Why are there even small plots?

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Originally Posted by Joint

Honestly this response comes off like you didn't read the thread. Instead you just came in here trying to puff your chest. Try not to assume someone is speaking for everyone.

I'll say this, anyone who read my post and instantly came in here saying "don't speak for everyone" when that is CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE is just LOOKING TO ARGUE. You know I don't speak for everyone. Stop being obtuse

I have medium house (nice try pumpkin). Honestly your response comes off as idiotic and asinine.

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My guy you literally said no one actually wants a small and folks ONLY take them due to lack of other options. You are indeed speaking for everyone when you say things like that.

And puff my chest about what exactly? You're the one trying to mask what was an off take to begin with

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Originally Posted by Joint

Why do we even have small plots? Nobody wants a small unless its the only option available. This was true all the way until the housing drought (which was the end of stormblood) There were tons of smalls until then The only reason they got bought is because there was nothing else available.

Why don't you replace them with mediums and ditch the smalls entirely?
Why does ANY plot get better in game benefits than the other? (garden plots specifically here).

Really that's my only gripe. They make no sense:rolleyes:

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Because not everyone has that kind of money on hand.


I have a small in Empyreum and it suits me fine.

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Originally Posted by IkaraGreydancer

My guy you literally said no one actually wants a small and folks ONLY take them due to lack of other options. You are indeed speaking for everyone when you say things like that.

And puff my chest about what exactly? You're the one trying to mask what was an off take to begin with

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What puffing your chest? It's the whole stupid "you don't speak for everyone" That is COMMON SENSE and CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. It's called an opinion my guy. Mask what? I haven't masked a damn thing lol

Yeah many players are satisfied with having just a small since it's a more achievable goal (with less financial outlay) and you get to enjoy the same benefits (eg. gardening and workshops) as those of a medium or large house.

It also makes a more cozy neighborhood with several smalls as the players are usually more friendly and approachable. If the ward is only filled with large/medium houses, it would seem like a ward just meant for the Jeff Bezos/Elon Musk of the FF14 world and I don't think most players would like to live in such a neighborhood where only the rich are welcome and the poor are ostracized and shooed away.

I actually wanted a small?
I felt like the medium and large were too large to decorate without a lot of empty space. Plus I didn't want to spend a lot of money.

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Originally Posted by Joint

Why do we even have small plots? Nobody wants a small unless its the only option available. This was true all the way until the housing drought (which was the end of stormblood) There were tons of smalls until then The only reason they got bought is because there was nothing else available.

Why don't you replace them with mediums and ditch the smalls entirely?
Why does ANY plot get better in game benefits than the other? (garden plots specifically here).

Really that's my only gripe. They make no sense:rolleyes:

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I for one like my small Ishgardian plot. And to the person who commented about removing basements, don't you dare touch my plushie basement. https://i.imgur.com/Vz3kaIL.png

3 large per ward, just like everywhere else

If I could have multiple houses, ie more than one personal. I would 100% grab a few small and medium. You can do some nice cozy builds etc in the smaller houses. Part of why I want instanced housing q.q maybe then we can all have more than one house. I will hope... it won't ever happen but still...
I never needed to mess about walling off sections of my small and it was far less daunting to start decorating too. Small house is nice.

I used to have Small plot on Mist beachfront but the size is too small for my big-ass Roegadyn...

So I moved to Medium Goblet near pool with Roegadyn flexing view :)

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Originally Posted by Joint

Why do we even have small plots? Nobody wants a small unless its the only option available.

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Being small myself, I like my smalls, My large Shiro is awesome and grand, but it's also too big in it's way. So maybe more, my smalls spread out on other servers I play on are better!

One can do a lot with a small.

https://i.gyazo.com/5067a749bd65e567...132b63f9a8.jpg

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Originally Posted by Joint

Why do we even have small plots? Nobody wants a small unless its the only option available. This was true all the way until the housing drought (which was the end of stormblood) There were tons of smalls until then The only reason they got bought is because there was nothing else available.

Why don't you replace them with mediums and ditch the smalls entirely?
Why does ANY plot get better in game benefits than the other? (garden plots specifically here).

Really that's my only gripe. They make no sense:rolleyes:

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I can't speak for others, but I think smalls are quite cozy. I've been bidding exclusively on smalls since the bidding process began. It low-key pisses me off that FC wards have had hundreds of smalls available for a month that I'm not allowed to purchase, and the FCs that don't want them (right now) are just sort of treating them like backup plans and the devs are fine with this.
But yeah I agree with the rest of your post. In my ideal world, you'd just buy a plot and then upgrade it over time kind of like in Animal Crossing. FC homes could really have fun with this mechanic because everyone in the guild could work together to boost the house.

This system as a whole just sucks honestly.

Honestly Small Houses are kind of nice for those people who enjoy lofting. It's a small investment, and small houses have just enough space to get many of the things you want, but are *lacking* enough in space that you need to get creative to get what you want. Because of that, I think small houses have the most uniqueness in their design by and large because you *can't* just slap down a few items and call it a day.

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Originally Posted by TofuPenguin

I actually wanted a small?
I felt like the medium and large were too large to decorate without a lot of empty space. Plus I didn't want to spend a lot of money.

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Same for me.

I didn't have much gil, I had around 15 million which wasn't enough to get a medium and sufficiently decorate it.


I won a small in Empyreum shortly after the district opened and I've managed to decorate it to my satisfaction within said budget.

I was trying for small lots every lottery. Last round over 470 bids on a small so clearly others would be happy with it too.

You can decorate indoors and outdoors. You get full access to gardening. You even minimize how much Gil you lose if you end up not maintaining it or decide housing isn't what you hoped it would be... plenty of justifications for small lots. Not to mention everyone has different amounts of time they can, or are willing to invest in game. That makes Gil availability vastly different player to player. Not to mention server to server diffences..different...

What issue does a small lot cause? It adds more diversity to the ward having different sizes and style homes. It also doesn't cause the problems people are having finding a house which is just overall supply. That won't change unless they demolish current units and up prices to make it cost prohibitive to all the excess home seekers (terrible idea to alienate people further) or add more wards.