Topic

Housing Construction Projects

If you haven't visited the Real Estate Listings page lately, more and more regions are completely sold out of housing. The only dwellings left are not very pleasing to many players (tree houses, mud huts, caves) or too expensive for non-grinders (30k and 50k houses). This predicament alone has caused my RL girlfriend to stop playing entirely because she cannot live in a cottage like she wanted to. Maybe we could set up some sort of housing construction projects, like a street project but everyone would donate materials and labor to build new housing. Top 5 contributors could get first pick of a free house in the new development. Other glitches who helped could be offered a house to purchase in the order of most work/materials donated. I think this would allow more people to buy the house they really want. It would also give them a more personal bond to their home knowing that they were involved in the construction.

Posted 14 months ago by TRB4 Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Nobody likes this idea?
    Posted 14 months ago by TRB4 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Idk when, but the devs will open more housing (probably adding more blocks to existing streets, as well as opening new housing areas - as they have in the past). I don't think we'll need projects to open them :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Millie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea of working together to build a new neighborhood.  During the phases, contributors could vote on different aspects of it (minor layout differences, size/price differences.)  Once complete the top 5 are given the option to buy a house, followed by the next 10 or so, then anyone who helped, and finally to the open market.

    (As a side note, for now, try grinding away and buy your girlfriend one of the huge expensive houses.  The view might change her mind.)
    Posted 14 months ago by Cainunable Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oooh this is a wonderful idea!  Rather than having the devs just open up a new block of housing, have it work like street projects where everyone contributes to the construction.  I love it!  I don't love the rewards though.  I don't think it can be implemented all that well.  What if you already have a home and you're the top contributor?  I think rewards should stay the same as they are for street projects, except maybe add a new set of achievements for housing projects.  They could start out by filling in the empty blocks in current developments and then maybe expand to adding housing in streets that don't currently have housing.
    Posted 14 months ago by Joojoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am not sure I would be in for a construction project but I would like to see more nicer houses. Some that are on the real estate market at this time makes me shudder... they are ugly and in ugly locations. I myself prefer a pretty area with a lovely home overlooking a meadow or sea. This game is actually becoming very popular and I LOVE it however, seeing what is offered for housing at this point makes me very sad :(
    Posted 14 months ago by Casombra Amberrose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for this idea. Housing should be player driven like streets are.
    Posted 14 months ago by Purple Haze Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like it, Im tired of not being able to upgrade to something better
    Posted 14 months ago by Pimpy Pimperton Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Great Idea.  
    I think they need to ultimately implement actual construction in the learning skills.. i like the game to be as player driven as possible- that way we have actual stuff to do always.
    Posted 14 months ago by ObliviOni Subscriber! | Permalink