Thoughts on additional wards

[Legion88]

Right now, there are 12 wards with 30 plots each in 4 areas. That's 1,440 plots. So, if SE managed to, for the sake of argument, double the number of wards in all areas, which is quite a feat, that is 2,880 plots.

Your numbers are wrong.
We have 4 housing areas with 12 wards each. Every ward has 2 Subdivisions with 30 lots each.
4 x 12 x 2 x 30 = 2880

By adding 1 additional Subdivision to each ward they could add 1440 lots. They could also add a fourth Subdivision to add another 1440 lots.
This would increase the number of lots to 4320 or respectivly to 5760 lots in total.
Also there would be a huge increase in appartments.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Your numbers are wrong.
We have 4 housing areas with 12 wards each. Every ward has 2 Subdivisions with 30 lots each.
4 x 12 x 2 x 30 = 2880

By adding 1 additional Subdivision to each ward they could add 1440 lots. They could also add a fourth Subdivision to add another 1440 lots.
This would increase the number of lots to 4320 or respectivly to 5760 lots in total.
Also there would be a huge increase in appartments.

Until Apartments are updated to be more than glorified FC rooms, they won't be considered a viable alternative for most, especially with an FC. If they made it potential to upgrade them into a Penthouse suite with a balcony for gardening, then people would be interested. Regardless, while doubling the Wards certainly helps, it will still pose an issue unless houses become account locked.

[Legion88]

Until Apartments are updated to be more than glorified FC rooms, they won't be considered a viable alternative for most, especially with an FC. If they made it potential to upgrade them into a Penthouse suite with a balcony for gardening, then people would be interested. Regardless, while doubling the Wards certainly helps, it will still pose an issue unless houses become account locked.

I know the problem with appartments and i think this is one of the more urgent things they should consider and maybe redesign the complete housing system like this:

• Make appartments be upgradeable in multiple steps to the size of M or L house including the addition of a schrebergarden, balcony or garden on the roof.
• Clear current wards from FCs and make them private only.
• Add an additional Subdivision for FCs only with a special house size around L house or larger like a huge guild hall.
• Give access to Airships for private houses (1 for S, 2 for M and 3 for L).
• Give access to Airships for FCs without houses via their citystate Airshipyard (limited to 1 or 2 Airships).
• Give access to Workshops for FCs without house, maybe via the gobies in idleshire. This may be also a possibility to open Workshopin some kind to all players.

Just some thoughts to make housing and its features more accessible for more players and FCs, even without a house but limited.

[hiedra]

Adding more wards alone won't help. Not unless they add a ridiculous amount of wards, anyway.

[Zarabeth]

Adding more wards alone won't help. Not unless they add a ridiculous amount of wards, anyway.

Then it's a good thing that's not all they are planning.

[Aldotsk]

They should really increase more large at least 2-3 more per division and 3-5 more for medium considering how many people now have more than 50m.

[Ayerinn]

They should really increase more large at least 2-3 more per division and 3-5 more for medium considering how many people now have more than 50m.

I'd rather they double or triple the price of mediums and triple or quadruple the price of larges...one of the issues with plot availability is that they are too cheap (raising demand.) Neighborhoods would be boring if every house was the same size...

[Krotoan]

I'd rather they double or triple the price of mediums and triple or quadruple the price of larges...one of the issues with plot availability is that they are too cheap (raising demand.) Neighborhoods would be boring if every house was the same size...

I don't like that idea. Sounds like only the mega rich get big houses. The price isn't the problem, the supply is.

[Mycow8me]

Lets be honest here, without rules and regulations... Its just going to be another flop with ppl buying and reselling or even some people getting a house to go with their house because hey, I herd u liek houses.