Housing Plot Instanced

[Solowing]

Ask all those who post here that say they prefer ward housing and wouldn't use instanced.

Demolition isn't needed with instanced housing because an inactive player isn't taking up server space needed by an active player.

With ward housing, the inactive player is always taking up server space that could go to an active player instead. That's why demolition exists - to give active players a chance at getting a plot when supply is low. The side effect is the need to maintain a sub since you can't log in and enter without one (unless there's a free log-in campaign conveniently timed).

I doubt that instanced housing will be able to offer intercross gardening if it's dependent on a weather cycle as has been stated by SE in the past. There's one thing to retain interest in ward housing. SE doesn't have to add workshops to instanced housing. They can leave them as a ward housing feature, assuming they don't detach them completely. FCs could be required to stick to ward housing instead of getting access to the instanced housing.


Place the "door" in the wards instead and it could encourage a more lively environment for those who want ward housing.

Personally I don't see FC "neighborhoods", whether ward or instanced, working out over the long run if SE were to try implementing them. Most FCs have too much turnover. I doubt instances could be designed large enough to handle a house for every member of the larger FCs. And of course then there's the drama when members don't get along.

My subscription hasn't lapsed since 2016, that's a 9 year streak, due in part I maintain my subscription to keep my plots. Now you can offer me a house that isn't able to be demolished. Sure it doesn't demolish. But S.E isn't going to want that free money walking away. In the current system I would lose both of them if I decided to take some time off. So I don't and my subscription continues.

With Ward Housing anyone who's plot is standing has been there within the last 45 days, if they havent then their plot went back up for bid. So everyone with a plot is considered active at the time.

A instanced plot (Not housing) (should) have a plot to plant stuff. But it should be limited to friends list. So you can do everything that plot owners can do. Except it lacks a physical space in the open and it isn't as easy to access for the masses. That way ward housing still has its appeal.