So, what now? Lotteries with 150+ bids until... when?

[Sheriyana]

Anyone saying that the placard spamming was better is going through some major Stockholm syndrome. That system was literal torture. I never understood why they couldn't just have the placard tell you when the plot is going to open for sale, just make the timer long enough that people can find out about the opening. Then people would know to be there and wouldn't be forced to spend their limited time not playing the game. Forcing people to spam a placard for possibly even 10s of hours was inhumane, actively encouraging people to bot it as what sane person would want to go through that willingly.

As for the new system, at least it doesn't force you to go through physical torture... but that doesn't mean it's good either. As everyone with a brain could and can tell, no amount of adding new wards is going to provide enough supply, there's been nothing but band-aids since the housing system came out and I'm right there with the rest of you saying that this needs to change and pretty damn fast. They've had so much time to implement a real fix but it seems like they just don't care, and it's getting very frustrating. They need to dedicate good time for this on a live letter and explain what they are going to do about it. I like the devs as much as the next girl but they NEED to address this.

[Rolder50]

Anyone saying that the placard spamming was better is going through some major Stockholm syndrome.

Depends on your perspective. With placard spamming, people with a plethora of patience and free time had way better odds of getting a house then they do now with lottery. So for people who fit that bill, placard spamming was better.

[Sheriyana]

Depends on your perspective. With placard spamming, people with a plethora of patience and free time had way better odds of getting a house then they do now with lottery. So for people who fit that bill, placard spamming was better.

They also have a way better chance at getting carpal tunnel syndrome. On more popular servers there were like 20 people on an empty plot at all times. It's terrible for mental health too stressing out about people showing up and your chances getting lower. And not knowing when the plot is going to open just encourages unhealthy behavior like staying up all night, as you keep thinking it's going to open soon, can't go to the bathroom because it'll be gone while you're away, can't go eat or get a drink. I can't believe people are out here defending that system. It might have given you a better chance at a plot if you're willing to sacrifice your time, health and sanity for it, but NO ONE should be made to go through that for a damn ingame house! At least with the current system you don't have to just sit there and spam a placard for 16 hours straight, you can actually you know, play the damn game.

[Rolder50]

They also have a way better chance at getting carpal tunnel syndrome.

Ah, but a lot of people on the placards weren't actually clicking it, if you catch my drift.

[magitekLuna]

It’s a question of money for me. I think maybe the developers would like to offer more houses for the players but there’s square enix that has to say no because it takes more means to do that. That is why many players are so frustrated for economic reasons.

The problem is the devs wanting to have an dead system in the game. This wards just not work as SE want them. No one ever in them. On top of it we got 2 more parts of houseing. Apartments and island. Why not make the fucking island a full on house system?

[Silverbane]

The problem is the devs wanting to have an dead system in the game. This wards just not work as SE want them. No one ever in them.

And yet the demand for plots in the ward far exceeds the supply, new wards sell out very quickly, and people are throwing fits over the possibility that housing reclamation might be turned back on.

By those objective indications, ward housing is a huge sucess, and about as far from a "dead system" as imaginable.

[Jojoya]

And yet the demand for plots in the ward far exceeds the supply, new wards sell out very quickly, and people are throwing fits over the possibility that housing reclamation might be turned back on.

By those objective indications, ward housing is a huge sucess, and about as far from a "dead system" as imaginable.

I suspect the poster was referring to the amount of activity most players see going on in wards as opposed to whether players use houses at all. When I'm outside of my house, it's extremely rare that I'll see another player. In that respect the ward is "dead".

I wouldn't call ward housing a success when wards are the only way to get a house or specific features that are only available with a house. You can't tell if players are buying them because they genuinely like the wards or because that's the only way to get what they want.

[Avoidy]

And yet the demand for plots in the ward far exceeds the supply, new wards sell out very quickly, and people are throwing fits over the possibility that housing reclamation might be turned back on.

By those objective indications, ward housing is a huge sucess, and about as far from a "dead system" as imaginable.

I think by dead they meant nobody's ever seen wandering the wards.
The system is certainly utilized, but that's a given since it's the only housing system we have.

[UkcsAlias]

I think by dead they meant nobody's ever seen wandering the wards.
The system is certainly utilized, but that's a given since it's the only housing system we have.

The problem is wards only have such limited number of houses, and no utilities within the ward compared to the main cities themselve. Even if each house would have 4 people maintaining them, you still have less than 200 people per zone. Even if they would equaly spread the time acros the day, they each need to spend 7 minutes inside that area. And thats just enough for 1 person in there. Its not even close to the 30mins+ people can spend in the main cities with ease.

I have seen others inside the housing areas. But more than 2 is just rare. The only consistent moment is near the end of a lottery cycle since the placard requires you to be there to get the money back.

[Moonlite]

The problem is the devs wanting to have an dead system in the game. This wards just not work as SE want them. No one ever in them. On top of it we got 2 more parts of houseing. Apartments and island. Why not make the fucking island a full on house system?

Apartments are just a backdoor into the original FC housing system. They have done zero too it. Or they can't, because it was a quick and dirty fix and not a new system. They probably have a better chance at fixing inn rooms.



Everyone is saying Islands are a private instance. I have a feeling it is not. It will be some weird rigged thing that give the feel of a private instance. The game can't handle when people use their house too much. A system completely dependant on the instance servers for each player would be Stormblood all over again.

I think by dead they meant nobody's ever seen wandering the wards.
The system is certainly utilized, but that's a given since it's the only housing system we have.

A better use would be the firmament for each housing area. Go a little farther and let us earn and unlock NPCs. Earn vendors add different types of fates or fetes or maybe even gates. Tweak them so they can be new tracks for gold saucer. Wards have so much potential as a gathering point for instanced housing.