This new SYSTEM DOESN'T Work

[Shibi]

<snip>That right there is the reason why it is so easy to get a small in week #1 of the lottery (new server or new zone or new wards). People with no housing are bidding against people looking to upgrade - on mediums and larges in the "perfect spot." All the while, plenty of other players snatch up smalls with little-to-no competition. Then week #2 comes and we already at 100+ bids on a small since that's all that is left.

This is absolutely true, and baffling so.

Anyone who has done housing for a while has likely seen the advice for many many years "Get the worst house you can to start, then upgrade later" (pretty much like gearing up to raid, really) and that advice hasn't changed.

Just get a house, any house, the worst house out if you want to play it safe, on the outer rim of goblet surrounded by Paissas on one side and cliffs the other. You can upgrade later, and without any of the stress.

[dspguy]

Just get a house, any house, the worst house out if you want to play it safe, on the outer rim of goblet surrounded by Paissas on one side and cliffs the other. You can upgrade later, and without any of the stress.

Bingo.

If housing is truly that important to a player, then the goal should be get any house - not a large in the best possible spot. If players are doing that, they don't have their priorities straight if housing ownership was their goal.