Getting a New House Feels Impossible

[EthanXdeath]

I think there are 3 solutions to housing in terms of available plots.

1. In game process that adds more wards automatically depending on active players.

2. Add more worlds, atm according to Lucky Banco Census 2 new worlds to every current datacenter I.E. Aether gets 2 new worlds/servers, Crystal gets 2 new worlds/servers, Primal gets 2 new worlds/servers.

3. Instanced housing - although this goes against what Yoshi P has said in the past about housing feeling like a neighborhood of people.

[Jojoya]

2. Add more worlds, atm according to Lucky Banco Census 2 new worlds to every current datacenter I.E. Aether gets 2 new worlds/servers, Crystal gets 2 new worlds/servers, Primal gets 2 new worlds/servers.

They've said in the past that the first is not possible with the way housing is programmed.

They're unlikely to add new worlds to NA data centers when so many NA players complain that their worlds feel dead because they think the active population is too low. This is despite only a few worlds outside of NA having more active players than our lowest pop world.

As for what was said in the past, things change once developers see how players approach the content once they have access. Pick a ward at random and unless you've picked one with a few large FCs with active members constantly coming and going, you're not going to feel like you're in a neighborhood of people. You're going to feel like you're in a recently abandoned neighborhood. Wards may have been a nice idea but they're not working well in practice.

[Drkdays]

They've said in the past that the first is not possible with the way housing is programmed.

They're unlikely to add new worlds to NA data centers when so many NA players complain that their worlds feel dead because they think the active population is too low. This is despite only a few worlds outside of NA having more active players than our lowest pop world.

As for what was said in the past, things change once developers see how players approach the content once they have access. Pick a ward at random and unless you've picked one with a few large FCs with active members constantly coming and going, you're not going to feel like you're in a neighborhood of people. You're going to feel like you're in a recently abandoned neighborhood. Wards may have been a nice idea but they're not working well in practice.

That's why they need to modify the FC homeowner standaaaaaaards! And more wards would be helpful to servers that are as stuffed as the NA ones seem to perpetually be, even if it's just a bit.

[Awha]

That's why they need to modify the FC homeowner standaaaaaaards! And more wards would be helpful to servers that are as stuffed as the NA ones seem to perpetually be, even if it's just a bit.

I forgot when it was mentioned but I believe they have stated they either cannot or do not like to add wards to only certain servers. So would have be via new servers, and adding mew servers to NA may thin out the player perception on health of a data center.

They did have the 1 fc house and 1 personal house in effect for a little but the removed the FC restriction. So clearly they had a reason to do so. Also no amount of standards for FC's that people would find reasonable would not be difficult to achieve for single FC owners. As a single FC owner with many plots it would take a lot for me to not consider going through the trouble since the pay off is worth it imo.

[Cthulhu_Jazz]

Oh boy, seeing this whole thread made me hopeless of having a home for my FC anytime soon, was thinking that this kind of problem only existed on the most pop servers like Gilga, but i was wrong..

Have tried 5 times on past three weeks, the third one was really exhausting, i took it from 4pm to 3am and i had to stop it because I couldn't take it anymore...Slept for three hours and when I came back, it was bought, my only hope that remains is the Ishigard's residential areas but as far as i know, it is not known when they will be available

[Awha]

Oh boy, seeing this whole thread made me hopeless of having a home for my FC anytime soon, was thinking that this kind of problem only existed on the most pop servers like Gilga, but i was wrong..

Have tried 5 times on past three weeks, the third one was really exhausting, i took it from 4pm to 3am and i had to stop it because I couldn't take it anymore...Slept for three hours and when I came back, it was bought, my only hope that remains is the Ishigard's residential areas but as far as i know, it is not known when they will be available

Never give up, keep it up and when you least expect it you will get a plot. The hardest part is getting your first plot, after that it becomes much easier.

[Drkdays]

Never give up, keep it up and when you least expect it you will get a plot. The hardest part is getting your first plot, after that it becomes much easier.

First plot...when the game tries vaguely to allow only one...Which may be a factor in why it's so seemingly impossible.

[Qinari]

I'm on my 15th try I think...losing count. Yesterday about 15 of us were on a placard for most of the day...it sucketh mightily

[Gaido]

When I hear these stories, I feel so lucky. I bought "just like that" a small house near entrance of Goblet someway around december/january. And I was not so much satisfied, because I wanted a hause in Lavender Beds XD

I don't understand why currently system uses random time do buy a house. Wouldn't be better if in this time before "deadline" players can signup for buying free place (and paying full price for it). When time ends, system randomly chooses player that win, and rest of competitors get money back. If there was no player in lottery, place can be bought just like that.

It doesn't solve problem of availability of housing content for players, but it removes "not so wise" necessity of costant clicking.

[EthanXdeath]

When I hear these stories, I feel so lucky. I bought "just like that" a small house near entrance of Goblet someway around december/january. And I was not so much satisfied, because I wanted a hause in Lavender Beds XD

I don't understand why currently system uses random time do buy a house. Wouldn't be better if in this time before "deadline" players can signup for buying free place (and paying full price for it). When time ends, system randomly chooses player that win, and rest of competitors get money back. If there was no player in lottery, place can be bought just like that.

It doesn't solve problem of availability of housing content for players, but it removes "not so wise" necessity of costant clicking.

It's because having a system of RNG in place is going to tick people off as well. Also the Timer is in place to keep people from selling a plot directly to another player.