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[MsMisato]

I assume that's exactly what they will do. If they were to make it "FC's first" again then they should prepare for a complete shitstorm.

If anything it will be like when they added Shirogane.

[LaylaTsarra]

I doubt there will be an exclusivity period with Ishgard. I suspect it'll be just like the last ward addition only the scramble and server congestion will be a lot worse.

Relative to the resumption of demolition there sill be a day when a lot of houses go poof. It will be a good day to try for a house although the timers will all be in effect.

[NekoHina]

We just discussed this the other day in other thread. I do not know if that had any bearing on the decision or not, but I am thankful for the news regardless.

I had my personal house next door to our FC house in the Goblet but they were very fortunate in this last go round and were finally able to get our dream house in Shirogane when the new wards opened. So now I am stuck and just waiting and watching to see what might pop up for me to transfer to.

I just wish that if you were transferring to the same size house, they would move everything intact and leave your stuff where it was. It takes soooo much to properly decorate a house ... it just feels like it is all a waste to be cast aside and thrown out. So sad, just heartbreaking. PLEASE SE!!! CONSIDER THIS!!! It took about a week to redo the company house and get it back in order. So much work for no reason.

[Berkilak]

If anything it will be like when they added Shirogane.

Were there any special conditions applied for that release? Or was it just a free-for-all?

[MsMisato]

Were there any special conditions applied for that release? Or was it just a free-for-all?

I think it was free for all if i recall as it was a completely new residential area and in this case with will be what like a crap ton of wards this go round. I can be wrong though but I wasn't interested in housing at the time. I mean I didn't get my first plot until last spring (2019) when they turned the timers on. Yea I sat through an ungodly amount of placard clicking. So best advice. plan accordingly. expect server congestion and queues and of course expect placard clicking because I guarantee you people will relocate this is a new district.

[Jojoya]

Were there any special conditions applied for that release? Or was it just a free-for-all?

Shirogane release was a free for all. At that time, there was no limit on the number of houses a player could own on a single account, FCs only needed 1 member to purchase a plot and the purchase timer didn't exist. House flippers showed up en masse to buy up everything they could because there was nothing to hinder their ability to resell to other players. Most NA worlds saw everything sold within a couple of hours of the servers coming online.

It was in 4.2 that SE started adding in the restrictions that made it more difficult, though not impossible, for players to resell houses and began to implement personal purchase moratoriums as new wards were released.

[Bsrking5]

Shirogane release was a free for all. At that time, there was no limit on the number of houses a player could own on a single account, FCs only needed 1 member to purchase a plot and the purchase timer didn't exist. House flippers showed up en masse to buy up everything they could because there was nothing to hinder their ability to resell to other players. Most NA worlds saw everything sold within a couple of hours of the servers coming online.

It was in 4.2 that SE started adding in the restrictions that made it more difficult, though not impossible, for players to resell houses and began to implement personal purchase moratoriums as new wards were released.

Yay, i remembered that all of my server houses were gone in about 38 minutes and for months house flippers where selling off houses. Well goblet still had a few smalls.

The auto demo coming back is ok but they still need just make the move to instanced houses because they'll need like double on most servers for houses and more then triple on the high pop ones for it to be ok with the way it is now with wards.

[Coletergeist]

We just discussed this the other day in other thread. I do not know if that had any bearing on the decision or not, but I am thankful for the news regardless.

I had my personal house next door to our FC house in the Goblet but they were very fortunate in this last go round and were finally able to get our dream house in Shirogane when the new wards opened. So now I am stuck and just waiting and watching to see what might pop up for me to transfer to.

I just wish that if you were transferring to the same size house, they would move everything intact and leave your stuff where it was. It takes soooo much to properly decorate a house ... it just feels like it is all a waste to be cast aside and thrown out. So sad, just heartbreaking. PLEASE SE!!! CONSIDER THIS!!! It took about a week to redo the company house and get it back in order. So much work for no reason.

Literally when I transferred my FC house and realized that when I walked in and nothing was intact, I just exhaled "oh fuq".

Yet personal chambers are. At least there's that. But still.

I literally told my FC members "looks like we're gonna have to have an empty house until I'm not lazy? Sorry folks lol".