Need more wards.

[dspguy]

Maybe some servers need new wards. On Leviathan, 107 plots are still available in the new wards. 3 or 4 of them are mediums. If someone wanted a house, they'd have gone for the small with 0 bids. For the vast majority of the this server, if you wanted a house, you have one.

Leviathan isn't the most populous server, but it is one of the most active-populated servers. Lesser populated servers should have a surplus of houses by now.

[Sourcy]

Maybe some servers need new wards. On Leviathan, 107 plots are still available in the new wards. 3 or 4 of them are mediums. If someone wanted a house, they'd have gone for the small with 0 bids. For the vast majority of the this server, if you wanted a house, you have one.

Leviathan isn't the most populous server, but it is one of the most active-populated servers. Lesser populated servers should have a surplus of houses by now.

This is the case. Balmung is the main culprit in particular. We already have 2+ bids on some smalls this cycle. I mean just look at this Large.


Does everyone need a Large? Or even a medium? No. But every player should at least have access to a Small. Which sadly isn't the case since there are a huge number of smalls tied up in FC only wards, leading to us already having 2+ bids on MULTIPLE small plots on Balmung already.
And server transferring is never the solution. One because we can't move to any other Crystal world due to them all being congested now. Another because the social interactions and being in an FC with your friends outweighs moving to a DC like Dynamis with such a spartan amount of players.

[Avoidy]

This is the case. Balmung is the main culprit in particular. We already have 2+ bids on some smalls this cycle. I mean just look at this Large.


Does everyone need a Large? Or even a medium? No. But every player should at least have access to a Small. Which sadly isn't the case since there are a huge number of smalls tied up in FC only wards, leading to us already having 2+ bids on MULTIPLE small plots on Balmung already.
And server transferring is never the solution. One because we can't move to any other Crystal world due to them all being congested now. Another because the social interactions and being in an FC with your friends outweighs moving to a DC like Dynamis with such a spartan amount of players.

It's still the first day too. I can't speak for everyone, but I'll definitely be waiting until the last possible minute to bid on the best odds I can find on a small, after getting screwed on a 50/50 shot last round despite grabbing a small out of the way subdivision plot. People who went in for the large on day 1 already know they want a large, and no amount of bad odds will deter them. They'll bid and forget until the cycle ends. But people who just want any house, are biding their time and waiting. The smalls will likely have dumb odds on balmung just because it's balmung and there's no end to the bidders. I hope I'm wrong though, because I want good odds on a personal.

Aaaaa, I like a lot of things about balmung, but the housing here is hell. So many friends moved to dynamis for a home and now like 3 of them have told me that they regret it because the DC is dead and now dc travel takes like 10 minutes. Feelsbadman

[PaalHenrik]

It's still the first day too. I can't speak for everyone, but I'll definitely be waiting until the last possible minute to bid on the best odds I can find on a small, after getting screwed on a 50/50 shot last round despite grabbing a small out of the way subdivision plot. People who went in for the large on day 1 already know they want a large, and no amount of bad odds will deter them. They'll bid and forget until the cycle ends. But people who just want any house, are biding their time and waiting. The smalls will likely have dumb odds on balmung just because it's balmung and there's no end to the bidders. I hope I'm wrong though, because I want good odds on a personal.

Aaaaa, I like a lot of things about balmung, but the housing here is hell. So many friends moved to dynamis for a home and now like 3 of them have told me that they regret it because the DC is dead and now dc travel takes like 10 minutes. Feelsbadman

You didn't get screwed out of anything. This statement insinuates that the winner f'ed you over to get the plot when all they did was get chosen.

[Avoidy]

You didn't get screwed out of anything. This statement insinuates that the winner f'ed you over to get the plot when all they did was get chosen.

You're misunderstanding me. I didn't say that the WINNER screwed me. I said I got screwed in the sense that like, I did everything strategically right (bidding late, bidding on a small, bidding on an out of the way plot) but just lost out anyway. There's a big difference there.

Honestly this is something that bugs me; I wish you could still abdicate a house to ensure it goes to a good home. I wish that if I left my home that someone could just click and buy it immediately. I realize thats not possible due to the fact it would be exploited which is why I wish they just had more housing enforcement.

I wish if the winner didn't come for their house, it would automatically go to the next person (in a 50/50 split) or just get rerolled among the losers (in a 3+ split). That it just goes back out into the lottery because the winner couldn't be bothered to log in for several days to grab their house is just ridiculous imo

[PaalHenrik]

You're misunderstanding me. I didn't say that the WINNER screwed me. I said I got screwed in the sense that like, I did everything strategically right (bidding late, bidding on a small, bidding on an out of the way plot) but just lost out anyway. There's a big difference there.



I wish if the winner didn't come for their house, it would automatically go to the next person (in a 50/50 split) or just get rerolled among the losers (in a 3+ split). That it just goes back out into the lottery because the winner couldn't be bothered to log in for several days to grab their house is just ridiculous imo

It's a lottery, there is no strategy for winning.

[Jojoya]

It's a lottery, there is no strategy for winning.

Since the system is more of a targeted raffle than a lottery, there are some strategies that might improve the chances of winning though not guarantee it.

That's especially true for those who are trying to get any plot, not a specific plot. With the current number of available houses on most worlds, someone can greatly improve their chances by waiting until the last minute to bid on a less desirable plot with no other bids, or at most one other bid. Someone else could still do the same, of course, but that's still better than immediately entering when the lottery starts just to find 7 other players also entered for the same one over the next 5 days.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

You're misunderstanding me. I didn't say that the WINNER screwed me. I said I got screwed in the sense that like, I did everything strategically right (bidding late, bidding on a small, bidding on an out of the way plot) but just lost out anyway. There's a big difference there.



I wish if the winner didn't come for their house, it would automatically go to the next person (in a 50/50 split) or just get rerolled among the losers (in a 3+ split). That it just goes back out into the lottery because the winner couldn't be bothered to log in for several days to grab their house is just ridiculous imo

Not to mention that IF they do not claim it....its another 9 days in limbo.

Being able to engage housing 3x a month is probably not frequently enough

Mind if I ask - were you successful getting a home on Balmung?

[Ayan_Calvesse]

It's still the first day too. I can't speak for everyone, but I'll definitely be waiting until the last possible minute to bid on the best odds I can find on a small, after getting screwed on a 50/50 shot last round despite grabbing a small out of the way subdivision plot. People who went in for the large on day 1 already know they want a large, and no amount of bad odds will deter them. They'll bid and forget until the cycle ends. But people who just want any house, are biding their time and waiting. The smalls will likely have dumb odds on balmung just because it's balmung and there's no end to the bidders. I hope I'm wrong though, because I want good odds on a personal.

Aaaaa, I like a lot of things about balmung, but the housing here is hell. So many friends moved to dynamis for a home and now like 3 of them have told me that they regret it because the DC is dead and now dc travel takes like 10 minutes. Feelsbadman

Honestly this is something that bugs me; I wish you could still abdicate a house to ensure it goes to a good home. I wish that if I left my home that someone could just click and buy it immediately. I realize thats not possible due to the fact it would be exploited which is why I wish they just had more housing enforcement.

[seerstone]

Maybe some servers need new wards. On Leviathan, 107 plots are still available in the new wards. 3 or 4 of them are mediums. If someone wanted a house, they'd have gone for the small with 0 bids. For the vast majority of the this server, if you wanted a house, you have one.

Leviathan isn't the most populous server, but it is one of the most active-populated servers. Lesser populated servers should have a surplus of houses by now.

in what, the goblet?