Time to Remove Ward FC/Individual Restrictions

[Stormpeaks]

Agreed. But as I just said in another reply, there will never be a perfect solution. As far as new FCs being locked out, I would hope that the FC only wards are protected to some degree to prevent that from happening. To be fair, I don't think private only wards should even exist. I think it should be hybird OR FC. But that's another topic. As far as a solution to new FCs being locked out-- on my server I have noticed that demolishing has opened up some availability per bidding round. Maybe new FCs could get some kind of priority queue based on new availability that happens in the middle of a bidding period instead of shuffling those new lots directly to bidders. And you may say "Well then all the new plots that open up will go to FCs" -- ok. Well at least then every ward will be full and everyone will have fair shot. At worst, both new FCs and private buyers will be waiting in that case.

This issue I have with several posts going on is you guys are relying on a theoretical that we are not observing currently. And no, no solution will be perfect because there are too many private buyers. Hence why I am suggesting why don't we figure out some way to get more private buyers in houses and then, as I said, worry about who is waiting. It doesn't matter if it's 5% or 10% more private buying opportunity, any % is better than current despite the fact new lots will be filled faster than we can blink.

Except fcs SHOULD have priority because they have more players than personal housing, private buyers should wait, not fcs, private buyers are one person, fcs are multiple

[Turtledeluxe]

Except fcs SHOULD have priority because they have more players than personal housing, private buyers should wait, not fcs, private buyers are one person, fcs are multiple

This is a non response. I have already outlined a strategy that would still give your theoretical onslaught on new FCs (that we have not observed for months) a way to access housing (by demolishings) or even in worst cases an extra FC exclusive ward could be added. Yes this may result in some waiting but you're taking about waiting days (demo houses open up next period) and depending on how long the queue grows weeks to months. Private buyers are waiting exponentially longer than that while houses simply aren't being bid on. You are here posting, another period has gone by, I still see wards and wards of unused fc houses and even open spots all the time due to demolishings.

Please tell us when the current model is going to work. Because it doesn't work. All I see is resistance to models that would work because you seemingly just don't want more people to have houses. You want the most people waiting all the time just in case some exponential and unlikely uptick in fc house requests occurs. As I just learned in my own lottery-- FCs have plenty of options and don't want them (presumably bc their own neighborhoods are less populated in some cases). What we are doing makes no sense. Not only are FCs not bidding on their houses, they're bidding on hybrid wards first.

You're also not accounting for the myriad players ITT and that I know personally who double dip and have their FC house and personal house. You're claiming it's about number of players when it isn't. It's just about owning the property. Players do not care about efficiency or fairness.