open housing plot for all

[BrokentoothMarch]

They will change the FC ward/plots to personal housing in a few lotteries!

They just wanted to make sure the FCs can get a house.

Patience, friend :3

I've been patient for almost six years. This is getting pretty old.

[Big_Bap]

live letters,not mentioned it so far...
But you are right, it might happen

I suggest you go and read the previous patch notes.

[Varilyon]

I hope wards 1-18 stay FC only. We don't need more empty lots

[Raim]

I think when the patch happens they need to change it so only 1-6 is FC wards, and 7-24 are personal wards. Flip the amount.

[Ishe-P]

I thought that 6 wards for individual residents was pretty shit, especially with FCs owning up to half of the plots already and being grandfathered in. They should have introduced one or two new wards to help things out, but as it is it's just not at all satisfying. At this point I want to declare the housing situation total ass and would greatly appreciate it if they took outdoor furnishings off of the retainer venture pools.

[Avenger]

...because people kept asking for Fc-wards only, arguing that FCs needed the houses more than indivuals since there are (FC) functions locked behind housing (mainly the workshop) and that FC-houses can provide more people with housing through FC-chambers and potentially everyone in the FC having a go at decorating, using things like the garden, vendors etc.

No matter what they're going to do, someone will complain though - because everyone is only looking for a way to increase the odds for themself (without realising that they'd probably still not get a house).

That actually sounds like a fairly sensible argument for prioritizing FC housing out of the gate for the new areas.

I notice that vacated plots still seem to be locked for FC or individual, but I could imagine them rebalancing things at some point and/or unlocking them.

[Avenger]

At this point I want to declare the housing situation total ass and would greatly appreciate it if they took outdoor furnishings off of the retainer venture pools.

Most of the retainer venture items aren't useful and just get sold, donated, desynthed, or discarded. Replacing furnishings and housing parts with other common (junk) items probably wouldn't change that much.

The valuable items from retainer ventures are valuable largely because they are rare.

[Ishe-P]

Most of the retainer venture items aren't useful and just get sold, donated, desynthed, or discarded. Replacing furnishing and housing parts with other junk items probably wouldn't change that much.

The valuable items from retainer ventures are valuable because they are rare.

This reads like a non-sequitur to me. I'm not sure how removing outdoor garbage would make other items any less rare? I would much rather my retainers deliver stuff that I might be able to use vs. stuff I can't use at all. At least Indoor Furnishings can be put in an Apartment or FC Room.

[Pablomaldito]

I hope wards 1-18 stay FC only. We don't need more empty lots

Yes, if they keep it that way it will be all sunshine and rainbows for legitimate FCs. From now on, whenever a FC needs a house, there will be one waiting for it in Empyreum.... right.

Or, a bunch of shell FCs from RMT accounts will swoop in on the second or third round of lottery, having matured past 30 days. They will happily gobble up the around 450 small houses graciously held in reserve for them by SE (more than the entirety of the personal wards).

[Jojoya]

I hope wards 1-18 stay FC only. We don't need more empty lots

The plots wouldn't be empty if players could purchase for personal houses.

Sounds more like you want them to remain empty by keeping the wards FC only.