Such devastation... this was NOT my intention...

[Jojoya]

Valkyrie pointed out the removal of the random timer which settles that. That was indeed said. But yeah, they are still working out the details.

Nothing was said in the Live Letter about the random timer being removed. It's the land devaluation timer that's being removed in 6.1.

It would make no sense to have FCFS wards without the random timer because that would be a field day for resellers just as it was back pre-4.1.

It's a new system that they have openly discussed that they would watch to see how well it does or doesn't work. Why all the doom and gloom?

Why would you expect there to be sunshine and happiness when all we're getting is a fresh layer of whitewash over the problems with the system instead of repairs to the deteriorating structure?

None of the changes address the real problem with the wards - lack of supply.

There will still be players unable to get a house because even with the addition of Ishgard, supply isn't even close to the size of the player base. On the other hand, SE is continuing to allow players to purchase and own multiple houses per account (they just need to be purchased on different worlds). Each house over one owned by a single player represents a player that will never get a house.

The changes may limit the ways reselling can occur but they do not stop resellers. An exploit has already been found that negates any benefit from the new rule regarding purchase permissions for new members.

As long as there are any FCFS wards, players will feel forced to placard camp to improve their chances of getting a house. Lottery wards may be just one entry per lottery period but there is no such restriction on the FCFS wards that can offer multiple purchase opportunities per lottery period.