Letting sub lapse until housing fixed

[Shibi]

And yesterday, when I logged in I had a 700 player queue, and it took prob 5-10 minutes before I even got in. While I was in queue my static mates have already obtained large houses. I got in very late and still got a small house for my alt.

It was interesting in the housing discord. You clearly had a tiny queue on your server... people on Balmung had a queue in the many thousands, with all houses taken in 5 minutes. So, never mistake your own server and situation for what other people go through. Different servers, lobby errors, computer crashes, relos and more really made the housing savage a quite different experience over every server and for every person.

In my case I was fortunate, after 3 months of daily placarding I got a terrible plot nobody wanted 2 days before the savage. So despite being 1800 in the Faerie queue and not getting in for 20 minutes, I was able to relocate into a plot someone else vacated (all new ones were gone well before the 20 minutes). But if I had not lucked out 2 days before the Housing Savage... I wouldn't have a house, or I would have been clicking still.

But my point is, I see so many people complain on the forums but in game literally everyone I know has a house or two. So I'm not sure how to reconcile one with the other.

Your server size vs theirs.
Your luck vs theirs. RNGJesus hates some people.
If you got yours when demos were on vs. demos being off now.
You playing in a time there were less subs vs covid and an increase of subs.

There are lots of reasons why your personal experience doesn't match the frustration of others. And honestly, it is frustrating for people trying to get one. A little sympathy goes a long way. For myself, I have and will continue to sweep my server into discord to help people have abetter idea when it listed, and I will cheer on people I see at the placards, and try to keep their spirits up.

That's a far more positive attitude in my eyes, over effectively telling people they are insane. Guide people to the discord that Catstab posted about on this forum a few posts down.... Tell people new to the process how long it's been up for and that at hour 2 it's ok to sleep for 6 to 9 hours, and come back in the morning. Stuff like that.

(Discord link is in: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...cation-in-5.35 )

And as for that relocate you point out, it happens, but the relocater can really help the people he sniped by saying... I came from plot xx, ward zz and that will likely become available to buy 12 to 14 hours from now. Go to sleep, go to that plot in 10 to 12 hours, and then click for maximum 3 hours. You will be fresh, you will be rested, and I will be there to cheer you on so you get it.