What would you do to improve/'fix' housing?

[Serez]

Lets imagine that you are sitting across from Yoshi.P, he asks you what you would do to make housing better. What would be your suggestions?

[Kuponutz]

Take the millions they make from subs and from Mog Station and purchase servers that can handle the influx of players logging in at the same time. Those updated servers would also allow for more wards.

[BillyKaplan]

Instanced housing. The only thing my FC's neighbors' houses were ever good for was jumping on their roof.

[Ayer2015]

I would scrap, or repurpose, all the wards then make housing plots instanced.

The wards are dead lifeless places anyway.

[Ssmiley_Bjakkzz]

Just remove housings from the game solves everyones problems Hellluuuuuu

[hydralus]

Remove housing and focus on actual content.

[Sylfaein]

Honestly, I'd love to see a mix of what we have now, and instanced housing. I like the neighborhoods (I've made friends, and gained FC members, event started a business, that way!), but the limited availability of housing is a serious problem. I'm thinking:

A) Player choice: Keep the current wards, BUT also have the option of private instanced houses. That way those who enjoy their neighborhoods can keep them, and those who wouldn't otherwise get a house can.

B) Split between individual and FC homes: one in wards, and one private. FCs and individuals competing for the same limited housing just isn't fair.

[Blackweaver]

Well first, I'd separate personal housing from FC housing. Create an equal number of wards for personal housing, and if a player has a house in LB in plot say... number 7 ward 8, then that house would be moved to private ward 8 plot 7 from company ward 8 plot 7. Keep FC housing and personal housing separate.

Next, set the system to generate new wards when 97% of the existing wards are filled. This way, everyone can have a shot at a house. Housing costs can remain as is.

[Airget]

1) Preorder Houses, have players talk to NPC to confirm type of house, personal or FC, put down the down payment and then be given a random location from the choice of S/M/L. Sure you may not get Shirogane 30 if you say L but you will get an L.

2)Create at least 3-4 different types of Ward designs. First being the (all are S/M/L) 20/7/3, 2nd being 0/30/0, 3rd 0/20/10 and last being 5/10/15.

This way you have a healthy amount of Medium/Large houses in the mix.

3)If servers space limits the amount of wards you give FC 24hr head start to purchase land, this way those who are trying to do workshop have the ability to do so, after that it's anybodies game however any FC's made in a 48hr period of new wards introduction will not be eligible to purchase a house.

4) if all else fails create unique instances for all 30 spaces that is just the bar bone size of the house. When they can add in a new ward they will place the house that's in said void into the ward along to any others that can fit into said ward.


This way everyone can buy the size/location they want but they won't have the same immersion til SE adds in more wards.

[ThunderGodThor]

Law Abiding Citizen approach- tear down the entire system. Rebuild it.

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