Why not just have larger apartments?

[Suniva]

Made this suggestion quite a while ago on the feedback.suggestion thread, it never got much feedback but I still think this is a pretty decent way to help solve the issue + make it accessible to everyone that wants to participate.

INTRODUCE AN NPC THAT WILL "RENT" OUT A WORKSHOP

For those FC's that still do not have a home and or any new FC's formed going forward, this will be a viable solution for those who are interested in doing workshop content. SE made the decision to lock this content behind home ownership, and while there are many FC's out there that would love to participate in it, they simply cannot because of how incredibly limited the housing is in the game. This was a terrible decision that the community has been voicing for years and while back in ARR the player base wasn't as large, Shadowbringers is your most successful expansion to date. With an ever increasing player base, I think it is well past time for some minor overhauls that make the content accessible to everyone, both old and new players.

There is also another reason behind introducing the option to rent a workshop and it is in regards to those individuals that own multiple FC plots. These FC's, 9/10, have 2-3 members, and are either held by RMT traders and or single individuals that farm airship & sub missions to make the gil. If we DO go this route, it would be best to limit workshop "renting out" on a per account basis similar to how housing works now, so that these said individuals cannot "rent" out multiple workshops en masse for gil farming. Now while I feel like it wouldn't solve the issue completely, as I am sure there are many players out there that do thoroughly enjoy trolling their fellows, I do feel it will combat the situation fairly well.


UPGRADE & ADD A "COMMUNITY" GARDEN TO APARTMENTS

Gardening, another part of the game SE decided to lock behind home ownership. Adding apartments was a great idea to try and help those wanting to have their own piece or Eoreza, but again, it is incredibly limited and basically an FC room. Please allow us to either upgrade our apartments (let's say, the first floor of a medium house) or just overall make the apartments themselves larger, while also introducing a community garden to the apartments. We would have an option to go out to our "patio" and from there, can garden to our hearts content! Again, solving the issue of content being locked behind home ownership now being accessible to everyone, while also giving those of us enough room to make our living spaces a bit more comfortable and unique.

I've got a medium plot myself that I use for gardening because I cannot garden otherwise. If SE gave me the ability to garden outside of house ownership, I would gladly let go of my housing plot.

[Dfess]

Would it need a 1 per account restriction like houses or allow any alts to have apartments/condos? Also maybe make a "deck/patio" for out door furnishings go go out to on the larger tiers.

Apartments should be allowed for your main and alts. I can understand having 1 house per account but, if it's one house per account let my alts live there too.

[Bright-Flower]

I thin it'd be neat if apartments were like animal crossing houses, and you could pay to upgrade them over time. Or all at once if you already have lots of gil to throw at it. Even if the upgrades were just single room > small house equivalent > med house equivalent > large equivalent for whatever housing district the apartment is in.

[kujoestars]

I’d be perfectly happy if this alone got implemented because I just want more than a small room to work with. Seems like a good compromise between instanced housing and limited housing at least.

[Dfess]

I’d be perfectly happy if this alone got implemented because I just want more than a small room to work with. Seems like a good compromise between instanced housing and limited housing at least.

I'd agree to this. I'm already used to it coming from EQ2 which was basically the same thing except you had to pay rent monthly in that game.

[Bsrking5]

I'd like to see apartment get updated. It would lower the stress on housing which I'm sure everyone agrees is in a bad place.

[ERMITANYO]

I like this design, but for an upgraded apartment. The second floor could be a mezzanine floor so no more need to install lofts and float non table top furniture.

Credits to Forums Member: Jandor

Also, the mezzanine floor will serve as access to the instanced balcony/garden, having a door mechanic same as the door to additional rooms of an fc house.

But with a better door design kinda like this one.

[KingMeteo]

I hope they consider this as an option.

Seems like the best solution that wouldn't be too difficult to implement.

[ERMITANYO]

I hope ishgardian housing, is not the usual district and ward housing system.

[Limecat]

I'd like to have access to all the outdoor furnishings, but mostly, just give me an indoor deluxe garden plot for apartments and I'll never give a damn about houses again.