Hello to all.
Let me start by acknowledging the activity on these forums in regards to this issue. While I could have posted in another thread, I wanted my voice to be heard.
Housing is a coveted feature in this game and while I'm lucky to have gotten a small, I stand in to speak for those looking to upgrade or even first time buyers fighting Housing (Savage).
I have been a dedicated player for 4 years and I have not a single thing to complain about in this game except for the housing feature.
Anyone can walk into an apartment building and purchase one for a reasonable price, and its instanced! Bravo!
Unlike the apartments, however, the actual housing is limited. 24 wards. 4 city-states, and an unconfirmed fifth. 60 houses per ward. This is around 5,760 houses at present. Single houses, shared with guilds/free companies as well as the individual. So slice that number in half, perhaps a third for the fight between who gets what in terms of FC vs personal.
The competition via gil, via the hidden timers, via the competitivity upon players is ultimately destructive and kills player morale overall.
Housing is treated like a trophy. But if we are to feel as if it is a reward, why can't we all have it? Why can't we all enjoy such a reward?
I've had people relocate to a plot before me only to transfer back out of it. I've had people take a plot relinquished to me via relocation. There are people out there who use third-party resources to macro in and stand by a Placard just to have a chance at purchasing a house without standing there 13+ hours to get their foot LITERALLY in the door.
I can't imagine the individual outrage from thousands of players when they finally logged in to find nearly every house in the three new wards are Taken this morning, or under relocation timers, and more.
The mental stress on the player is heartbreaking. My guild master felt as if she let everyone down because she couldn't get a large house due to the long queue timers. The money wasn't an issue. But it is the impact that this housing system has. She had left crying, and honestly... I've been in her exact position myself. We aren't alone in our experience no matter what size house we get.
Housing, especially on roleplay servers, is in very high demand.
The anxiety, the stress, the heartache, the depression and sadness that follows and equal anger and frustrations do not begin to scratch the surface of what a player must feel when battling the implemented housing system.
Continue reading...
Let me start by acknowledging the activity on these forums in regards to this issue. While I could have posted in another thread, I wanted my voice to be heard.
Housing is a coveted feature in this game and while I'm lucky to have gotten a small, I stand in to speak for those looking to upgrade or even first time buyers fighting Housing (Savage).
I have been a dedicated player for 4 years and I have not a single thing to complain about in this game except for the housing feature.
Anyone can walk into an apartment building and purchase one for a reasonable price, and its instanced! Bravo!
Unlike the apartments, however, the actual housing is limited. 24 wards. 4 city-states, and an unconfirmed fifth. 60 houses per ward. This is around 5,760 houses at present. Single houses, shared with guilds/free companies as well as the individual. So slice that number in half, perhaps a third for the fight between who gets what in terms of FC vs personal.
The competition via gil, via the hidden timers, via the competitivity upon players is ultimately destructive and kills player morale overall.
Housing is treated like a trophy. But if we are to feel as if it is a reward, why can't we all have it? Why can't we all enjoy such a reward?
I've had people relocate to a plot before me only to transfer back out of it. I've had people take a plot relinquished to me via relocation. There are people out there who use third-party resources to macro in and stand by a Placard just to have a chance at purchasing a house without standing there 13+ hours to get their foot LITERALLY in the door.
I can't imagine the individual outrage from thousands of players when they finally logged in to find nearly every house in the three new wards are Taken this morning, or under relocation timers, and more.
The mental stress on the player is heartbreaking. My guild master felt as if she let everyone down because she couldn't get a large house due to the long queue timers. The money wasn't an issue. But it is the impact that this housing system has. She had left crying, and honestly... I've been in her exact position myself. We aren't alone in our experience no matter what size house we get.
Housing, especially on roleplay servers, is in very high demand.
The anxiety, the stress, the heartache, the depression and sadness that follows and equal anger and frustrations do not begin to scratch the surface of what a player must feel when battling the implemented housing system.
Continue reading...