Too many wards

[kevin_satron]

too many? a lot of players are homeless

[Seraphor]

There actually are too many wards.
In the lower population servers and even some of the mid-range population, many wards are largely empty. (Zodiark is one of the higher pop EU servers, and there are always plots available here) If players would evenly distribute themselves among the servers, supply and demand would be a lot closer.

If they then went and expanded the Apartment system, allowing for interior size upgrades and an outdoor instance option, there would be enough options for players to functionally use the housing system without competition.
Then the only competition would be for desirable plots, and let's face it, they're desirable because they're limited.

[ICountFrom0]

Please do not add anymore wards, 30 is far too many, players had their chance and didn't seize it.

You don't want any new player to have access to housing ever.

Got it. Everybody move on, nothing to see here.

Next topic.

[Battler-Ushiromiya]

You don't want any new player to have access to housing ever.

I want new players to win bids through their own gusto, not be given the biggest endgame reward on a silver platter. Why would I ever support devaluing my achievement?

[Yuniko]

I want new players to win bids through their own gusto, not be given the biggest endgame reward on a silver platter. Why would I ever support devaluing my achievement?

Cause your egotistical. You think NOTHING of anyone but your own selfish desires.

[Greyhawk]

I want new players to win bids through their own gusto, not be given the biggest endgame reward on a silver platter. Why would I ever support devaluing my achievement?

Because there is no value to it other than you. No one else cares about any achievement you've ever made. Ever. You can't do anything with it to give value to others. Don't confuse value with desire.

You can't do anything with it, it's only yours, so there is no "value". Only to you, so if you think that it devalues you somehow, your narcissism will have to just have to ride it out and get over it, to be frank.

[Raim]

You know, maybe hes right. In fact maybe we should remove some wards. We can have a match between members of each ward facing off against another ward. This would incentivize people to actually play and utilize their plot more, or risk losing it undefended in the great housing war. Only the most active wards can remain.

[Jojoya]

You know, maybe hes right. In fact maybe we should remove some wards. We can have a match between members of each ward facing off against another ward. This would incentivize people to actually play and utilize their plot more, or risk losing it undefended in the great housing war. Only the most active wards can remain.

Which would be totally unfair to those devoted to using their house if they're surrounded by others who aren't.

No thanks! Half the fun is to see what others do with their houses and look at the wards. Instance housing would be just as boring as an apartment or the island. Also, was that not what the apartments was made for? So everyone could have a home?

You never played RIFT once they added housing. What some people used to do in RIFT Dimensions (which were fully instanced) makes what players do here look like a toddler's building block creation.

RIFT also had a great search tool for finding the Dimensions built by other players. Much better than stumbling through ward after ward hoping you might find that one house worth a tour.

One of these days, I will compose my idea of how they can do instanced housing with what is in place. It makes minimal changes and is more efficient than what they have now. It's lengthy, but I'd have to compose the idea well enough. If I thought they even cared what we said, I would have posted it long ago for them to review and consider. But, Yoshi knows best, so...

I've posted my own ideas for it in this subforum already. Simply instance the plots with the placard being where you select which instance to visit.

They do care what we have to say. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean they can or will implement our ideas.

Because there is no value to it other than you. No one else cares about any achievement you've ever made. Ever. You can't do anything with it to give value to others. Don't confuse value with desire.

You can't do anything with it, it's only yours, so there is no "value". Only to you, so if you think that it devalues you somehow, your narcissism will have to just have to ride it out and get over it, to be frank.

Sounds more like someone with low self-esteem than a narcissist.

[Anvaire]

and here i was thinking they should add more Sub-divisions and more wards and more districts.

[Xelanar]

I agree.
Keeping track on all the wards is way too difficult.
Please add subsubdivisons instead.