Getting a New House Feels Impossible

[Burmecia]

Like if the housing is more important for people to keep making these threads then (for the 100 times I've said) just transfer. TRANSFER.

I have feeling that SE views this fact of the matter, that there is free plots on other servers of the datacenter, valid incentive for people to transfer from overly populated servers. It makes sense.

And if it is indeed so, I do not disagree at all. I came from NA datacenter, from Leviathan which I think is closer to being bigger server than smaller one, to EU datacenter, Louisoix, because lag was not making it fun to play for my friend anymore after the physical servers relocation in HW (that happened right - it's been while, I do not remember details).

Had to give up my medium house at Leviathan to do that, and begin that climb towards large house again from small up, because I did not transfer right away when the server opened. But I wager being on Louisoix made that all less frustrating.

[Jojoya]

I have feeling that SE views this fact of the matter, that there is free plots on other servers of the datacenter, valid incentive for people to transfer from overly populated servers. It makes sense.

For it to be an incentive, houses have to be available on other worlds in the same data center.

That's just not happening on the NA data centers right now.

[Gula]

For it to be an incentive, houses have to be available on other worlds in the same data center.

That's just not happening on the NA data centers right now.

It's a very much an NA thing and for that, I can see why budget isn't re-routed into a complete restructure. Or at least, not massive funding for immediate changes.

Every time I visit a JP world, I see free plots. Because players will not buy a house just to sit on it and have a trophy. I have not visited an EU world in awhile, so I can't speak for those. I know someone who pays for a sub just to keep her house and not log in for 40 days.

[hakurou46]

Aside from the fact you cant prevent only one of those things;
You can't sell individually owned houses.
People who sell houses on discord do so by making single-character FCs to own the houses on, and then sell ownership of the FC (house included).

[Numenor1379]

Aside from the fact you cant prevent only one of those things;
You can't sell individually owned houses.
People who sell houses on discord do so by making single-character FCs to own the houses on, and then sell ownership of the FC (house included).

You can easily sell a individual house. Though I suppose a better way to say it is that you are paying them to relinquish their house, so the buyer can relocate.

"Buying" any specific house in the game can really only be done by people who own a house already and are trying to get a better location.

[hakurou46]

Fair point, but the literal title of this thread is "getting a new house..."

[Numenor1379]

Fair point, but the literal title of this thread is "getting a new house..."

And I was replying to the person complaing about someone selling their house for a higher price than the plot price. Which is completely fine to do.

If you do not own a house you cannot "buy" a house as you have no way to ensure you get the plot if you can't relocate.

[Leloa]

People say SE doesn't care but maybe the workers have other issues like ingame housing people nag about at this time. I read from the news that Japan is loosing off quarantine and opening up but still I'd say it will take a few months. Like if the housing is more important for people to keep making these threads then (for the 100 times I've said) just transfer. TRANSFER. They won't change a thing before Isghard housing becomes a thing, that's their main focus because there are servers still with free plots for grabs. If you aren't interested in those then these topics are yet again useless.

But yeah, real lives > pixel housing.

[Qinari]

People say SE doesn't care but maybe the workers have other issues like ingame housing people nag about at this time. I read from the news that Japan is loosing off quarantine and opening up but still I'd say it will take a few months. Like if the housing is more important for people to keep making these threads then (for the 100 times I've said) just transfer. TRANSFER. They won't change a thing before Isghard housing becomes a thing, that's their main focus because there are servers still with free plots for grabs. If you aren't interested in those then these topics are yet again useless.

But yeah, real lives > pixel housing.

There is no housing available on the NA data centers, so telling people to transfer doesn't work as a suggestion as a way to get housing. I've checked the whole data center and checked another one besides to see if it was worth transferring. It's simply not. 2 small plots (which I'd take if I could get one) camped by 4 people at each on Crystal and on Primal, there were at least 10 at each the few plots that were available over the weekend because it seems as though an FC or static must have transferred off. Prior to this, there was one every once in a while over the past month. Transferring might an an option on EU or JP DCs but it's most certainly not a valid option on NA DCs.

[MsMisato]

A lot of the housing pains right now is due to the auto demo being off. I imagine it's going to be about few months before they turn it back on. Once they do, it's pretty much given after there will a be a handful of plots opening up then about 45 days after the auto demo is turned back on a lot of plots open up at once. Last year this happened when they turned auto demo back on after about 6 months of it being off. It was nuts during that time. so many people camping playing click the placard.

Also as things start to go back to normal somewhat in the world, people will stop/cancel the subs, and housing will open up more. It definitely sucks right now don't get me wrong, just a peculiar time we are in were people have more time to play there weren't able to before.

I say best thing is to casually browse the wards form the city-states and if you see a plot open swing by it. Also don't be picky in your plot. You can always transfer your plot in server (not data center) to an open plot that's more desirable later on. Don't loose sleep over it though if you don't have one yet its honestly not worth the sleep deprivation. that's my 2 cents.