https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/ en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:33:54 GMT vBulletin 60 https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/images/misc/rss.png https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/ https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532755-Please-Allow-FC-Workshop-Access-Without-Housing-%E2%80%94-Through-Grand-Companies-or-Instanc?goto=newpost Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:45:54 GMT **Subject: Please Allow FC Workshop Access Without Housing — Through Grand Companies or Instanced Workshops** Hello FFXIV Development Team, I... **Subject: Please Allow FC Workshop Access Without Housing — Through Grand Companies or Instanced Workshops**

Hello FFXIV Development Team,

I have been playing Final Fantasy for a very long time, and FFXIV is the only game I currently play. I genuinely love this game, and there is very little about it that I find disappointing.

However, one issue has remained a constant source of extreme frustration: **Free Companies cannot access Company Workshops without owning an FC house.**

I have repeatedly entered housing lotteries without success. Despite having an established Free Company, the necessary resources, and the willingness to put in the work, we remain completely excluded from Company Crafting, submarine voyages, and airship exploration.

**We don't want a house. We want a workshop.**

Currently:

- FCs cannot establish workshops in apartments.
- Privately owned houses cannot be converted into FC estates.
- Standalone FC Workshops are unavailable.
- Access to these gameplay systems depends entirely on winning a housing lottery.

This creates a significant and unfair gameplay disadvantage. FCs with housing can craft, explore, obtain exclusive materials, and benefit economically from activities that FCs without housing cannot even begin.

No amount of dedication, preparation, or effort can overcome this restriction without winning a lottery.

**My suggestion: Provide workshop access independent of housing.**

Allow eligible FCs to purchase or unlock an instanced Company Workshop through their Grand Company headquarters, a designated workshop facility, an airship landing, or a regional port.

These workshops could retain all existing FC rank requirements, gil costs, crafting materials, progression systems, and voyage limitations.

**We are not asking for easier rewards or special treatment. We are asking for an equal opportunity to earn them.**

This change could also reduce housing competition. FCs interested only in workshop activities would no longer need to compete for limited housing plots against players who genuinely want homes for decorating and socializing.

It could improve access to important gameplay while making more housing available to those who actually want it.

After years of enjoying FFXIV, being continually excluded from such a substantial part of the game simply because of housing lottery luck has been extremely disappointing.

Please consider separating Company Workshop access from estate ownership so all eligible Free Companies can participate fairly.

Thank you for your time, consideration, and for creating a game I otherwise enjoy so very much. ]]> Housing hummmmmmmmmmmmmm https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532755-Please-Allow-FC-Workshop-Access-Without-Housing-%E2%80%94-Through-Grand-Companies-or-Instanc https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532707-Evercold-Housing-Update?goto=newpost Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:06:23 GMT In 8.1?!?!?! They said the interior upgrades were already done long ago. In 8.1?!?!?! They said the interior upgrades were already done long ago. ]]> Housing Darkstride https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532707-Evercold-Housing-Update https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532677-Proposal-to-Fix-Shell-FC-Housing-Exploit-%28Account-Wide-Main-Character-Tag%29?goto=newpost Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:37:26 GMT Dear SE and fellow housing enjoyers,

The housing market in FFXIV continues to be heavily exploited by so-called "Shell FCs". Players use multiple alts on a single account to circumvent the "one FC plot per account" rule. This has already created a serious shortage of houses on certain servers and turned wards into ghost towns. To fix this loophole, I would like to propose the following system for a future 8.x update. This proposal exclusively affects FC houses and FC lottery bids, not private housing.

1. Account-Wide "Main Character" Designation
Upon logging into the character selection screen after the update, players must designate one character on their Service Account as their "Main Character". Changing this designation will be locked behind a strict CD (e.g., 45 days, matching the auto-demolition timer).

2. FC House Ownership Tied to Main Character Only
Only the designated Main Character has the right to hold leadership/ownership of an FC that owns a house. Means: if an account currently owns multiple FC houses via alts, "Main" tag is an option to choose which one player want to left. The other plots will enter the standard auto-demolition phase unless leadership is transferred to another player with Main tag. (after any house reclamation both players Main tag reset blocked on 45+ days)

3. Lottery Bidding Restricted to Main Characters
Only "Main" character can place the "FC bid" on a plot (FC/unrestricted). This prevents a single player from placing 8+ bids on the same plot using their alts within one subscription. Alts will be completely ineligible to bid on or purchase FC plots to ensure fairness.

