Please remove housing lottery and make some other way of house acquisition.

[Shipp]

Aside from instanced housing, they could put a limit of one house per account. Max 2 if one is an FC and one is personal. Account wide. Sure, that doesn't deal with multi-boxers, but it does free up a lot of housing from people who own multiple on different characters.

For people who currently own more than the max, they'd handle it the same as server changes in the data center swap-around. Allow players to select which house they want to keep, send all the items in the other house(s) to the npc and refund them the Gil.

[CaptainLagbeard]

They could just go back to the old system of just directly buying plots, with the limitation of one personal house per character and one house per FC.

Though few changes... Set limits to FCs buying and keeping houses based on active member counts. Like 10 for small, 20 for medium and 40 for large. Stop people from having those 1 member FCs holding houses.
Also add new wards when all the plots are bought up.

[UkcsAlias]

So basically you want only very rich people to be able to have a house. Why not just limit it to RMTraders then? Will be easier.

If you did read the edit, you would have known it will be a no on that statement.

[IOwn92FCHouses]

They could just go back to the old system of just directly buying plots, with the limitation of one personal house per character and one house per FC.

Though few changes... Set limits to FCs buying and keeping houses based on active member counts. Like 10 for small, 20 for medium and 40 for large. Stop people from having those 1 member FCs holding houses.
Also add new wards when all the plots are bought up.

Define "active." Because a lot of "legit" players would end up losing their fc houses if it's too tight, or it'd do nothing if it's too loose.

[CaptainLagbeard]

Define "active." Because a lot of "legit" players would end up losing their fc houses if it's too tight, or it'd do nothing if it's too loose.

Have it run on the same timers as the regular automatic demolish.

[Kytrin]

Aside from instanced housing, they could put a limit of one house per account. Max 2 if one is an FC and one is personal. Account wide. Sure, that doesn't deal with multi-boxers, but it does free up a lot of housing from people who own multiple on different characters.

For people who currently own more than the max, they'd handle it the same as server changes in the data center swap-around. Allow players to select which house they want to keep, send all the items in the other house(s) to the npc and refund them the Gil.

You are bold to assume that they won't grandfather those people in the way they've done for years, but I absolutely approve of the idea!

[Erinellza]

It should be like WoW's housing, a new ward opens automatically when they are all full. No lottery bs, first come first served, 1 house per account with alt access.

[Vrankyl]

Have it run on the same timers as the regular automatic demolish.

That's.... exactly what it does right now. FC estates will auto demo if no FC member enters it within 45 days.

[CCheshire]

They could just go back to the old system of just directly buying plots, with the limitation of one personal house per character and one house per FC.

Though few changes... Set limits to FCs buying and keeping houses based on active member counts. Like 10 for small, 20 for medium and 40 for large. Stop people from having those 1 member FCs holding houses.
Also add new wards when all the plots are bought up.

Wait, this would be madness since placard clicking was terrible since it meant waiting for 12 hours and then competing against botters the entire time.

Finally, I much prefer the ability to place bids each new week and go back to doing anything else in-game than camping 1 spot for hours for no reason.

[Infindox]

They could just go back to the old system of just directly buying plots, with the limitation of one personal house per character and one house per FC.

Though few changes... Set limits to FCs buying and keeping houses based on active member counts. Like 10 for small, 20 for medium and 40 for large. Stop people from having those 1 member FCs holding houses.
Also add new wards when all the plots are bought up.

40??? There are groups that have around 20 members int here that actually use their larges for events and such. 10 is also crazy for just a small.