instance based housing your ideas

[Solowing]

Then it truly separates out those who want a plot to actually use it and those who just want one because of FOMO or just because it’s in a highly desired location. Everyone has the choice to choose either system, both sides would have to pay the same gil/permit fees. But if you’re planning on actually using that ward plot, you’ll never hit the demo timer anyway. Permanently loaded properties will always have to be subject to auto-demo unless you want plots sitting unused for years on end because someone quit with demolishing it before they left.


It’s not reinventing the wheel here, it can use existing systems if they don’t want to create an entirely new one altogether. Either use the same UI as the Island or as the apartments, with the same limitations. As we know, there is a limit to how many apartments will be created, I don’t think the Island has that issue. Personally I’d be fine with it having the same access/visitation limits as the Island, but others have suggested using an apartment-like directory, and I don’t have a strong preference either way.


Difference being, with ward housing you can wander the neighborhood of a ward and randomly peek in the houses; friends you would just teleport to directly. If instanced works like Islands or apartments, you would have to interact with those UI setups to access.


Different humans place value on different things, and nowhere is that more evident than the current housing system and people’s suggestions to improve it! lol As I’ve said many a time, I just want as many spaces to decorate as possible, and for everyone else with that desire to have the same. Some people want to “flex” on other people by having “the best” plot, no matter how subjective that value judgement may be: these would be in the camp of people you mention who value something for its rarity or specialness. And some in that camp, hopefully a minority, love the scarcity because it means they get something others can’t have. *eyeroll* And then yet another camp would be the FOMOs… may or may not want to actually engage in housing in the future, but see the writing on the wall and seize the opportunity if they’re lucky enough, because they don’t want to be left out later on… There are probably as many different reasons players “value” housing as there are players in general!

If the players truly wanted housing, they'd be engaging with it in all forms. Not selective participation. If I see someone complaining about a plot and their apartment is bare.I don't think your complaint is even valid at that point. Work your way up to that dream plot rather than expecting it to be handed to you.

The way the system is presented to me.That apartments are basically a given. Anything pass that it's up to you and RnG.