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

[Atelier-Bagur]

Not really, Housing was implemented for FCs only in 2.1. There were 3 districts and 12 wards so space for 1080 FCs in the early days of the game and, afaik, there was more than enough for that purpose so that every FC could get one.

It was later updated to include personal use in patch 2.38 and Yoshi-P has been apologising for the lack of availability since that day.

The system could be prestigious if it were something you actually earn, but right now there's nothing "prestigious" about owning a house in FFXIV because those that do just got lucky. If people with plots think that makes them admirable then the actual word for that would be pretentious.

Prestigious isnt the right word. Just very, very, VERY fortunate. You do get a sense of relative high status for having a piece of perma-customizable land on a server that anyone can come in and watch. Which I believe is the only real value to server based housing over instanced based and believe it or not, there are people that do community events in these servers like the recent billboard party thing.

Even still, I really would prefer instance housing.

[SturmChurro]

I clicked on a placard for over 13 hours and didn't win in the end. I don't want anyone to have to experience that just to try and get a house.

That's it? The alternative is now hundreds of people in the running for a house, as stated in the thread title. It's like I had said prior to the release of this system, I'm sure the people who got in early, and got them a house, would love this system. Good luck for anyone in the lotto on a populated server.

[Espon]

That's it? The alternative is now hundreds of people in the running for a house, as stated in the thread title. It's like I had said prior to the release of this system, I'm sure the people who got in early, and got them a house, would love this system. Good luck for anyone in the lotto on a populated server.

So you would prefer sitting there clicking for over half a day along side 20-40 other people, many of whom are running bots that are capable of clicking faster than a normal player could? That sounds a thousand times better than entering a lottery and checking back a few days later.

[Sairys]

Prestigious isnt the right word. Just very, very, VERY fortunate. You do get a sense of relative high status for having a piece of perma-customizable land on a server that anyone can come in and watch. Which I believe is the only real value to server based housing over instanced based and believe it or not, there are people that do community events in these servers like the recent billboard party thing.

Even still, I really would prefer instance housing.

Yes, those that believe owning a plot gives them high status would fall under the definition of pretentious because again, they just got lucky. What you do with your plot is also separate from just owning it. Other people might do the same, maybe even something better, they just can't because they don't have a plot.

We also can't really compare wards to instanced for things like community events, given they are popular you'd actually expect instanced housing to be developed to support them continuing. It would be just as valid to say that instanced housing would likely make those events even better because it could allow for a much wider variety of plots allowing for even more diverse designs, imagine one with a rooftop bar, for example.

[Mika_Zahard]

Im glad i finally got a house after several months of bidding.

I've yet to get one in my first server, but next week may be my lucky day again.

[SturmChurro]

So you would prefer sitting there clicking for over half a day along side 20-40 other people, many of whom are running bots that are capable of clicking faster than a normal player could? That sounds a thousand times better than entering a lottery and checking back a few days later.

I clicked for quite awhile before I got my small. Never were there 20-40 players clicking, but even if there were, you'd still have a higher chance than this. For that matter, you didn't even have to be sitting there all day clicking, that was a choice players made. Plenty of people on the old system did not do that and still won houses. I never regarded the former system as being good in the first place, this new system is just no better, and definitely not a fix. As I have stated in numerous other housing threads prior to the launch of this system.

[Puksi]

this.
housing is supposed to be limited and prestigious. its been that way since housing was first implemented.

Funny they never mention that when they advertise it as a feature of the game. Also, imagine thinking pixels are "prestigious".

[SweetestLily]

I will never stop laughing at the fact that the playerbase has been BEGGING for a lottery system on these forums for YEARS. They finally cave and give you all exactly what you asked for, and now you realize you didn't actually want one after all and are pulling the classic kindergarten tantrum because now you want the old way back. This is exactly why they sometimes hesitate to give us what we want. Because people themselves don't even know what they want.

[Vahlnir]

I will never stop laughing at the fact that the playerbase has been BEGGING for a lottery system on these forums for YEARS. They finally cave and give you all exactly what you asked for, and now you realize you didn't actually want one after all and are pulling the classic kindergarten tantrum because now you want the old way back. This is exactly why they sometimes hesitate to give us what we want. Because people themselves don't even know what they want.

A lot of us tried to warn them. We really did.

[SweetestLily]

A lot of us tried to warn them. We really did.

I know. It's still funny to see. It reminds me of my niece when she ask for strawberry ice cream and gets it and then gets mad and says I actually wanted sprinkles instead!