Quote Originally Posted by Stormpeaks View Post
This is another type of "You think you do, but you dont", people want instanced housing, but for them to enjoy it, ward housing would have to be removed too, so it's useless on its own, and they sure as hell arent going to remove everyone's house because people are too stubborn and refuse to move to Dynamis.

So people will keep trying to make it harder and harder for people to keep up and maintain a house, find excuses for houses to be demo'd, find excuses for people to be banned so their house demo's, instead of simply moving to Dynamis.
Why does everyone assume it has to be either/or? I just want the option added, I don’t want anything taken away from anyone, nor am I advocating for any “rent” type schemes. Neither do most of the posters I’ve seen supporting an instanced option. Some people just want a house to decorate, they don’t care about the “prestige” of lucking into a ward house, or they’re weary of losing lotto after lotto. And for those that want upgrades, there are never going to be enough mediums and larges in the wards. At least not without a massive redesign.

If everyone is able to have an instanced house of their choosing, so many of these arguments (and the animosity) go away. Someone having a whole ward to themselves won’t matter when it isn’t preventing others from participating in the system. And everyone could have their dream plot without having to hope someone else gets demoed.

And again, the devs can’t say that housing is supposed to be about community and offer leaving one’s community as the only solution to lack of supply. Well they can, but it’s hypocritical. Even so, for someone who’s been in their community for years, going to Dynamis doesn’t guarantee anyone housing. Dynamis has the same lotto as everywhere else. It’s just less competition, not no competition. And for those that have spectacularly low luck on RNG, asking someone to go through all the hassle to move (and it is a hassle, read through the page that goes over all the details sometime) for a chance at a house that they may well lose yet another lotto on is callous. They really want to send people to Dynamis in droves? Make the wards they’re holding back on (25-30) first come, first serve, no timer or placard spamming, you want it, you get there first. That’ll get people moving! lol