So, maybe I'm confused or maybe the pay to play system is set up exactly how I think it is... but how is it that if you pay just $4.99 or whatever it is for some simucoins to get a deed for non-premium players you don't have to wait any amount of time? I could easily get a home on my other character for just that price instead of paying the full amount of premium price, which as far as I can discern is really the only major benefit of being premium at this juncture.

Even if I wanted the option to bypass the waiting period:

>> ask clerk about home
>>The clerk shuffles a few papers for a moment, then says, "As far as I can tell, you have 81 more days or so to go before I can register you for a home. You see, the requirements right now are 90 days of consecutive Estate Holdership, and you seem to have only been a member for 10 or so days. Alternatively, if you have 6 months of cumulative membership with the Estate Holders, I can complete your application request."

It's a bit disappointing that I can't just purchase some simucoins and get the housing opportunity immediately.

>>get deed
>>The shopkeep leans over and whispers, "You're an Estate Holder! You don't need this!"
>>A sales clerk says, "Sorry, I won't sell anything to you."

So basically, pay to play customers who want a house RIGHT NOW just need to pony up about 5$ while a premium account needs to wait 3 months? That makes absolutely no sense.

Any decision on this has to happen well above my head, but I'm going to pass this concern along for consideration immediately. It is a very valid one in my opinion.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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It's not a solution that you can do through the website, but you can currently backpay missed premium time through billing by contacting them in order to get a home immediately if you are short.

~Evike

>>What do you mean, like, you can contact billing and pay them extra for the next two months to meet the 90 days consecutive play time in order to unlock the home? I don't know, that doesn't sound like that great of a solution to a basic subscription player who only has to pay 5$ to get a house right now with no wait time.

No, lol. You can pay backwards to make it like you had premium for 90 days, except you didn't get to experience it.

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You can pay them $120 right now so they move your Premium start date back three months so you can get a home for 'free' now.

>You can also do this for LTB points.
I'd phrase it as you'll also get the LTB for those months.

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I'm not really concerned about all the other perks at the moment though, the thread was titled regarding homes. Still having to pay 75$ to instantly get a home is no where near the instant gratification as it takes for a basic subscription to buy simucoins for 5$ and get it immediately. I really hope that isn't the long term answer to this.

>>> (more homes being added would also be great, but that's a whole different conversation and I know there was a push last year by Naohhi to add more homes to the system).

I just finished an inventory of most of the housing areas and I can say with confidence that every major city and most smaller ones have open homes right now. Many of the areas in the Crossing (which has consistently been the only major city to have limited options) have had more homes introduced. Furthermore I suspect that some areas have hidden homes that will be revealed once the vacancy rate in the area decreases.

>>> Can premium accounts buy the $5 thing and just pay for it for 3 months and then just have the home? Sucks to pay extra but...

IIRC the basic and premium home system works a bit differently so you would have to let your basic home expire and then claim it again as premium using the current programming.