Personal House Owners Upgrading

[Alyanna_Elingval]

I upgraded to a large home, but when I logged a couple of minutes ago literally the only plots purchased in my Ward were the three larges. Every single other plot was open.

[Besame]

After reading the numerous posts in the forums I am thinking that their real issue is not that gardens and stations are more limited, but rather the size and/or plot location status. It appears the new, first time buyers are most interested in the latter except for the bigger FCs or individuals that enjoy cross breeding. Another percentage of the playerbase like myself, looks for not only planting capabilities but also as a deco-freak, the ability to get creative in a medium+. As the solo house owner of a medium (was in a small for a year), I utilize both plots available and all the deco spaces alloted. I do share this house with family/friends and also belong to a small FC that just relocated to a medium after a year in a small. I am an omni-max crafter and gatherer and am capable of gathering mats to build and send out a sub. Unfortunately, I cannot and have to depend on the FC for this "IF" we can get 3 others on to assist the send. Perhaps upgrading housing with more garden capabilities and workshops might make people happy, perhaps not but it's a start. I know I get cranky when I want to cross breed and someone has the 2nd plot constantly growing Krakka. A 2-story loft type house instead of the single story on existing small plots would help with the space/deco freaks also.

[Oukanna]

I know a medium house cant have all the stations out. Can the large have them all out?

Also with regards to plot sizes i think only FCs should be allowed to purchase the largest plot. An FC can house loads of players so the space is needed to do things with your FC community. For people saying at least they can get a small house whilst the individual players upgrade from a small to large is unfair on the FC. You can't cram 50 people into a small house (my FC inst overly huge but we do like to hang out in the FC house together as I am sure other FCs would like to as well). I think the design of the wards needed to accommodate more larger plots, or maybe create new wards of FC only where they are all medium or large.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I logged in and literally had my pick of the entire ward. Even plot 11/41 in Lavender Beds was open. Although that one eventually went, an hour later and half the mediums were still available. There are plenty of houses despite the relocation. Friend and I also checked each housing distinct afterwards and virtually all went to FCs. So despite an overall terrible system, I can't say this didn't work out okay given the circumstances.

[Alien_Gamer]

The housing restriction is not to give FCs priority over private owners in terms of which house you get, its there so FCs can buy a house without competing against NEW private home purchases. It is not there to make sure FCs get the house they want, just that there are enough houses total to go to FCs.

Private owners with pre-existing houses have a chance to move, that doesn't reduce the number of plots available to FCs, it just changes where they are. Nothing in this patch promised an FC that it would get the house they want, just that there would be no new competition for the total number of plots.

[Dragonrage53]

The problem is still on SE with very bad timing opening NA housing plots in the middle of the night 1 AM? right after a maintenance.... Perhaps wait till 5 pm the following day after the servers come back up to make the houses available? At least it was not a personal house grab that was over in 5 minutes like last time.

[TenshiStormstout]

The problem is still on SE with very bad timing opening NA housing plots in the middle of the night 1 AM? right after a maintenance.... Perhaps wait till 5 pm the following day after the servers come back up to make the houses available? At least it was not a personal house grab that was over in 5 minutes like last time.

lol I doubt this will ever happen x'D that's like asking them to change the LIVE letter time which is evening in JAPAN. :v and super early morning in the states. This is just something when a company that has a game that runs in MANY time zones has to do some people get shafted while others get the good times. It's not SE's fault where you live xD

[Leloa]

I mean there were mediums still available after 3 hours the maintance was done, what's the problem? Obviously atm there isn't enough FCs to come and take all the medium lands anyway. If FC's is quick they might have grabbed a large house, I see a lot of larges owned by FC's and personal owners. Our fc has a medium and we didn't even think to go for a large. Not everyone want that.

[Rhysati]

I mean there were mediums still available after 3 hours the maintance was done, what's the problem? Obviously atm there isn't enough FCs to come and take all the medium lands anyway. If FC's is quick they might have grabbed a large house, I see a lot of larges owned by FC's and personal owners. Our fc has a medium and we didn't even think to go for a large. Not everyone want that.

That's VERY dependent on your server. On Balmung all medium and large were gone pretty much right away.

[Ruf]

Agreed, leviathan is getting packed, ive seen 4 mediums popped in my face.

PS: A moratorium has been placed upon all plot sales to indivuduals.