Quote Originally Posted by Reinha View Post
It didn't have to be days long past. Ishgard release could have been first come first serve with lottery reserved for demolished plots. The upcoming housing release could have been first come first serve. Even assuming the player base has doubled in the past few years, it would still be a better system. Last time I raced to get a house I saw around 4-5 runners in the same subward. So now, that would be around 8-10 runners per 30 plots. Better than 10+ lottery tickets on every single plot. A nice little bonus back in the day was that you could get a house next to your spouse or your fc. Not anymore.

I said this lottery system would be bad and people argued with me multiple times. I said there would be 10x the competition per plot and getting a house would become harder, not easier. Well, enjoy it folks. I can't help but feel schadenfreude whenever I see these complaint threads. Especially the ones asking for increased chances for themselves like they are special (not this OP).

Edit: me before Endwalker, I was pretty close with my prediction lol.
And yet, in a twisted sort of way, you are indeed arguing for a system that favors you. The reason why there are so many more people trying for houses is that the lottery system makes it easier for them to participate. The population of players that want houses, is probably quite large. First-Come-First-Served restricted a significant number of players from participating. It's much easier now, with the lottery system in place, for all players who might be interested in owning a house to actually try for one. The real solution to the housing demand is to add more houses. A LOT more houses.