Pity system for lottery

[Fable]

How about that pity? People without houses have a prio before people that have a House already? :P
Would be great. Less crying then from the loss. More crying for the douches that cry about getting no House when they already own one :3

Why not just get an apartment and be happy with that then? The person that moves still frees up a plot for another person.

[Kenky]

How about that pity? People without houses have a prio before people that have a House already? :P
Would be great. Less crying then from the loss. More crying for the douches that cry about getting no House when they already own one :3

The exact same reason why giving "new characters" priority is a horrible idea.

You would give all of the houses to bots, meaning you'd still not get anything. As of right now, home owners and players looking to buy are on the same level. Both need to play Lottery Roulette. There isn't a "bonus" or positive to Home-owners with Relocation. There WAS Relocation capabilities, but people took advantage of it just to be antagonizing, so we all got slapped on the wrist.

As for "more crying for the douches"? You probably should take a step back. Sure, people may already have a home, but it could be in a plot they don't like. There's a reason people prioritized the lower rungs of the Goblet when Placard was present. They'd buy the plot, then immediately relocate to a more appealing spot.

[tsuchii]

There's literally so many houses in Dynamis
And if you want a nice vacation, there's entire free wards of houses in Materia

[FinalUser]

How about that pity? People without houses have a prio before people that have a House already? :P
Would be great. Less crying then from the loss. More crying for the douches that cry about getting no House when they already own one :3

I'd say it would be better if you could only own a Private House and FC House so that they don't get to dip their names in more lotteries

[Jojoya]

I've joined every single lottery now and lost every single one, while i cant say im happy about it rng is rng in the end. But its been an entire year now of trying to upgrade from my small, and by now im getting really scared because as it stands there is no guarantee ill get it whether i keep doing this for one year or five years. As such i hope we'd get some level of guarantee for us not blessed by lady luck by adding a pity system.

So you're not complaining that you can't get a house.

You're complaining that you can't get a better house than what you already have.

You're not going to get much sympathy. Most players would enjoy a better house and won't be able to get it.

You're also not going to get what you want through a pity system. Too many other players want the same thing and they've been trying just as long as you.

I have lost 30 consecutive cycles, and decided this was the final one. Tired of being homeless in game. I unsubscribed a few minutes ago.

Apartments are homes, too.

If you came to this game solely for the housing, it was a poor choice in the first place.

Out of curiosity, what game are you switching to that guarantees you a home? I'm sure others who feel the same way would be interested in it.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

I think the point is - if someone does not have a home and starts a week ago...and someone has a home and been playing for years it can be very frusterating for the week old to surpass the long time player because of the simple fact that random chance is exactly that.

Besides if she upgrades her home and the new player gets her old one - they both win.

[Dreamstone]

I'm going on 4 YEARS. A pity system should be added for people who have failed countless times. I wouldn't be upset if I entered a housing bid and lost to a person who's previously failed 20+ other bids. Doesn't have to be a guarantee, but at least a higher chance.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

If a pity system is ever added, it should focus on providing a house to long time players who have never been able to obtain a house before and would be happy with the most undesirable plots. Not people looking to upgrade (hello?? we all are trying to do that), not picky people trying to go straight for a medium or large as their first one, not alts, not newbies and not uninterested people who declined a plot they won or let their plot demolish.

They could let a player bypass the lottery and buy a small plot directly from placard if 1) the plot has zero bids and isn't a first-class small plot, 2) that person has never won a bid or bought a personal house on their account before and 3) they have been eligible for at least 4 years.

Free companies do not need a pity system because they have their own wards which take a lot longer to fill.

AND because a FC can nuke bid a plot with as many bidding members as they have.
The only flaw I see is that you could use your method for someone to "release" their plot and inform a friend that they are doing so - allowing you to essentially transfer plots which was removed as a thing.

[Reinha]

The only flaw I see is that you could use your method for someone to "release" their plot and inform a friend that they are doing so - allowing you to essentially transfer plots which was removed as a thing.

Good point. It could be limited to just the first bidding cycle of new ward releases. There are a number of unclaimed low value smalls in the new wards so I think giving priority to the handful of long time players who have never owned a house wouldn't hurt anyone.

[Battler-Ushiromiya]

And the walk of shame back....that is honestly the most defeating, customer unfriendly feature of them all. Who in their right mind thought it would be a good idea to have people build up hope, that *finally* they might get something, only for them to have to collect their gil and then turn away, again empty handed....and again looking at what they lost, and many times, seeing someone excitedly making use of that same spot

lol
lmao, even