Plot Purchasing: You are KILING the Player Experience Part 1

[victorious623]

I cannot begin to express the utter garbage that is being implemented now when it comes to purchasing a housing plot. It is killing the player experience and if you continue to use it then you need to change the text of the NPC that explains housing. That NPC describes land purchase as being on a "first come first served basis". You need to change the text to something about it being "based on some random bull$#!+ basis whereby you have to be the lucky person who hits a button at some random time between 30 minutes and 22 hours". I highly suggest keeping the text and changing the invisible lockout timer crap.

Let me share my experience. Once I learned there was land available to purchase, somewhere around level 10, I was excited at the prospect. When I learned there was hoops to jump through, I was ok with that. So you have to save up a ton of money, reach level 50, and be a certain rank in the grand company. Well after months of playing, that time came. I finally acheived level 50. I'm near the end of the ARR story arch. I saved up my money and I was at the highest available rank in my Grand Company.

I also knew land was scarce, and I was ok with that. The NPC told me first come first served, I was ok with that. I FINALLY saw land available....last night (or very early this monring). Not just one. FOUR, in total!! I was excited. All my hard work and preparing was about to pay off. I went to the plots for sale only to eventually learn about this bullcrap invisible lock out timer.

I'm telling you this plain and simple, as an older adult who is a doctor: I have been SO disgusted by this experience that it HAS ruined the game for me. Before this, I was certain about one thing: that I was going to buy all the add-ons and extra story arches for this game and enjoy them. Now? I'm probably just going to play the ones I've already purchased then cancel my membership and be done with this experience. I am THAT enraged by this whole housing experience!!

[Tanama]

You can edit this original post to bypass the character limit to not have to make separate threads.

[victorious623]

I did not know that or I would have gladly done so. But if editing meant omitting any of the words, I would not have done that. I wanted to address meaning AND emotion as clearly as possibly and sometimes clarity is not achieved through being succinct. I want to acknowledge that they are trying to address a very real problem that once existed but point out that their solution has created more problems for a greater number of players. I wanted to acknowledge that all while providing multiple, more efficient alternatives. Too much to cover with fewer words. I do apologize for the inconvenience of having to click on 3 separate strings, though, in order to get the full message. But I encourage everyone to voice their frustrations! The more of us that speak up, the quicker they'll act. I'll achieve nothing with my "voice" alone.