Free Trial Players Buying housing?

This of course is not possible if the gil cap on free trial is still 300,000 or 350,000, or whatever it was. If there is a new higher cap, of upwards to 5 million then they of course can buy housing based on the listed restrictions.

So according to the Free Trial Restrictions page, and the new post from Square-Enix/Yoshida, about 5.4 and housing....

Free Trial accounts should now have access to purchasing housing?

If this is the case.... I wish I could say I'm surprised, but at this point, I'm not. I hope the rest of you are fine with this choice.

Free Trial Terms:

https://support.na.square-enix.com/r...&tag=freetrial

Quote:

FINAL FANTASY® XIV - Free Trial Terms

The following terms and conditions apply to players who choose to use the FINAL FANTASY® XIV (the “game”) free trial (“Free Trial”).
These Free Trial terms are incorporated into the FINAL FANTASY® XIV User Agreement, located here (http://sqex.to/ffxiv_ua_na). By participating in the Free Trial, users agree to be bound by the FINAL FANTASY® XIV User Agreement, the Square Enix Privacy Policy, and all other applicable Square Enix and FINAL FANTASY® XIV policies and terms of service.

The following terms and conditions apply to players who use the Free Trial (“Free Trial Players”):

Free Trial Players are not required to purchase licensed software to use the Free Trial.
One (1) Free Trial account may be registered using a Square Enix account so long as that Square Enix account has not been previously registered with any version of the game.
Free Trial Players cannot make in-game micro transactions during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players can create only eight (8) playable characters, restricted to one (1) playable character per world.
Free Trial account characters have their level capped at level sixty (60).
Free Trial account characters can obtain only a capped amount of in game currency (GIL).
Free Trial Players cannot use the "shout", "yell" or "tell" in-game chat options during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot access the in-game market board during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot trade items with other players during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot use the Mogletter service during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot hire a retainer character during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players can join a Linkshell if invited, but cannot create a new Linkshell during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot create or join a Free Company during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players can join a party if invited or by using the Duty Finder, but cannot assemble a party during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot login to the Lodestone and or any other game forum during the Free Trial.
Square Enix reserves the right to make amendments to the Free Trial and these Free Trial terms, or to add or remove limitations on Free Trial Players, with or without notice in its sole discretion at any time.

Last Updated: [August 11, 2020]

Statement made about "Free trial players so we're adding housing!"

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...f3579a73d109cf

Quote:

Now that Patch 5.3 is finally here, and the game’s free trial has been expanded, there has been a marked increase in the number of people playing..

To all of our players, especially those who have newly begun their adventures in FFXIV, I apologize for the present lack of housing...

Improving Data Centers to Allow for Additional Plots

If they can't trade, use a retainer, sell on the mb, use mail, make purchases on the shop, it might be a bit harder to buy a house. They might be able to get an apartment, 500k. They can't join an FC so they can't buy a room there for 300k. They might gain the money from the MSQ, but with only vendoring items and not being able to sell stuff, wouldn't that take them a lot longer to even get the gil for it? I'm not even sure if they can be added as a tenant to play with decorating in a friends place?

I think that them adding wards was to help with the already stressed out plot camping, and with additional players coming to the game fully (purchased and subbed), there will be even more demand for housing than there is now. I have seen sprouts gaining a house though, but they weren't a trial.

The extra housing ward addition is referring to more trial players = more players buying the game = more sub players = higher demand for housing.

Free trial players should not have housing access.

Gil cap is 300k so no housing for trial players.