Quote Originally Posted by Jillian View Post
The timer system sucks and the entire housing system is unfair. I also never said the advice was good; I just said it was the best he was going to get. Unfortunately, there is not much else the OP can do unless SE finds a way to fix the crappy housing situation. I don't think the OP is being unreasonable nor do I think he is spoiled. I have friends that are unable to purchase housing so I sympathize with him. It is my hope that SE finds a way to fix the housing situation so that everybody who wants a house is able to purchase one. I do not think housing should be a limited commodity.
I was trying to point out that it's not helpful advice, as he was already doing what he was being told to do. The last housing census for Leviathan shows 2 smalls available in the Goblet. I'm sure he and his FC mates were just seeing anything available and camping the placard, especially since he said they tried this at a few houses. He came here hoping to bring attention to how much the current RNG timer system hurts the player population.

I'm honestly very glad that I got my personal house before the timer. When I was trying to get an FC house for my alt's FC (formed with some irl friends who play sporadically), the timer was a huge pain. It took a few days before I was able to actually catch a plot that I didn't end up losing to someone else. I would have given up on having a house if I kept losing the placard clicking mini-game back when I was new. And since housing was one of 2 reasons I started playing the game (eternal bonding was the other), I would have quit. While the timers were nice in theory, it hasn't helped with the intended problem, and has only made it harder for players to get their first house.

And I bolded part of the quote, 'cause I totally agree with it!!!! I would LOVE for SE to figure out a way for every FC & character to be able to purchase a house if they want (new instanced housing, expandable apartments, I don't know what other options might be, but I'm totally open to other ideas). Keep the ward system we currently have as a more glamour type housing for people who prefer it, but please give us another option so everyone can have a house!