I kind of took this idea from personal islands in FFXI, but I think this could help with some of the housing crisis. This could also apply to personal use, but I'm posting in regard to FCs.
Through some means with the Grand Companies, have it so an unexplored chain of islands has been discovered. After certain requirements are met, the player is allowed to explore and settle on those islands.
Upon embarking to visit the island, the player enters an instanced area; an actual island in the ocean. There could be different designs based on where the island is located, as well as a choice of layouts. This area can be visited by all in the FC, or if used for personal housing, anyone you share the island with. It could also be opened to allow visitors to come to it.
On the island, the players will have an assortment of activities to engage in.
1. Building a house. Upon the island would be an area to craft a house. Kind of like how the workshop functions, where the FC can gather materials and craft the house size of their choosing.
2. Fishing. A fresh water pond could be on the island, as well as salt water fishing along the island. The fish could be unique to the island, and used in unique recipes.
3. Gardening. A larger garden could be placed on the island to give plenty of room for growing crops.
4. Gathering. Like fishing, items found at nodes could be unique to the island, and open up unique recipes.
5. Monster rearing. The player(s) could raise monsters, and use them for items.
6. Scavenging. Finding items washed up on the shores, or randomly around the island.
7. Swimming.
8. Workshops open to more players.
I think this would be a fun addition to the game, and open up more opportunities for players to get involved in housing. Again, it could be utilized for personal use as well.
Suggestion: Free Company Island
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02-18-2017, 03:37 PMTarynHSuggestion: Free Company Island
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02-18-2017, 03:46 PMParisstilton
I really love this idea so it's getting a big +1 from me!
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02-20-2017, 07:36 AMcrc0427
I like this. I kind of picture it like the outpost in North Shroud. Crystal in the center, mansion to the north, player housing all around.
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02-20-2017, 08:08 AMErikMynhier
Oh my gods I would jump all over this.
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02-20-2017, 04:39 PMBesame
I like the idea as long as you don't need to be in a FC to participate. I do not like FCs.
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02-23-2017, 10:49 PMMarcellus_CassiusWhy we can't have nice things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Besame
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02-24-2017, 02:21 AMEnthy
I love this idea.
I really wish I could just have an instanced personal house that I wont get evicted from if I don't log in for a few months. >:( Yeah I've unsubscribed from FFXIV for over a year at one point, but I knew I'd be back once I finished the other games I wanted play. I just feel like SE is saying "your not loyal enough to have a house" because I don't stay subbed 365 days a year to step foot into a house once every 45 days that I don't even have enough free time to enjoy... I've been here since day one 1.0. I don't want a house if it's gonna end up being an obligation. -
02-24-2017, 03:57 AMMimilu
Love this idea. :D
Kind of seems like a waste of data storage space if only one-to-four people having access to an entire island and its resources (which the OP is suggesting should be exclusive).Quote:
Originally Posted by Besame
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02-24-2017, 03:30 PMGinal
Let's be honest, this idea sounds much, much better than the generic asia-land we've been shown for the new housing district.
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02-26-2017, 06:35 AMErikMynhier
I would love to see many versions of this idea. An island, a cave network, a massive airship. Sky is the limit really. I stand by the idea that a mix of both neighborhoods and instance housing is what we need.
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02-26-2017, 10:33 AMShougunOP's idea, and this right here is why, imo, we should move to instanced housing (I read your part about both heh lol). SE has so many places that would make drop dead gorgeous locations/backdrops, but we're limited to fixed areas that cannot even hold the entire server (they fall flat on meeting demand). Although I feel bad when suggesting the system because I know it sort of kills the old content, however I do think you could make the current housing districts for players who want it OR make it WoW's garrison system for FC but on serious crack. I just don't think besides players who REALLY want a neighborhood that the system could even compare to the power and options of an instanced system, like meanwhile daddywarbucks is building an airship dock while you're still stuck at your medium sized plot and 2 gardens.. Instance system's end game power is massively greater than that of the current neighborhood system, justification to keep it as is would diminish significantly as time passes.Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikMynhier
Instance systems are just more powerful - if used in its fullest, allowing for far greater options, and meets demand better, all you lose is your personal house being networked - which as more people move to an instanced system makes the reason less relevant, your FC location still has community too, and you could even make ways to network within your FC via certain objects (like a door that travels between your own area and your FC's community hub).
On the FC adopts a district thing: For those unfamiliar with Garrison, perhaps think Dark Cloud, and those unfamiliar with that basically its a node based city builder that gives you significant buffs based on how you upgrade and place people, so you FC could bolster and unlock some impressive buffs to their airship cannons by upgrading their blacksmith for example. So you could keep the current district ideas for FC as a massive upgrade content FC could upgrade and design, a big fat group project. It wouldn't consume that much data as one may think because you'd use node and building type system (FC makes node 15 = blacksmith level 2. Node 30 = NPC(3, tier(2)) - like the Garrison/Dark Cloud systems).
Totally +1'd the OP idea, but hopefully this sort of idea leads into more than just an island for FC - but a whole new world (sings), because I've been dreaming for your comment Erik since SE said "housing" years ago. I want a small chocobo farm (even if it doesn't function as a farm, but just appears as such), a Vivi BLM village, or a crazy FC group project like building a giant airship that functions as a base - things possible if they went instanced (Wildstar+ system).
Oh yeah you had the island AND your own room. I miss my moogle :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Risvertasashi
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02-26-2017, 10:41 AMRisvertasashiAnd yet FFXI, released back in 2002, managed to give a personal one to every single player...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mimilu
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02-27-2017, 10:40 PMTitor
This would be so cool! I'd really like it
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02-27-2017, 10:48 PMADVSS
Im down with this idea, its sad the only things you can do in a housing district is shop, craft, beat up a dummy or RP/idle. It would be loads more interesting to be able to walk a few yalms away and start chopping wood. Hell and advanced idea could be to be able to plant certain trees that will become that type of wood node after a period of time, etc among other things. Would really bring a FC together
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02-28-2017, 12:00 AMSylfaeinYeah, a tiny, single room...Quote:
Originally Posted by Risvertasashi
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02-28-2017, 12:54 AMMimiluThey added personal islands to XI called Mog Gardens in Seekers of Adoulin. You can do almost everything the OP listed in their suggestion there like fish (both fresh and salt water), gather plants and minerals, garden, rear monsters, and scavenge for things on the shore (you don't even need equipment or skill points to do these things and you can hire NPC-assistants to handle all those things for an IRL-week). You can't build a house but you can teleport there via your mog house or rent-a-room and can access all your mog house options (that aren't furniture related).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylfaein
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02-28-2017, 03:45 PMSokiYagami
I love this idea! Not only does it provide housing for more players, it will also actually utilized the teamwork aspect of workshop which SE intended for but didn't quite workout. Also since it's completely instanced, upgrading of housing size should be feasible unlike what we have now. I think it might be a little late to implement it for 4.0 now but I wish they could work on this for the next major housing update sometime in the future.