Need more wards.

[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.