Housing Roulette was an absolute trash idea.

[magitekLuna]

Mainly because not trying won't serve you at all. I'm not gonna say "give up." because not participating in the lottery system doesn't really affect Square Enix, or Yoshi P, it just ensures you have no chance. The only thing that will hurt them is for people to unsubscribe from the game, and I doubt people will do that, mostly because of the community. If my friends all quit at once, I'd also quit, as I've meant every word of what I said in my previous posts; me wanting to participate with them is the only thing keeping me around. Other than that, if they get bad press they'll either have to address it during interviews or live letters, or it'll be obvious that they're ignoring it, and then maybe people will actually understand that they simply don't give a shit what anyone thinks. They have to hit a tipping point where they decide, but people also need to stop making shit up on their behalf as if there's no way housing could be served to everyone in a way that's acceptable to them.

i get you its just as things are now what reason yoshi have to care?

[magitekLuna]

Oooorr hear me out. Instanced housing? Eh? Eeeh!?

and as we found out THEY CAN EASY DO IT in a WAY bigger size that we ever asked for. its just yoshi want it this way and nothing in the universe will change it.

[Payadopa]

I walked up to my soon to be house, bid on it on the last day and got it the next. I'd have never clicked a placard for days on end. The new system is -vastly- superior.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

People like OP aren't complaining because they can't get a house. I'm on a high pop server and there were tons of houses with 2, 1, or even 0 bids. The house I just got had 0 bids on it.

What they're complaining about is they didn't get the Large (or possibly Medium) house they wanted in the prime location where everyone else also wanted it and there was a lot of competition, and for some reason, they imagine if it was placard clicking, those same people (and more) wouldn't have just been spamming the placard and them lose it anyway. It's a person pissed that they didn't get the thing they wanted - that tons of other people also wanted - and blaming the system instead of themselves, and who want special advantages like "If I own a Small I should have a leg up over some new Sprout in the game buying that Large that I want."
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This isn't true for all of us who wanted a med or large. I went to the lowest bidded large in ishgrad(bc I want to live there and not the ugly goblet) and still lost even tho only 2 other ppl were bidding on the house. This system is a feelbad system because all the power is taken from the player's hands and left to an rng system. If we was on the placard system I would most likely have better odds bc I would log out near the house I wanted the night before the maint that unlocked the ward and then wake up 30 min before maint ends to hope to get in before anyone else. That is how I got my very first house in SB and it felt amazing. It felt like I was rewarded bc I took the time to think out a plan and woke up early. Even if I didn't get that house back is SB at least I know I tried my hardest. Now tho I feel empty when I lose a bid because I know there was nothing I could do. All the power is taken from my hands and rng god just didn't shine on me. On top of that, I have to walk back the plot and watch the person who did win standing there enjoying thier house just bc they go lucky in a random num picker. They didn't work for that house, they just got really lucky. Yeah clicking a placard isnt a good system either but the lottery isn't much better imo. It still makes you feel bad when you lose a house and for me, I honestly feel worst in this system bc I have to rely on one thing that I have always been bad at and that is luck. I'm always been really unlucky in loot rolls and genshin so a system that requires being lucky means that I most likely will never leave the area and I might as well just give up.

[Atelier-Bagur]

The new system is miles better than placard clicking but it wasnt going to ultimately solve the issue of a limited plot system. People need to quit getting salty over the lottery and instead actually direct their salt to how housing is limited rather than putting resources to instanced housing

[Gember]

I'm sorry that you didn't get a house.

[Amenara]

This isn't true for all of us who wanted a med or large. I went to the lowest bidded large in ishgrad(bc I want to live there and not the ugly goblet) and still lost even tho only 2 other ppl were bidding on the house. This system is a feelbad system because all the power is taken from the player's hands and left to an rng system. If we was on the placard system I would most likely have better odds bc I would log out near the house I wanted the night before the maint that unlocked the ward and then wake up 30 min before maint ends to hope to get in before anyone else. That is how I got my very first house in SB and it felt amazing. It felt like I was rewarded bc I took the time to think out a plan and woke up early. Even if I didn't get that house back is SB at least I know I tried my hardest. Now tho I feel empty when I lose a bid because I know there was nothing I could do. All the power is taken from my hands and rng god just didn't shine on me. On top of that, I have to walk back the plot and watch the person who did win standing there enjoying thier house just bc they go lucky in a random num picker. They didn't work for that house, they just got really lucky. Yeah clicking a placard isnt a good system either but the lottery isn't much better imo. It still makes you feel bad when you lose a house and for me, I honestly feel worst in this system bc I have to rely on one thing that I have always been bad at and that is luck. I'm always been really unlucky in loot rolls and genshin so a system that requires being lucky means that I most likely will never leave the area and I might as well just give up.

I will agree it's dumb that you have to walk back to the placard to get your money back and wish they put a bit more thought into that. I agree that the lottery system is better than placard system, good we can agree on something.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

I will agree it's dumb that you have to walk back to the placard to get your money back and wish they put a bit more thought into that. I agree that the lottery system is better than placard system, good we can agree on something.

Well, I never said it was better. I just said that the placard system wasn't a good system. I don't think the lottery system is any better than that. Personally, I want a mix of the lottery and first come wards as they promise us before they added the lottery system. That way I can choose what system to interact with and be given the chance to wake up early on the morning they add new wards to get grab a house. Shoot I personally think med and larges should be on first come and smalls are on a lottery system since med and larges are a lot rarer than smalls.

[Seraphor]

Nobody mentioning the health concerns with staying awake on a game, constantly clicking in a placard for 18+ hours straight with no chance for a break?

Houses should not be a reward for no-lifers compromising their health.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

Nobody mentioning the health concerns with staying awake on a game, constantly clicking in a placard for 18+ hours straight with no chance for a break?

Houses should not be a reward for no-lifers compromising their health.

Well, I never bring that up bc that is the person's choice to do. No one forced that ppl to do that. As I said I don't think the old system was good but to act like this system is any better is silly. I personally don't like a system that completely relays on rng and takes all the power away from the players. At least when I got my first house in SB I worked for it by making a plan and waking up early the morning when the new ward was unlocked for private buyers. I was rewarded for that hard work. Unlike now where it doesn't matter how hard I try to move my house I'll most likely still lose bc rng wasn't in my favor. To me, that feels a whole lot worst. Yesterday I went all day feeling depressed and hopeless bc I lost the plot I bidded with the lowest amount of ppl. How is that any better for my health? My day ruin bc of rng.. I still feel depressed today.