Quote Originally Posted by Eclipse View Post
Bottom line, there was a loss of opportunity with the sole introduction of the lottery system. A long wait ahead, much disappointment and no room for negotiation for future buyers
The issue with your take is that the demand has been there for a couple of years but most of the players looking for a house were locked out of the system due to the need to placard camp. Not everyone has the time to spend hours waiting at a placard, and they would like to be playing the rest of the game as well with what time they had available.

So loss of opportunity for those with plenty of leisure time on their hands but a gain in opportunity for those who didn't but still pay the same subscription fee each month to play the game and get access to content.

A limited resource system like this will never be able to please everyone regardless of what purchase method is implemented. There will always be those unable to gain access.