What's your housing area preference?

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

I think you may be without a house. Save for a few starlight obtained furnishings, most would stick out like a sore thumb in a snowy area. They also mentioned something about Coerthas warming up before housing would be considered there. Housing in this game will more likely be which building structure you're most drawn to as well as which mostly sunny environment you prefer vs other weather types.

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That certainly doesn't bother me though. I have a room with my FC that I'm happy with. Unlike the popular stance on housing, it's not the end of the world to me if I don't have one.

I really love the Mist. Where I live is landlocked and very cold most of the year and then blisteringly hot in the summer, but I did grow up most of my life on an island. Not a tropical one mind you.

However, something about the tropical beach in the Mist and the very modern Greek-esque architecture is very appealing. The tropical sort of look is just a bonus since it's so different from what I'm used to, and it gives me a warm feeling. The sunniness of it in the dead of winter is also quite nice.

After that I'd have to rate Shirogane and Lavender Beds equally, Shirogane a little higher because it also has an ocean view but Lavender Beds is quite gorgeous itself for all the greenery and flowers. I do not, however, like the Goblet (mostly because I dislike Ul'dah). The only time I might consider the Goblet is if it were the only ward with mediums left and relocate elsewhere, but I'd still rather trade down for a small if it meant being in one of the other wards sooner.

I voted for LB purely because it's my favorite overall housing ward visually, though I now live in Shirogane. I feel like some of the placements of the houses in LB, especially the larges, are just kinda meh. Some of the houses are spaced very far apart and I rarely saw anyone in my area. It was nice for solitude when I wanted it, but not really to interact with others. Where I am now, I've actually befriended all my neighbors and I see them a lot because they're so much closer.

After LB it it's a tough choice between Shirogane and Mist, both have some awesome pros but some cons for me as well, then Goblet last (Sorry Goblet, I just don't really care for the desert setting ;_;.)

I also prefer the subdivisions for both Shirogane and Mist, because in both the sun sets over the water and makes the view even better <3

Lavender Beds > Mist > Goblet > Shirogane

Mist > Shirogane = Lavender Beds > Goblet

Goblet is the one that feels most like a town. Winding streets, tunnels, and stairs gives the place alot of depth. That windmill is amazing especially framed against a star filled night sky. I like to wander at night following the roads lit up by the street lights.

The only bad thing is that it's people's least favorite location. This means your neighbors only bought a house there cuz it was the only place left. You never see these people and they leave as soon as possible making it a revolving door plot. Some don't even decorate their house or yard.

Being in the desert doesn't bother me and I like the more grounded color pallete. Not everything has to be vibrant and colorful.

Goblet>lavender>shiro=mist

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Originally Posted by Waemliht

The only bad thing is that it's people's least favorite location. This means your neighbors only bought a house there cuz it was the only place left. You never see these people and they leave as soon as possible making it a revolving door plot. Some don't even decorate their house or yard.

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This is what worries me the most about my FC just moving to Goblet. We like the Goblet a lot but we want decent neighbors to have a nice community feel to the ward. We just moved from a Mist Ward where our neighbors would hang out without even waving or saying hi. We just don't want to get all the people who had to settle and are sour about it.

As someone who owned a mansion in the Goblet (right up there, with the water area as a beautiful view and the windmill nearby), I must say it has its very own beauty. Sure, the color pallete is very orange/sandy as one might expect. But the new water area helps and makes it very desirable.

I was able to relocate to a new (ward 16) large plot in Lavender Beds, which was always my dream housing area. I got plot 28, which is near a giant waterfall and quite isolated. At first, I was horrified, almost regretting the relocation from Goblet. There are some rock formations around the house that really make the view worse than it easily could be (hey, SE!! o.o). Still, in just a few days I'm loving the solitude and, yes, the view is not really bad: I do have access to a waterfall and so much greenery around. Being isolated is the story of my life (and this is not a complaint, haha :3 ), so it's working out well.

If you're on Exodus, feel free to drop by ward 16, plot 28. :3

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

I think you may be without a house. Save for a few starlight obtained furnishings, most would stick out like a sore thumb in a snowy area. They also mentioned something about Coerthas warming up before housing would be considered there. Housing in this game will more likely be which building structure you're most drawn to as well as which mostly sunny environment you prefer vs other weather types.

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I really really hope that when they add Ishgard housing they don't make it un-snowy. I'm pretty sure 90% of why people want Ishgard houses is the snow. I mean, the snow piles stuck out like a sore thumb in Mist so I hardly think that's worth worrying too much about, they can just add some appropriately Coerthan furnishings when they add Ishgard if they need to.

Im not telling you where I live so you can come lookin through ma window trying to see all my bits and bobs.. Hmpfh >,..>