Is the supply crisis over?

[Rinoa_353]

For now, yes.

It will be interesting to see what the situation is like when Dawntrail launches between returning players and the new Xbox players.

I think it should be ok unless there is a huge influx of players once XBOX joins the game since you have the four other worlds of Dynamis that will open, so that's 36,000 player housing plots that's going to be available. Then you still have 7,200 plots from the currently locked wards of the existing Dynamis worlds to add to the mix too and this is not accounting for any new worlds on the other data centers from the EU, Oceania and Japan they may have planned for the XBOX players in those parts of the world.

[Hasrat]

you have the four other worlds of Dynamis that will open, so that's 36,000 player housing plots that's going to be available. Then you still have 7,200 plots from the currently locked wards of the existing Dynamis worlds to add to the mix too

Bingo.

There will always be a demand for mediums/larges, by design. But, at the very least, they're probably not in any hurry to be thinking about creating new housing wards or entire new districts.

[UkcsAlias]

But, at the very least, they're probably not in any hurry to be thinking about creating new housing wards or entire new districts.

I would on that also focus more on expanding the wards to contain more M and L wards. Or at least expand the S houses interiors.

Idealy i would have liked it if houses got more interior layouts, even if they dont meet the exterior shape. For example:
- S can choose between: current, 3 floors (with optionaly even a smaller area), extra large single floor.
- M can choose between: 2 extra large floors, 3 floors (with diffirent entry locations like bottom and mid)
- L can choose between 2 floors, 3 floors, 4 floors etc.

And with it, the ability to move the FC door to specific locations. And diffirent staircase orientations (which can also have the fc door placed in it). And yes, some layouts might have more interior space, but there can be reasons not to want that space (item limit can already be your limitation)

Small houses for a lot of players are fine. I can imagine plenty of people not even being close to the item limit. So some extra space they can use can help.

[Khryseis_Astra]

I would on that also focus more on expanding the wards to contain more M and L wards. Or at least expand the S houses interiors.

Idealy i would have liked it if houses got more interior layouts, even if they dont meet the exterior shape. For example:
- S can choose between: current, 3 floors (with optionaly even a smaller area), extra large single floor.
- M can choose between: 2 extra large floors, 3 floors (with diffirent entry locations like bottom and mid)
- L can choose between 2 floors, 3 floors, 4 floors etc.

And with it, the ability to move the FC door to specific locations. And diffirent staircase orientations (which can also have the fc door placed in it). And yes, some layouts might have more interior space, but there can be reasons not to want that space (item limit can already be your limitation)

Small houses for a lot of players are fine. I can imagine plenty of people not even being close to the item limit. So some extra space they can use can help.

Yes to all of that! I love the small layout best, but I would love another floor (attic) above the ground floor. Or the option to add an FC like room.

[Teteiyusu]

Been trying for a large all expansion. No luck.

[Jojoya]

Been trying for a large all expansion. No luck.

Not being able to get a large isn't a crisis. Larges will always be in short supply, same with mediums.

The concern is whether there are still players unable to get a house at all on their home world.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

In an ideal world, I'd love to see mansions for anyone who can afford them. However, I'll take enough smalls for everyone as a first step.

[Acesfool]

In the last round of bidding (previous to the one that ended today) I bid on a medium. I was number 8 and the winning bid was number 13. But the winner never claimed it. So I bid again and this time I was number 10. The winning bid was number 8. The game is actively mocking me. This was on Malboro.

[Reinha]

NA worlds with 0-bid personal plots last round:

Aether DC: Adamantoise, Cactuar, Gilgamesh, Midgardsormr, Sargatanas, Siren
Primal DC: Behemoth, Exodus, Famfrit, Hyperion, Lamia, Leviathan, Ultros
Crystal DC: Diabolos, Malboro
Dynamis DC: Halicarnassus, Maduin, Marilith, Seraph

These worlds I couldn't check because I don't have an NA character with access to Shirogane and Empyreum:

Aether DC: Faerie, Jenova
Primal DC: Excalibur
Crystal DC: Balmung, Brynhildr, Coeurl, Goblin, Mateus, Zalera

More than half of the older NA worlds now have housing for everyone who wants it.

[Khryseis_Astra]

Just from a quick scan of Crystal worlds, I’m seeing maybe 1 personal with no bids per residential area at most. The rest of the 0 bids showing on that one website are unavailable because they opened up after this round’s bidding had already started. (Although a lot of them don’t have data available because they haven’t been updated since results period started yesterday morning, but if you’re actually physically clicking placards, I’ll give you some benefit of the doubt.) Those with results that haven’t yet been claimed all seem to have at least 2 bidders, but most are around 5-10, give or take a few either way. Taking into account all that lost this round, I’d hardly say there’s enough for “everyone who wants it,” not to mention those that just started who haven’t yet unlocked housing and/or amassed the gil just yet.

Although another trend I am seeing that’s probably frustrating to bidders lately, is one or two properties each round, usually with about 5-10 bidders or more, where the winner doesn’t bother claiming them and they get pushed to the next round. After spending 9 months to get a small, I doubt it’s one person winning every time and not claiming, because who could be lucky enough to win that often in a row?! lol But who the heck is bidding and then not claiming? Just wasting everyone else’s time.

At any rate, maybe a little better than it was, but it’s a slow point, at least a month away from a major patch, so hardly good enough to say the shortage is over. There probably wouldn’t be as many plots to even bid on if so many people weren’t taking a break and then getting auto-demoed.