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

[Droxybrobotnik]

Placard clicking didn't suck that much tbh. I got my personal without botting, and honestly there was no need to camp plots for several hours like people say, as long as you were informed enough about it. Sure it was shit, but lottery is worse. Those who REALLY wanted a house and were willing to put some effort had a huge advantage.
There's only one real fix to this now: instanced housing.

Exactly this. You were rewarded for dedicating, and before anyone riffs on ppl who used scripts to do it, know that these same people ran a risk of being exploited by retainers selling trash goods and ludicrous prices. This new system demands no effort and gives everybody horrendous chances. I called it, I said before it went live that this system would be trash. Everybody who was defending it kinda looks silly now, don't they

[SturmChurro]

Exactly this. You were rewarded for dedicating, and before anyone riffs on ppl who used scripts to do it, know that these same people ran a risk of being exploited by retainers selling trash goods and ludicrous prices. This new system demands no effort and gives everybody horrendous chances. I called it, I said before it went live that this system would be trash. Everybody who was defending it kinda looks silly now, don't they

I actually won my house through dedication as in I sat there for hours upon hours clicking. Some people won their house by pure chance, and just by casually checking housing openings and clicking.

[Veranolth]

I actually won my house through dedication as in I sat there for hours upon hours clicking. Some people won their house by pure chance, and just by casually checking housing openings and clicking.

Spent 4 hours clicking on a placard when I got my plot, which was a small at the time. I don't miss that at all. x_x

[GeminiReed]

I actually won my house through dedication as in I sat there for hours upon hours clicking. Some people won their house by pure chance, and just by casually checking housing openings and clicking.

This was me. I needed another house like a hole in the head but it was in a beautiful spot, I was amazed nobody was camping it, and curiosity got the better of me. The first one I won after placard camping and I eventually let it go.

[DeNada]

Exactly this. You were rewarded for dedicating, and before anyone riffs on ppl who used scripts to do it, know that these same people ran a risk of being exploited by retainers selling trash goods and ludicrous prices. This new system demands no effort and gives everybody horrendous chances. I called it, I said before it went live that this system would be trash. Everybody who was defending it kinda looks silly now, don't they

Not really, please don't lump everyone into the same group. There are several players, including myself who prefers the lottery system to the placard clicking system, despite the lowered odds of obtaining a house.

And do you know why? It's because now we can actually play the game during our leisure hours which is already extremely limited as opposed to clicking the bloody placard for hours with no end in sight. I entered a lottery last round with over 200 bids and even though I lost, I still massively prefer the lottery because I'M NOT WASTING MY TIME NOT PLAYING THE ACTUAL GAME.