Thread: 4.2 Housing Update

Originally Posted by Rymm

Even if every single hoarder only owned one extra home, the ratio of upset/happy people if they were resold would be, at the very least, 1:1. But there are enough well documented cases to show multiple owners having way more than one extra home to tip the scales well in favor of the people who would be able to buy a house. And, even if that weren't the case, the probability of FCs scoping up those resold houses would tilt the scales even further in favor of the number of people to be made happy by such a change.

I've seen quite a few people in the forums who have commented in these threads claiming they either own no personal home or only one personal home and don't want the homes of people with multiple homes taken from them. What you're failing to take into account is the people who don't have a horse in the race, but see it instead as the start of a very slippery slope and setting a very bad precedent.

edit: I'm right there with you wishing they would do instanced housing, as long as I can still visit everyone's house, since I'm a nosey neighbor and love to visit random houses to see what all people have done with them. :-D

Originally Posted by MizArai

I've seen quite a few people in the forums who have commented in these threads claiming they either own no personal home or only one personal home and don't want the homes of people with multiple homes taken from them. What you're failing to take into account is the people who don't have a horse in the race, but see it instead as the start of a very slippery slope and setting a very bad precedent.

But you have to realize that there are also people like me, on the other side of the fence. I also don't have a horse in the race, as I already own a home, but still think the fairest route would be to reclaim the multiples. There is no way to get concrete numbers on the proponents or opponents of the issue short of polling the entire playerbase. The only numbers we can be sure of at this point is the ratio of those who would loose their excess houses verses those who would gain access to housing.

If only SE would make this whole argument moot by fixing housing... if only.

Originally Posted by MizArai

I've seen quite a few people in the forums who have commented in these threads claiming they either own no personal home or only one personal home and don't want the homes of people with multiple homes taken from them. What you're failing to take into account is the people who don't have a horse in the race, but see it instead as the start of a very slippery slope and setting a very bad precedent.

edit: I'm right there with you wishing they would do instanced housing, as long as I can still visit everyone's house, since I'm a nosey neighbor and love to visit random houses to see what all people have done with them. :-D

In Star Wars, people could own 1 of each fortress (3) plus one of their faction but they were all instances. In the main hubs, boards with housing were listed according to what the owners allowed to be seen and you could pop to them and look around.