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    When did you last see a Bellessarian home available?

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    Just now, RaeLeeH said:

    I do. I'm just empathetic to the plight of those that don't**. I can't answer regarding difficulty any better than I already have, and it's only my perception. Others may not be having any difficulties, so I can't speak for all. But IMHO for what it's worth, in a word; harder. But again that's just my experience and may not be a true representation of yours or anyone else's experience.

    (**Trigger warning: I have a house but am wishing to move, so I don't want to rock the boat or upset those that would be happy with anything. That feels to me like I'm rubbing it in people's faces. I think there's plenty of that going around already to need to rub salt into the wound). :) 

    😂 I am in exactly the same (house)boat. I have one, and I was surprised to get it randomly, manually on my phone, without even refreshing. This is why I wondered if it was getting easier (or if I just won the lottery). Glad you have a home RaeLee and don’t feel bad about wanting to swap it! I suspect once it is a little easier to nab something there will be a fair bit of it going around (myself included!)

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    When did you last see a Bellessarian home available?

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    3 hours ago, RaeLeeH said:

    I think this is sound advice for the most part, except for the fact that by the time someone has mentioned they have a house, and you log into your dashboard, and go to the homes page, precious seconds have been lost. And given the rate the houses are being taken I'd expect the odds of catching anything at that stage would be relatively remote. Not impossible, just remote. BUT in saying all that, spending your days clicking every minute and staring at that home screen won't guarantee a home either. This truly is a game of chance now, I think now more-so than it has ever been.

    I say that because after SLB16 more people have been made aware of the homes existence/the Bellisseria project, therefore more vying for them than there were on previous releases. On top of that, with the crack-down on Auto Refresh programs people appear less likely to release their homes now and run the risk of having none. So if you live in a country where region releases happen when you sleep (and cannot access a computer or phone, etc) then the odds are getting slimmer by the day. Yes houses are being released every other day so those claiming them are a few people less than there were before, but I can't imagine it's enough to negate the new members or alts in this race too. Waiting for a larger release sounds like the best advice, but I understand that's not comforting when you feel frustrated and desperate. 

    And I'll say this about the Bellisseria Community groups that I am personally a member of; I have absolutely no issue at all with them in principle (and I don't mean any insult or offence at all, I truly hand-on-heart don't). They do what groups do; they chat and socialize and seem to have a lot of fun, and I don't begrudge anyone at all for that. That's what they are there for after all. But I am not one for idle-banter. I don't care to read about people handing out virtual coffees or fawning over their fifth perfect parcel they just claimed. I only ever have the chat windows open to listen for official news or facts regarding upcoming releases or changes to the community, where possible. The rest is just... noise. And I'll admit, more often than not this grates on me to the point I have to close the chat window. So if someone claims they've just caught a house in these groups I won't see it, and neither will anyone else if they are like me and sick of the constant noise.

    I would like to think an official group that Patch or the Moles could utilize would take the strain for releasing official news but I can't see that happening either. Because people will do what they do here on the forums; either love-bomb, harass, burden with questions that have already been answered a multitude of times, or vent and complain. And even if the staff only spoke using group notices people are going to complain about not being informed or the unfair nature of the system. It's a no-win situation, whichever way you slice it.

    For the record mid-way through typing this a houseboat just popped up. It's been days since I've seen one. The drop-down menu didn't show Bellisseria either, I had to manually select it. At 1:10 intervals the Auto Refresh restrictions ARE working; prior to I was seeing around five houses a day, on average, now I've seen one house and one houseboat in almost three days. Big difference. 😟

    How long have you been waiting for a home? Are you hanging out for something in particular? I’m curious as to whether it is getting easier or harder for people to get one. (And I absolutely hear you about the community chat. 🙄)

    When did you last see a Bellessarian home available?

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    8 hours ago, SweetTaffeyLove said:

    Ok, well I believe my Customize Your Home page has a technical bug or maintenance problem and no, not talking about the Error Message for Refresh App. I believe it genuinely will not provide option for Bellisseria to begin with. 😡🤬😱😩😭

    Don’t forget, auto refresh is also picking up the keyword when the lockout page pops up. It has the word “Bellisseria” and just about every other keyword you would use in it.

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