How do People Know Whenever there's a new Lottery?

[Greyhawk]

I raise my eyebrow at behavior that considers internet searches to NOT be part of daily life.

We got radio, we got movies, we got TV, we got color TV, we got home computers, we got the internet.

Avail yourselves of internet searches.

Sanity:

1. I don't know this thing.
2. Internet search.
3. I now know this thing and am satisfied.

Insanity:

1. I don't know this thing.
2. Frustration at the knowledge not being handed to me.
3. More frustration.
4. "Where do I complain?"
5. Make the complaint.
6. Have sane members of society explain "sanity", above.
7. More anger and frustration because others aren't understanding my insanity.
8. Be argumentative. Be angry.

Holy crap. I choose 'sanity'. But I guess you do you.

Under Insanity, you forgot to add #9.

9. Repeat steps one through nine.

And yes, OP fits all the categories of a narcissistic, insanity-driven forum dweller.

[Shibi]

It's literally hidden. There is nothing the game does to inform you of this feature before or after you've unlocked access to housing districts.

You know those red dots on the bottom of your screen?

[Jojoya]

You know those red dots on the bottom of your screen?

The problem with the Lottery information in the Estate Timers is that it only lists what phase of the lottery it is (unless you have an active entry). It doesn't list the date/time the phase ends.

In that respect, it doesn't answer the OP's question of when.

[dspguy]

CTRL+U > Estate Tab

It tells you what periods (entry/results) are in progress. This is one suggested I had for SE though. I personally feel that there should be an actually TIMER, just like they have on the Individual tab.

True. However, the moment a player finds a vacant house, they can see the end time right there. If there are no vacant plots, then the timer doesn't matter anyway.

[Themarvin]

Just check on daily basis... it follows the same pattern

[mauiestlauiest]

True. However, the moment a player finds a vacant house, they can see the end time right there. If there are no vacant plots, then the timer doesn't matter anyway.

"If there are no vacant plots" so, like I said, players shouldn't have to search every single ward in every residential area to CHECK if there is a vacant plot. It's not like the game says "WELP there are NO plots available."

In that respect, it doesn't answer the OP's question of when.

But OP's question wasn't "when is there a new lottery", which yes, would be answered by knowing when the bidding period ends/begins by checking a placard. Their question was "How do People Know Whenever there's a new Lottery?" And using the Timers menu is one of the ways in which people know. They indicated they were never sure when there was a bidding phase in process.

"Yet many people just magically happen to know whenever the lotto happens." But we don't "magically know". I only ever know by asking or checking the Timers tab, which is more convenient than needing to find a vacant plot.

So yeah, it answers OP's actual question, which was how do people know. Not "when".

[Toutatis]

Just check on daily basis... it follows the same pattern

It's the same timer for all houses. Ctrl +U to see the timer. It will tell you if it's the bidding period or the results period. if it's bidding period, check Aetherytes once to see what's available and then bid at the last minute.

[Jojoya]

But OP's question wasn't "when is there a new lottery", which yes, would be answered by knowing when the bidding period ends/begins by checking a placard. Their question was "How do People Know Whenever there's a new Lottery?" And using the Timers menu is one of the ways in which people know. They indicated they were never sure when there was a bidding phase in process.

"Yet many people just magically happen to know whenever the lotto happens." But we don't "magically know". I only ever know by asking or checking the Timers tab, which is more convenient than needing to find a vacant plot.

So yeah, it answers OP's actual question, which was how do people know. Not "when".

Did you read the actual post or just the title?

No lodestone update saying when this happens.

Yet many people just magically happen to know whenever the lotto happens. And it's only when it's almost or already too late that they will even mention it.

Is there some secret discord group that has figured out when the lotto happens and are just keeping it secret to reduce competition? Where are you people finding this out?

Clearly the "when" is also important to the OP.

Now I can go to my Estate timers and get this:



Or I can find a vacant plot and get this:



Which is doing the better job of telling me when there is a new lottery?

Checking the timers is a "how" that tells me either "now" or "not now".

Checking the placard is a "how" that tells me "when". If I'm planning on entering the next lottery period, I don't have to keep checking Estate timers daily. I already know when.