I got a house?!@

So I just snagged a house - not something I want forever in the least - when the new 4.2 houses open will I be able to transfer to a new ward / plot? I read FC leaders get first dibs - but do people who already own plots get to get in on this action?

Like, can I transfer from my small Lavender Beds one to a medium Shirogane?

Also, how do you transfer from one plot to another? I checked youtube and didnt see any videos demonstrating this.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

So I just snagged a house

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Congratulations! :D

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

when the new 4.2 houses open will I be able to transfer to a new ward / plot? I read FC leaders get first dibs - but do people who already own plots get to get in on this action?

Like, can I transfer from my small Lavender Beds one to a medium Shirogane?

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Based on what they've said in the Live Letter, it seems so, yes.

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

how do you transfer from one plot to another? I checked youtube and didnt see any videos demonstrating this.

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Relocating is actually really easy. You just go up to the sign like you did when you bought that house, but you'll see a new option to relocate house, just click that/confirm the price and that's it, it instantly moves all your furniture into storage at your new house and removes the old plot.

Relocation is not limited to fcs only during the initial release, just fresh purchases. You can relocate to any available plot of any size in any district. This shows it from the live letter when they first introduced it. Not sure if anyone managed to get english screen grabs of the process at all because usually they're busy in a flurry of clicks trying to lay claim to the plot before someone else gets to it.

And I can't say this enough, be very very careful if you have the ability to move both an fc and personal plot when selecting choices!

Congratulations and good luck with your transfer. :)

Oh wow, so I can decorate now and not worry about having to strip the house down before relocating?

And I can totally go small - medium and just pay the difference?

Hot dang! It's my lucky day

Yep! Congrats and I hope you have as much fun as I have with the housing system :)

Well I did have a house a year or so ago, but after a death in the family I had to go home for a month (US to UK) and by the time I got back it had demo'ed -- but someone else is enjoying that and at long last I'm not homeless anymore!

This is gonna be such fun!

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

And I can totally go small - medium and just pay the difference?

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Not exactly. It's the full price of whatever plot you're buying, minus 30% of the lowest price your plot could be worth.

So for a small that 30% figure is between 446,400 and 558,000 depending on what your current plot grade is.

But even if I have a small house and everything in it - when I relocate I pay X extra (money no issue here) -- and then I get a generic version of the Shirogane one?

So small wood house - relocate - large wood Shirogane?

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

So small wood house - relocate - large wood Shirogane?

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Yep. The special housing skins (moogle, chocobo, merchant wall, etc) will also transfer up as well. Might check the mbs right now if there's any that you fancy as they're rather cheap at the moment since retainers started bringing them back.

Wow, thank you all so much for your support and enthusiasm.

Yay ownership!

Party at mine come 4.2! (new house is a bit bare-bones :p)

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

Yep. The special housing skins (moogle, chocobo, merchant wall, etc) will also transfer up as well. Might check the mbs right now if there's any that you fancy as they're rather cheap at the moment since retainers started bringing them back.

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Also, thanks! Just picked up a moogle one for 8k :/ crazy cheap!

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

Oh wow, so I can decorate now and not worry about having to strip the house down before relocating?

And I can totally go small - medium and just pay the difference?

Hot dang! It's my lucky day

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One thing you have to keep in mind though, when you relocate, all the items in your house get put into your storeroom. So after relocating you will have to redecorate your place.

Other than that, you're golden!

Should have waited for the patch imo. Transferring to a new house costs the same as buying the plot in the first place.

Since you just bought a house you'll have to pay that same cost again if you want to transfer or more if you want to upgrade.

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Originally Posted by Zetsumei_Tsunarashi

Should have waited for the patch imo. Transferring to a new house costs the same as buying the plot in the first place.

Since you just bought a house you'll have to pay that same cost again if you want to transfer or more if you want to upgrade.

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Personal housing won't be available for purchase right away when SE adds the new wards. Only free companies will initially be able to purchase plots so OP was lucky to acquire a house before the patch. There is no guarantee he would be able to obtain one later.

