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Final Fantasy 14's housing lottery system is broken, but a fix is coming

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has issued an apology over the recent issues with the housing lottery system.

As part of the 6.1 update, Final Fantasy 14 introduced a lottery system for getting housing in the Empyreum residential district. It generally worked to start, but over the weekend a major bug arose which prevented anyone from actually winning the lottery. Essentially, the number zero somehow got added to the running. No one could claim it, resulting in cases where everyone would lose, which apparently happened a number of times. Thankfully though, the Final Fantasy 14 team is aware of the issue, and Yoshida even issued an apology regarding it.

"I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the issue with the housing lottery system," wrote Yoshida, going on to explain the issue. "Firstly, we understand that this is a major issue, and are prioritizing our investigation into the matter. We are working to identify the issue in the corresponding program; however, as the process is very complex and there are many patterns involved for the lottery conditions, it will require some time to pinpoint the problem."

A new Final Fantasy XIV Housing Lottery bug is stopping players from winning any bids or buying any form of house. Players entering the MMO game's lottery, especially in Japan, are finding that Square Enix coded an impossible number into the system that keeps getting picked - thus, making everyone a loser.

If you didn't know already, as of patch 6.1 with the Endwalker expansion, Final Fantasy XIV introduced a housing system for the Empyreum residential district which is governed by a lottery system - players submit an application and are randomly chosen for a plot of land, which they can build on. When it works, it's a fair system.

Unfortunately, over the weekend a "major issue" hit the lottery system where the number zero got added to the pool of winning numbers - which no players can claim. Apparently, it came up a lot, and every time it did all players lost. Sometimes it even bugged the system entirely, so players received messages saying that no one entered the lottery.

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Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXX Digest Released

We’re pleased to announce that the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXX event digest has been released!

If you weren’t able to watch the live stream, or if you just want to watch it again, be sure to check it out!

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Final Fantasy XIV now lets you solo more with an NPC party

A fresh Final Fantasy XIV patch today has made the game friendlier to solo players, with the new Duty Support System letting you go through a load of main scenario duties solo with NPC party members. Oh, but that's a tiny piece of patch 6.1, which also whams in new quests and and new items and a new housing district and new haircuts and... goodness me I'm still a little surprised when I remember how FF14 was initially so awful that Square Enix shut it down for almost a year.

We are proud to present the patch notes for Newfound Adventure, which follows the Warrior of Light's first steps on a new journey after claiming victory in the battle for the fate of the star.

This patch also features the first installment in the new alliance raid series, Myths of the Realm, which delves into the mysteries surrounding the Twelve. A host of other additions includes the new Crystalline Conflict PvP content, the Duty Support system, and more.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:

Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) is scheduled to be released in Patch 6.11.
A new custom delivery client (Ameliance), Arkasodara tribal quests, and Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures sidequests are scheduled to be released in Patch 6.15.
Data Center Travel is scheduled to be implemented in Patch 6.18.

Read the full patch notes on the Lodestone and check out the trailer below!

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