Buckle In: It's going to be another one of these threads.
Problem: The current housing/relocation system just isn't functional. It competes over unnecessary RNG, creates player dissatisfaction, punishes players, has caused harassment, and overall just isn't fun. I'm sure we — as a community — and Square Enix have heard the laundry list of issues.
Solution: Disclaimer: this solution is based on my personal experience of not being able to get a house now for the last 5+ years.
Purchasing: Look, plots should just be available. Alternatively, we should be able to see a status bar with a countdown for when that status will change (devaluation means nothing, to anyone, it's pointless). If we are going to have people camping for plots then those people should at least be able to leave for the next X amount of hours while the status is "Inactive." Let people play the game and not camp out here for sometimes 20 hours.
Relocation: We have all been there. We are at hour 12, we've been spam clicking until we can't feel our wrist anymore, and then someone comes in. . . and relocates. It's hollowing, your whole day has been wasted now, and it's not really anyone's fault except the system's. Personally, I think that players should be able to outright buy a plot if they are there. Re-locations should have to fight a countdown timer. Relocators already have a home, camping players don't. I know people are going to complain about this change but it's just so unfair.
Buy & Trade System: I don't know why we don't have this when it was promised to us years ago. But putting that aside, there needs to be a trade system. For me, it would look like the following:
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Problem: The current housing/relocation system just isn't functional. It competes over unnecessary RNG, creates player dissatisfaction, punishes players, has caused harassment, and overall just isn't fun. I'm sure we — as a community — and Square Enix have heard the laundry list of issues.
Solution: Disclaimer: this solution is based on my personal experience of not being able to get a house now for the last 5+ years.
Purchasing: Look, plots should just be available. Alternatively, we should be able to see a status bar with a countdown for when that status will change (devaluation means nothing, to anyone, it's pointless). If we are going to have people camping for plots then those people should at least be able to leave for the next X amount of hours while the status is "Inactive." Let people play the game and not camp out here for sometimes 20 hours.
- TLDR: Get rid of the "devaluation." Replace with status and countdown to next status.
Relocation: We have all been there. We are at hour 12, we've been spam clicking until we can't feel our wrist anymore, and then someone comes in. . . and relocates. It's hollowing, your whole day has been wasted now, and it's not really anyone's fault except the system's. Personally, I think that players should be able to outright buy a plot if they are there. Re-locations should have to fight a countdown timer. Relocators already have a home, camping players don't. I know people are going to complain about this change but it's just so unfair.
- Option 1: Countdowns are applied to everyone
- Option 2: Countdowns are applied to relocations
- Bonus Option 3: Make it so only upgrading can be done immediately (going from a small to a medium, for example).
Buy & Trade System: I don't know why we don't have this when it was promised to us years ago. But putting that aside, there needs to be a trade system. For me, it would look like the following:
- Players can "promote" tenants to house owners.
- You can only own a home if: you have been playing for 6 months, do not own a home on your server (on any character).
- Have your GC ranked correctly.
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