Quote Originally Posted by Lusarae View Post
If you want a house, even on Balmung you should have no issues getting it. The problem only starts when you're picky and want a specific house. Maybe you want a large house, or a popular lot in a popular ward. The ones I bid on have a low amount of bidders, if I bid on them every week I'm sure to get one eventually. My only issue is... do I really want to win one? That basically means you're perma subbed to the game now or you lose the house. There's really no "winning" even if you "win. There is always a downside.
I've been trying since 2.5. I could never get a placard. And have dutifully deposited gil on every weekly placard ever since the housing lotto was added on the lowest bidded small at the end of the week in any ward. I have lost 7 50/50's.

Instanced housing is the only solution. I'm all for priority based on sub time, but it's still slightly unfair.

If every level 90 on Balmung wanted a house, only 23% of them could get one. And that's ignoring FC's winning in mixed wards. The real number is probably sub 10%.