Why not change course?

[Ath192]

No, if there's going to be instanced housing there can't also be ward/neighborhood based housing. Apartments already exist for instanced housing and no one likes them because they're seen as lesser, The Goblet already exists and is seen as lesser by the entire player base. If they were to add instanced housing and keep the wards, there would be a lot of elitism over who has the "legacy" housing, hosting events at an instanced house probably wouldn't fill either, they'd want to pack into a ward instead. Everyone would still fight over the remaining wards. It's either all or nothing, get rid of all wards and go instanced or keep their current way of releasing a new area and new wards once every 2 years.

No there wouldn't. Only in the most niche of cases can I even remotely picture Elitism when it comes to housing because most people just want a house. And I doubt they'd be throwing a huge fit because they couldnt get a house in a neighborhood instead of an instanced one.

Also, anytime someone says its either all or nothing its safe to assume they do not value the act of compromising or working together to solve an issue in a realistic situation. So I have to disagree with you.

[VerdeLuck]

No there wouldn't. Only in the most niche of cases can I even remotely picture Elitism when it comes to housing because most people just want a house. And I doubt they'd be throwing a huge fit because they couldnt get a house in a neighborhood instead of an instanced one.

Also, anytime someone says its either all or nothing its safe to assume they do not value the act of compromising or working together to solve an issue in a realistic situation. So I have to disagree with you.

People are elitist in this game about the week you clear savage and ultimate, do you really think they wouldn't make the distinction between a real house and an instanced one?

[Ath192]

People are elitist in this game about the week you clear savage and ultimate, do you really think they wouldn't make the distinction between a real house and an instanced one?

I think they would make a distinctition alright. But quite frankly theres a difference between a minor subset of the population being elitists because they have nothing better to do and a decent percetange of the population being upset they can't enjoy content that gets active development every expansion.

So therefore I don't think the cons outweight the benefits of this change of course.

[Vercinotrix]

I think they would make a distinctition alright. But quite frankly theres a difference between a minor subset of the population being elitists because they have nothing better to do and a decent percetange of the population being upset they can't enjoy content that gets active development every expansion.

So therefore I don't think the cons outweight the benefits of this change of course.

100% this. Just because people might do something bad with the thing doesn't mean said thing shouldn't be added. I mean, really, if we wanted to that route might as well remove all chat functionality since people can say mean things. Ignore/report elitists/harassment over housing distinctions lol

[BrokentoothMarch]

People are elitist in this game about the week you clear savage and ultimate, do you really think they wouldn't make the distinction between a real house and an instanced one?

That... has nothing to do with anything? What's going on in Ultros? What, do people swing by your apartments with laughing emotes and "Haha, look at the peasantry!"?

EDIT: Actually that sounds fun. I am going to go make fun of the peasantry now.

[YukiB]

People are elitist in this game about the week you clear savage and ultimate, do you really think they wouldn't make the distinction between a real house and an instanced one?

What's worse, not having a house or having an instanced house?

What's likely to attract more elitism?