4. Maintenance, Relocation, and Leader Absence
- Timer: Active members (including alts) can still enter the house to reset the auto-demolition timer.
- Relocation Bidding: Only members whose characters are designated as "Main" on their respective accounts can place a bid to relocate the FC house.
- Relocation Approval: The relocation must be finalized by the FC Master, the plot registration remains strictly tied to the current FC Master's Service Account.
- Master Absence: In cases where the leader has stopped playing, the FC plot registration will remain tied to the original account until leadership changes. The process for changing leadership can either utilize the current automated system (triggered after a period of inactivity) or be initiated by submitting a support ticket, ensuring the new leader's character is also designated as a "Main".

Summary of Impact:
This change should not harm legitimate FC's, as their active members can use their Main characters to reclaim the rights. However, a strict "1 Sub = 1 FC House" rule should make mass-hoarding of Shell FC financially non-viable.

Thank you for your time, I’d be interested to hear other options. ]]> Housing Moon_Rabbit https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532677-Proposal-to-Fix-Shell-FC-Housing-Exploit-%28Account-Wide-Main-Character-Tag%29 https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532571-More-Wards-please?goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:51:00 GMT I love that you're looking at expanding the amount of items that we can place in houses and also being able to potentially upgrade the inside of a house but can you please add more Wards. On Aether there's a lot of people looking for houses and there's nowhere near enough to go around there's not even enough apartments. I would just like to see more Wards please. Upgrading the amount of space in a house only benefits the people that have a house but if you can add more wards more people can get a house and enjoy the customizations ]]> Housing Siefere https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532571-More-Wards-please https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532550-Housing-Inside-customization-option-suggestion?goto=newpost Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:18:14 GMT First off, I love all the different kinds of outside customizations we have for the housing plots. Since they have implemented new inside... First off, I love all the different kinds of outside customizations we have for the housing plots. Since they have implemented new inside customizations, I would like to see the option for the same customizations for inside the house that show up on the outside.

For example, if you can see from the outside what looks like many floors that get smaller as they go up and/or more windows, and extra doors on the sides or rear of the house. I would like the option to select the inside to match what the outside looks like. This way, I do not have to waste so many item slots making more levels and smaller rooms on the inside if I wanted it to match what the outside looks like.

I know it's is probably more complicated than it sounds to be able to implement this option, but I have thought about and wanted this option for a long time now. ]]> Housing Rhiyanna https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532550-Housing-Inside-customization-option-suggestion https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532074-Housing-Idea-Dynamis-Akasa-Influenced-Interactive-Furnishings-%28e.g.-Elpis-Flowers?goto=newpost Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:08:55 GMT Hello Dev Team, With the Field of Hope Rug, it is wonderful to have Elpis flowers inside our estate halls. However, given the deep lore of... Hello Dev Team,
With the Field of Hope Rug, it is wonderful to have Elpis flowers inside our estate halls. However, given the deep lore of Akasa/Dynamis, it would be an incredible addition if these flowers could actually change colors based on player interaction.

The Suggestion:

Make the Field of Hope Rug (or a new "Dynamis Flower Pot / Patch") color-reactive to reflect lore-accurate emotional states.
****•****Emote Integration: When a player uses an emote nearby, the flowers shift colors temporarily.
****•****Sun-Bright Yellow: Triggered by /joy or /cheer.
****•****Melancholic Blue: Triggered by /cry or /sad.
****•****Ashen/Grey: Growing gloomy and grey when a player uses /doubt, /panic, or emotes of a troubled soul.

Having furnishings that dynamically react to our characters' emotions would perfectly tie FFXIV's deep story lore directly into the housing community. Thank you for considering! ]]> Housing lilslatty https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532074-Housing-Idea-Dynamis-Akasa-Influenced-Interactive-Furnishings-%28e.g.-Elpis-Flowers https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532065-Trivial-to-implement-solution-that-could-free-up-submersible-exploit-housing?goto=newpost Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:07:25 GMT If you remove the infinite gil printers' ability to print infinite gil, I bet a fair number of them would stop running 2-60 fleets of submersibles and massively inflating the amount of gil floating out there. Might even give up some of their houses.


:)


]]> Housing Tieren https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/532065-Trivial-to-implement-solution-that-could-free-up-submersible-exploit-housing