Suggestions: Housing wait list

[switchhitter]

My issue with a wait list system is that it still screws over new players from getting housing. They need to fix housing, for sure, but this would only make the problem worse by ensuring only older players would get houses while newcomers would have to accept they would be so far down the list that it would be impossible to ever get land. They need to make more wards and plots, that is the only way this will work. Hopefully, with the new servers they are promising for North America and the infrastructure that will bring, we will see the addition of more housing wards to meet the player demand.

[Loirine]

I'm hoping shared tenancy for apartments will be a thing, I've already upvoted one of the threads suggesting it. As to elaborating, I hadn't really thought too much about it. Literally was only kind of just an idea to chuck out there in case anyone actually thought it would be useful. Possibly put the longest subscribers who've never owned a house at higher priority?

[Loirine]

My issue with a wait list system is that it still screws over new players from getting housing. They need to fix housing, for sure, but this would only make the problem worse by ensuring only older players would get houses while newcomers would have to accept they would be so far down the list that it would be impossible to ever get land. They need to make more wards and plots, that is the only way this will work. Hopefully, with the new servers they are promising for North America and the infrastructure that will bring, we will see the addition of more housing wards to meet the player demand.

The ones who have been on longer most likely have been trying longer to find a place. I'd expect the list can only be used by players who haven't owned a house, maybe not for all wards. And obviously, if SE made enough houses then list isn't needed. However, if it's still not going to be anywhere near enough houses, I'd rather this than nothing.

[Penthea]

So what chance do I have of getting a house without a waiting list and no new houses any time soon? Of course, if SE decide to make a lot more houses, this won't be needed, but I'd rather have this than nothing.

Your own suggestion would screw you over. Waiting lists are almost always based on first come first served, and you only get bumped up for something like health reasons or if you since had a child. Obviously those reasons would not apply to the game at all so most likely you would only get bumped up if someone gives up their spot. You have just said you cannot play 24/7 so chances are you will be unable to log in early on the day waiting lists are introduced.

No we need a complete overhaul or a significantly immense addition of wards. Not something else on top of an already broken system.

[Lexia]

A waiting list just make a bad system even worse, as one person already explained.

[ManuelBravo]

Here are a couple of suggestions;

First option; Depending on the server I've seen some people sell their house, while your afk , leave a party finder format with what your looking for. In the last week 3 of my friends found a house. Apparently some people don't see the benefit if they have no airship facility and are trying to save money for t he new housing district to be released later on.


Second option would be to do what most, if not what everyone who has a house has done, and as soon as the new area is release head there and camp it out.

Third option Ask people or send them a tell to see if they might be interesting in selling it. What's the worst that can happen? Say No?

Now IF your complaining about;

I work = request the day off / call in sick

Too expensive = Start saving

Poor connection = cyber cafe or star bucks

Server congestion = Happens every time just have to hope for the best

Keeps freezing while doing update = try to log in before maintenance it's done.

I'm special and I've been waiting for a long time = No your not everyone pays, people are being nice by saying that.

It's a hit a miss I run an FC and have been able to help people get them so I know it works. It's just a matter of patience and luck.

[Besame]

While the suggestions are fine, the end truth is: housing system here is the worst I have seen and I have played several MMOs with it. I suggest if you are unable to camp sites, quit and find another game until they fix/overhaul the system. The only way to make them fix is lost subs. Every player with the gil deserves to have 1 house, it's ludicrous. I camped for my small then prayed while I was demolishing that the medium I wanted would still be there when done...bad system is bad.

[ManuelBravo]

While the suggestions are fine, the end truth is: housing system here is the worst I have seen and I have played several MMOs with it. I suggest if you are unable to camp sites, quit and find another game until they fix/overhaul the system. The only way to make them fix is lost subs. Every player with the gil deserves to have 1 house, it's ludicrous. I camped for my small then prayed while I was demolishing that the medium I wanted would still be there when done...bad system is bad.

This isn't like other MMO's. They gave options for apartments, and such. Also take into consideration player base keeps growing there is no way for SE to have a special house reserve for each individual player.Too much of a time waster of funds and manpower when they can limit and focus more on player complains that make sense like such as adjustments, upcoming content, and such. If people are to concern about a place to belong they can get a room in their FC housing for 200k. If they want to decorate they can try for apartments, more reasonable they would expand that which is more like other MMO's.... Or they can do what most people did and currently do, see my suggestions. It's not a bad system, its very fair. People just don't want to put in the effort, research, explore their option, or want to be patient. First come , First serve seems fair.Should we also give everyone a trophy for trying a sport just because they play it? Oh wait people already do that because they feel bad for the kids. Should we give everyone a trophy for participating in The Feast? even if they only maybe tried once? Your suggestion is pretty good. revenue drives ideas and sets how much of a priority it will be. If people abandon the property and you feel screwed how is it SE fault? Bad timing. If you think about it why do players want a house? to form an FC? Extra space and decoration? Why not just ask FC for rights or give ideas for new look? They can decorate their room. They can get an apartment if any. If they want to decorate why not play The Sims then? Point is there are a lot of options to get what people want. Gill is easy to make. I constantly have people asking me to sell my property, just because they want FC benefits. If you have a FC, you can buy a second property as personal and so forth. Depends on what your doing. Just like in real life if you buy a house and the neighbors sell it after you move in, who are you going to blame? Personally I would blame myself for not taking more time to do my homework. On that note I'm preparing already, saving my gill, taking time off as soon as I know date for housing.

[Lexia]

I suggest if you are unable to camp sites, quit and find another game until they fix/overhaul the system.

If person going to want to quit over housing then yea maybe they should be playing a different game. Yea housing a broken system but it a very small portion of the game.