Lottery idea

[Stormpeaks]

If there was an infinite supply of houses and people could bid on their favourite plot, it would make sense. However it is not the case and there are not enough houses to meet demand and the lottery becomes quickly irrelevant. I think that the idea was to give a reasonable chance to enter the system to the greater number of active players. People work, they can be on a business or leisure trip, have family emergencies, etc.

Anyway, unless SE fixes their flawed system, it is a moot issue on most servers. There are three houses on my server up for grabs this week. There will be none left after this cycle unless the owner of a house gets permanently banned from the game or cancels his account.

You are only looking at personal housing, FC housing exists as well, and there are a lot of plots available.

[Toutatis]

You are only looking at personal housing, FC housing exists as well, and there are a lot of plots available.

Surely they can wait 5 days?

2 days is reasonable I say.

Some people have zero availability during some parts of the week or are not in a location where they can log into the game. In my previous position, some days required me to work 20 hours or I could be called to board a plane and travel with no warning. Waiting a few more days to give a chance to people who want a house is not the end of the world. I don’t mind a faster system either but the limited and finite supply is the real issue.

[Eraden]

Surely they can wait 5 days?

Some people have zero availability during some parts of the week or are not in a location where they can log into the game. In my previous position, some days required me to work 20 hours or I could be called to board a plane and travel with no warning. Waiting a few more days to give a chance to people who want a house is not the end of the world. I don’t mind a faster system either but the limited and finite supply is the real issue.

It amazes me that some people can be so impatient as to clamor for period reductions that ultimately in then end will make access to housing difficult at best for others. Or perhaps, that is their goal all along. It might not be just simple impatience but a desire to artificially eliminate competition.

[Jojoya]

You are only looking at personal housing, FC housing exists as well, and there are a lot of plots available.

Depends on what world you're on. Balmung and Mateus would most definitely disagree.

The question is how fast other worlds are going to be joining Balmung and Mateus, especially with the new NA data center delayed by 3 months.