Embracing and enjoying the misery.

[Acesfool]

Since it has become painfully clear that I will never own more than a small house I have decided to turn it into a game that my friends have a chance to benefit from. When I bid on a plot I post a screenshot of my bid on my Discord server. Then my friends get to guess how many bids I will lose by. They cannot pick zero. If the number they guess can be added to or subtracted from my number to equal the winning number, I pay them a million gil.

In the event that an absolute miracle were to happen and I win the bid I will pay everyone who participates 100k gil. That rule is just there for the sake of being there. Anyway, if housing has you down, maybe give this a try to brighten your day a bit.

[Battler-Ushiromiya]

Since it has become painfully clear that I will never own more than a small house

Skill issue, I own two

[Acesfool]

Skill issue, I own two

How does skill have anything whatsoever to do with it?

[PredatoryCatgirl]

Skill issue, I own two

I own three. That's nothing worth bragging about. You're a guppy trying to act like a whale.

Before anyone jumps down my throat, two are small FC houses on a server where those are readily available.

[LilimoLimomo]

How does skill have anything whatsoever to do with it?

This person is clearly joking. Can't tell if it's intended to be a good-natured goof or something that's intended to rile you up, but regardless they are not being serious.

In regards to your specific issue, my recommendation would be to accept that you'll never get a medium or large (like 99% of the player base) but to still keep putting in bids when you see an availability. That way when you don't win it's expected, and if you do win that's just a nice bonus.

Cultivating that attitude is easier said than done! But if possible I'd recommend it over stewing in your own misery, which seems like a prime way to make sure your bad time feels even worse. Unless you're taking it with good humor? Hard to tell from a textual post.

Just the well-intentioned 2 cents from someone who'd like to see you happy even if you don't beat the odds. <3

[Acesfool]

This person is clearly joking. Can't tell if it's intended to be a good-natured goof or something that's intended to rile you up, but regardless they are not being serious.

In regards to your specific issue, my recommendation would be to accept that you'll never get a medium or large (like 99% of the player base) but to still keep putting in bids when you see an availability. That way when you don't win it's expected, and if you do win that's just a nice bonus.

Cultivating that attitude is easier said than done! But if possible I'd recommend it over stewing in your own misery, which seems like a prime way to make sure your bad time feels even worse. Unless you're taking it with good humor? Hard to tell from a textual post.

Just the well-intentioned 2 cents from someone who'd like to see you happy even if you don't beat the odds. <3

Meh, I'll continue to bid purely out of spite. And I do enjoy giving gil to my friends, so as long as there are houses for me to pointlessly bid on, there's a chance a friend will get a million gil from me.

[Rinoa_353]

Why not get a small for now and enjoy housing now? It'll make the misery hurt less until you win a larger plot......

[Acesfool]

Why not get a small for now and enjoy housing now? It'll make the misery hurt less until you win a larger plot......

I have a small. Been trying to upgrade to a medium for two expansions now. And until a few weeks ago my attitude was if I keep trying I'll eventually get one. But the game decided to send me a very clear message when I put a bid on a medium in Goblet which was in a poor location and was individual only, so I knew it would get around only 20 bids. My bid was number 8, the winning bid was 13, but they never claimed it. So I bid on the same location in the next round and get number 10. and the winning bid was 8. At that point I knew I would never, under any circumstances, win a bid on a medium or large.