Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
It would be nice if they would replicate the LotRO Neighborhood expansion system for wards in general. It would solve the problem neatly without some worlds ending up with empty wards while other worlds are bursting to the seams.

I don't think too much data is the problem when I compare it to other MMO housing. ESO, which also supports consoles so it's not a PS4/Xbox issue, allows each character to own every house location in the game and some of those locations allow up to 800 items to be placed the last I checked. ESO might not have the same number of active subscribers (B2P with subscription optional to get extras) but they do have a like or slightly higher number of total active players from the estimates I see (estimated to be around a million logging in daily).

I had 11 active Dimensions at the same time in RIFT (meaning anyone could go visit them same day even if I wasn't online, it was also possible to have inactive Dimension keys not in use) ranging from 400 to 2000 items placed. I was pretty much a housing noob compared to the serious Dimension addicts who had far more active Dimensions at max item limits than I did. There was never a point (at least while I was playing) where Trion told players "you can't get more Dimensions because we're running out of memory".

The solutions are out there. SE needs to get on them.
I did a search on Rift and ESO and both of those have option for players to buy housing with real world money. It’s no secret that games with cash shops often have whales subsidize the free players, so it’s also possible that the “unlimited housing” is being paid for by those who purchased housing with real world money.

Personally I wouldn’t mind if there’s a Online Store purchase, or MogStation subscription add-on (like retainers), housing option available in addition to current ward system, so long as it’s a separate option. But iirc similar suggestions were shot down quite fervently by the community.

Would you support an instance housing system if it has to be paid for separately from monthly sub?