[GM] Please take notice. Make statement on housing.

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

Is it? Last time I looked I could not see anything in the ToS that would forbid it. Exactly which rule would it break?

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I was told it's considered inappropriate behavior, and could possibly be under scamming. The point is to get a GM to clarify what exactly, to a T, is against TOS dealing with all aspects of housing.

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Originally Posted by Gokuhan

I would like to note that the GM statement isn't exactly clear. It would certainly be a violation to sell a plot or house using real monies which may be what this msg is attempting to convey, but can the same be said for selling for gil?

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That's what we want cleared up.

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Originally Posted by Nabiri

Is SE doesn't take action against these people, it really doesn't matter how many wards they add.. The rich will buy them up to sell and people will go without again.

Whether that action be punishment (if against TOS), or preventative measures, I don't care as long as it stops. Everyone needs a fair chance at housing.

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I agree with you completely.

the easy way is forcing 1 house / account.... yeah multiple accounts will be able to buy more houses...but still better than nothing i guess

If it were against the ToS, people would be warned/banned for posting auctions in the party finder. This is merely an fight club-esque, "we don't talk about it". Do I think the devs like it? Nope. But they won't actually do anything unless you attempt to rip someone off. It's no different then people selling carries for their Anima weapon.

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Originally Posted by Fyce

So, this will just run in circles until Ishgard and "true" personnal housing come into place... which won't even come in 3.3 but at least 3.4 or even 3.5. The time it takes for them to solve the housing issue is just insane.

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Yeah. The timeframe is less than ideal, I'll agree with that. I was actually kind of appalled to open up PF and see people reselling some of the few plots that had opened up. I mean, I like money but I would've felt like an utter asshole doing that.

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The vultures will most likely live quite a long life to be honest.

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Yeah, unfortunately, you're probably right.

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

the easy way is forcing 1 house / account.... yeah multiple accounts will be able to buy more houses...but still better than nothing i guess

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This is actually a pretty good idea to be honest. I'd say FC leader can hold the FC house and a personal house. Each account can only have one personal house and the limit of shared plots allowable. You would literally have to spend real money to have multiple accounts for multiple houses. Maybe this would make it more difficult for people to buy housing like they do and flip it?

A GM did reply on these forums before confirming that it is against ToS, I wonder if I can find it ^^

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Originally Posted by Nektulos-Tuor

They should tax houses

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That's a stupid idea. Those of us that legitimately got a house should not be punished because some couldn't. That is ridiculous. Do you walk around a neighborhood and find a house that's nicer than yours and demand they move out cuz you can't have it?

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Originally Posted by Nektulos-Tuor

and add more gil options to the game.

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this, however, is a better idea.

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

the easy way is forcing 1 house / account.... yeah multiple accounts will be able to buy more houses...but still better than nothing i guess

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This too, is a GOOD idea for housing.

So where exactly in the TOS does this fall under? Just a blanket "it's against the TOS" is kinda of useless until they point where in the TOS does it say so. This is reminding me of Eternal Bonding ring sales where GMs said one thing, CMs said another, and Yoshi then said it was ok.