Lottery Screenshot Speaks for Itself...

[SerenityLuministia]

Hyperion, Last Private Medium House on Server
Over 540 Entries for 1 House

[Brygd]

Those are better odds than I have this round.

On Jenova there are zero medium houses available to bid on for Round 4.

[SeiyaSoiya]

lottery is a tax on stupid people, and here we have 540 stupid people
don't bid on it, don't buy into it, don't participate

[Dustytome]

Lav Beds 11/41 is always going to have a lot of competition. That's the dream plot for a lot of people.

[TwistedTea]

Hyperion, Last Private Medium House on Server
Over 540 Entries for 1 House

Not a defense of the limited ward housing system or the lottery band-aid but Lav Beds 41 is one of the 3 most popular plots:

1. Shiro 60
2. Mist 35
3. LB 41

And it's on Hyperion, one of the most popular Primal servers as well.

[Jojoya]

lottery is a tax on stupid people, and here we have 540 stupid people
don't bid on it, don't buy into it, don't participate

There's no risk involved for losing so if you want it, might as well participate.

As others have pointed out, one thing that the lottery does that placard camping didn't: SE has a much better idea of what the demand actually is. Players who wanted a house in the past but didn't have the luxury of hours to waste on placard camping now get to participate.

If players who want a house don't participate, SE can't get a good idea of what the actual demand is.

[Oizen]

Its almost like the lottery system is a bandaid on a broken system

[Eraden]

Its almost like the lottery system is a bandaid on a broken system

It's not a bandaid. It's purpose is strictly to ensure that all participants would be treated equally with respect to accessing personal housing. That's all it was designed for. It has succeeded in that purpose. The other issue, the one of there being not enough housing for everyone to access, is a totally separate issue that has YET to be addressed by SE.

[Toutatis]

lottery is a tax on stupid people, and here we have 540 stupid people
don't bid on it, don't buy into it, don't participate

How is the housing lottery a tax? It’s not like real life lottery where you pay real money to buy a tiny chance. Here it is a bid where you deposit the purchase price and if you lose, you get your virtual money back.


The issue is that the supply is not sufficient.

[Oizen]

It's not a bandaid. It's purpose is strictly to ensure that all participants would be treated equally with respect to accessing personal housing. That's all it was designed for. It has succeeded in that purpose. The other issue, the one of there being not enough housing for everyone to access, is a totally separate issue that has YET to be addressed by SE.

The fact they chose that was the bigger issue instead of the addressing the elephant in the room is the bandaid.