Suggestion: Shorten lottery timer

[Lakhesys]

I've always thought that a M-F entry period with weekends as a results period would be better.

[Elevin]

I've always thought that a M-F entry period with weekends as a results period would be better.

People work and have lives. the 9 day rotation works well because of that.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

I've always thought that a M-F entry period with weekends as a results period would be better.

Some people are too busy on certain days to play games. Having a non-weekly period means that no one is unfairly favored because of the days of the week they can and can't play.

[Lakhesys]

Some people are too busy on certain days to play games. Having a non-weekly period means that no one is unfairly favored because of the days of the week they can and can't play.

That's why weekends should be the results period. Most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

[Elevin]

That's why weekends should be the results period. Most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

Are you in school or something?

The majority of the players of this game are adults who work all manor of hours, in my FC alone, I have people that work night shifts and weekends regularly. I myself even worked most weekends one point.

The current system works perfectly. I know ya'll all desperate for a large/medium in your preferred location just like I am desperate for plot 31 in Shirogane. But rather than suggesting a system that would adversely affect people that don't spend their lives 24/7 on FF14. Go suggest a solution or post in the threads for more housing.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

That's why weekends should be the results period. Most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

I don't think you're deliberately trying to say "service industry workers aren't real people" but that's what you're saying here.

[Lakhesys]

I don't think you're deliberately trying to say "service industry workers aren't real people" but that's what you're saying here.

Lmao, really now?

Are you in school or something?

The majority of the players of this game are adults who work all manor of hours, in my FC alone, I have people that work night shifts and weekends regularly. I myself even worked most weekends one point.

The current system works perfectly. I know ya'll all desperate for a large/medium in your preferred location just like I am desperate for plot 31 in Shirogane. But rather than suggesting a system that would adversely affect people that don't spend their lives 24/7 on FF14. Go suggest a solution or post in the threads for more housing.

I work full-time, actually.
Are you trying to say you can't log in for 5 minutes on a sunday to see if you won the lottery?

I'm not particularly desperate for a large nor a medium, seeing as my FC has a large in Shiro and I have a Med in Empyreum, I'm just saying most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

[Daeriion_Aeradiir]

I work full-time, actually.
Are you trying to say you can't log in for 5 minutes on a sunday to see if you won the lottery?

I'm not particularly desperate for a large nor a medium, seeing as my FC has a large in Shiro and I have a Med in Empyreum, I'm just saying most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

You do realize work cultures aren't universal across the globe right?

Japan notoriously has very draconian work culture where there is a very 'for the company' attitude, where, while not against the rules or anything, is extremely frowned upon if you leave work right as your work ends, meaning a very large size of workers will work longer hours to look better in the eyes of the company & their co-workers. Then there's also the appearance of maintaining social interactions & good relations with co-workers and higher ups, leading to many going straight from work out to bars, restaurants, etc for social interactions. Even weekends can be sketchy with social obligations, its extremely easy to lose track of something as minor as a lottery cycle in a video game.

It's not uncommon for people to be so exhausted after getting home that 5 mins checking on a video game is a tall order. That's not even mentioning people who's jobs can often take them to areas with horrible internet/no internet, like my friend's who once every 3-4 months, she has to fly out to backwater parts of Africa for several days where you'd be lucky to stay connected to FF14 for longer than 30s (if they even have internet in the place she goes to). If the lottery cycle had been any shorter, she would have missed out on getting her medium when the new wards opened.

The 5 day bidding, 4 day confirmation was specifically chosen so that way the extremely vast majority will have an opportunity to place a bid & check the results of said bid, no matter how crummy their job situation as a courtesy. There's zero chance they ever shorten it.

[CatStarwind]

That's why weekends should be the results period. Most people have more leisure time during the weekends.

I don't think you're deliberately trying to say "service industry workers aren't real people" but that's what you're saying here.

Gonna need help connecting the dots with this one.