We need another Housing purge

[NotOliverB]

Correct, I did have to transfer ownership from service account #3 to my service account #2, #1 already being loaded with 9 houses when they doubled the amount of wards. That restriction was dropped when they allowed anyone to purchase a house. You can now purchase as many FC houses as you want, just like it's always been aside from those two weeks where people could only relocate or purchase an FC house.

[Solarra]

...I did have to transfer ownership from service account #3 to my service account #2, #1 already being loaded with 9 houses when they doubled the amount of wards. That restriction was dropped when they allowed anyone to purchase a house. You can now purchase as many FC houses as you want...

Having read more, I've changed my mind. If you can now purchase multiple FC houses the rules do need to be tightened.
As to the actions described in the first sentence, surely that is an exploit? It goes against the spirit of the restrictions even if it was technically 'legal'.

[Skivvy]

So either the mods are watching this thread quite a bit, or someone's been heavy on the reporting. Posts seem to be disappearing :X

[OliverB]

@dustytome

Since your post was removed, I'll answer it regardless.

Larges are poorly designed, "expensive" and offer no benefits over a small or medium. I care about my houses, I don't do it exclusively for money. I'm not looking for a face-off with the company as obviously wouldn't have anything to gain from it... or lose, but that's another story. I don't know what you're trying to get at with being transparent. I'm playing by the rules, just like everyone else.

[Dustytome]

@dustytome

Since your post was removed, I'll answer it regardless.

Not my post that got removed.

[Okamimaru]

Sounds like we need to purge players not housing

[Cylla]

Sounds like we need to purge players not housing

While I happen to agree sightly with this statement, it really not the player fault that SE built a system that greedy people could take advantage of. All they keep doing is putting stupid band-aid fixes in that aren't actually fixing the problem. In fact, in some cases, it making it worse like as we see here. Greed rear it ugly head and said person so bold to come to this thread and even just put it out there. And why are they so bold? Because they know there a slim chance that SE won't even act upon it or fix the problem.

I agree, anyone who owns more then one house (one fc, one personal) per account should have them taken away. However, does anyone here think that will stop those who got the cash to burn? Nope. They'll just go and buy more service accounts and keep buying up houses. These people are really no better then RMT, maybe even worse to be honest. They buy up as many houses as they can and then throw it in the face of the community like, "HA HA, look what I have. 10 houses and you have none!" And they think their just the coolest people in the world when really just a ---, well you fill in the blanks there. I'll give you hint, starts with a "P" ends with "S".

In any case, unless SE starts acting upon these players like Oliver, they'll be here rearing their ugly heads, waving their so called "achievement" of having 10+ houses. And you know all their really doing is crashing the market board. This I have no doubt of. If you ever wonder about the price of an item going down super fast, just look to the person who owns those 10+ houses. You'll find your answer there.

[Usho]

Even after the latest housing rules, the more "tactical" players can easily bypass the new rules by making fake FC's ( <XFHL> <HOME> anyone?) to get each of their members their own house. Yet, SE does nothing about it, and that means people who actually really want a house can't get one cause the fake FC's buy them all. Those 2 FC's I mentioned are rampant house buyers on my server and own a lot of homes in almost all the housing districts. #Totalscum.




/2 cents

[Wiccan026]

The one thing I know about the current housing rules is that it causes some servers to have issues where people claimed to want houses and yet tons of houses are still available.

When I got my house I wanted on so badly that I didn't care what spot it was because I just wanted a house to have a house... and yet folks are upset now not because they don't have housing options but because they don't have the exact house they want... which is silly in my book.

I get that the OP isn't quite the same issue but it does bother me that folks are acting like homes aren't available and they are. Granted on more congested servers it might be more of an issue but I'm on a standard server.

[Tiaque]

The one thing I know about the current housing rules is that it causes some servers to have issues where people claimed to want houses and yet tons of houses are still available.

When I got my house I wanted on so badly that I didn't care what spot it was because I just wanted a house to have a house... and yet folks are upset now not because they don't have housing options but because they don't have the exact house they want... which is silly in my book.

I get that the OP isn't quite the same issue but it does bother me that folks are acting like homes aren't available and they are. Granted on more congested servers it might be more of an issue but I'm on a standard server.

They probably want a specific plot, yet its taken up by some guy who wants to resell it for 300M Gil or by a guy who grandfathered in and owns 10 houses. Who knows.

All I know is, spite all the new rules, if their idea of fixing the issue is to add another ward then fine, sure, it will mean more players will have a chance at a home, but its gonna just keep fanning the flames, and it will eventually burn so hot and so bright it will entrance those wanting a house but cant due this, or that excuse to go on even worse witch hunts for players like OliverB to scream and cry out to put in some new feature or implement that will cost those players all but one house they own. Then more backlash will erupt then it just goes back and forth in circles until it finally settles somewhere and then......




SE gives up and just puts in instanced housing.

/golfclap