there'd be legitimate complaints and no detractors. Which is why it's so frustrating that this particular issue has its apologists. To stand against this complaint can literally only be that some few who have houses just don't want everyone to also have a house - which is a really garbage attitude.

The purpose of the housing mechanic in this game isn't just getting a house. It's not a real estate simulator. So trying to get one isn't playing the game. It's trying to play the game. And to say you should put more effort into just attempting to be allowed to participate is an exclusivist attitude that I don't agree with.