House camping function

[artlessknave]

What is this in response to? Because I'm not sure how a camping function would favor bots in any way. It favors people with nothing else to do in game at any given time which can be anyone. If you're responding to Thorncraft's word vomit, please don't. They have posted that in several threads as well as their own. This thread is about the camping function and I'd love to stay on topic with questions and suggestions to make this something SE might actually do.

Personally, I'm in favor of the deposit that's refunded when someone else gets the plot. I'm also not entirely convinced transfers shouldn't just wait with everyone else, but that's certainly not a deal-breaker for me. Removing the punishing need to click if you really want a house would be enough.

Also, would you even need the random timer anymore with this? Like... as long as there was some amount of time for word to spread about the plot, everyone could know they need to be in camp mode by a certain time and there's essentially just a raffle to all the characters present with the gil.

exactly how you pay for it would be up to SE. pay a deposit and refund, or pay as soon as timer ends, or something else that accomplishes similar, all depends on what can actually be implemented. maybe it would take the hamsters to long to calculate the refund for 30 players all putting in a deposit. i just don't know, but to match the current system, you would have to have the money ready, the same as if you were spamming the placard. maybe you get a ticket and have an hour to pay before the next person, but that becomes more of a lottery system, which they have clearly refused, or are unable, to implement. again, minimalism is the goal.

I would leave the random timer because it aims at a different problem, scalping. you cant buy a plot and sell it for ludicrous prices if you cant choose the buyer. as soon as you have a predictable timer, plot flipping becomes viable.