Congrats on the house. They are very rare to spot openly

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Originally Posted by nranola

One thing you have to keep in mind though, when you relocate, all the items in your house get put into your storeroom. So after relocating you will have to redecorate your place.

Other than that, you're golden!

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Way better than having to strip the house down like when you relinquish. Thanks for the info - redecorating can be fun!

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Originally Posted by Jillian

Personal housing won't be available for purchase right away when SE adds the new wards. Only free companies will initially be able to purchase plots so OP was lucky to acquire a house before the patch. There is no guarantee he would be able to obtain one later.

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Yeah, that's why I am so pumped. Crap house now, better house in 4.2!

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Originally Posted by Elamys

Yep! Congrats and I hope you have as much fun as I have with the housing system :)

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Be wary of cost from small to medium. I know when I dumped my small and bought a medium I had to pay full depreciated (at that time) price which was about 17 mil plus 1 mil for deed. Not sure how they are handling the cost differences in sizes this time around. Grats on house! Sorry Elamys, this post was for the OP hehe. Boo-boo

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Originally Posted by Besame

Be wary of cost from small to medium. I know when I dumped my small and bought a medium I had to pay full depreciated (at that time) price which was about 17 mil plus 1 mil for deed. Not sure how they are handling the cost differences in sizes this time around. Grats on house! Sorry Elamys, this post was for the OP hehe. Boo-boo

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I've got 85 million, so I should be good. A house is the only thing I really want from this game at the moment. :) thanks for the heads up though.

The other interesting thing I found out about relocation, is that the outer skin goes with you on upgrade. I moved from shiro small to a goblet large. The castle skin walls also upgrade. So if you buy /make a 4m small castle, then move to med, that castle upgrades also, basically saving you 20m from having to buy a med castle skin!

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

But even if I have a small house and everything in it - when I relocate I pay X extra (money no issue here) -- and then I get a generic version of the Shirogane one?

So small wood house - relocate - large wood Shirogane?

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It also sounds like everything that is out at the time goes into the housing storage so make sure you have room between there and your inventory/retainers loaded also if needed.

Enjoy it! I love decorating my house to fit a certain theme of the area - but 4 hours will pass and you'll never realize it :D

Are the new wards “designated for FC use” and not available to relocate personal houses when they open up?

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Originally Posted by Tinkerblue

Are the new wards “designated for FC use” and not available to relocate personal houses when they open up?

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Sounds like there will perhaps be some wards (or houses) that will be designated FC only where as the others will be available to transfers at first. Both FC purchases and transfer purchases appear to be available upon release. That's just my take on it from what I've read. Hard to say if size will be a factor is designating some as FC only or if they'll simply set some wards aside for FC's at the start.

Just for clarity on pricing... if I move my fc house to another plot of the same size (small to small) I just need the cost of the plot?

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Originally Posted by Tinkerblue

Are the new wards “designated for FC use” and not available to relocate personal houses when they open up?

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It sounds like all wards will have the same rules, not just the new ones. Only new purchases will be for FCs, but everyone will be able to relocate (personal or FC).

It's unclear if the FC purchase only rule is coming in with 4.2, or one week later when the houses will actually be available (personally I believe it'll be with 4.2)

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Originally Posted by Okamimaru

Just for clarity on pricing... if I move my fc house to another plot of the same size (small to small) I just need the cost of the plot?

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Yes, it'll take off 30% of the minimum price of your current plot though (about 500k depending on the grade of your existing plot)

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Originally Posted by Okamimaru

Just for clarity on pricing... if I move my fc house to another plot of the same size (small to small) I just need the cost of the plot?

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You need to buy the new plot (though they give you a discount of 30% of the lowest possible value of your original plot) and then move your entire house to the new plot, skin and all, so you do not need to buy a building permit.

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Originally Posted by RayneLittlewinkle

Congrats on the house. They are very rare to spot openly

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Edit: its really crazy the next day (today) after I posted this i to found a empty plot on Balmung of all worlds. So check the aetheryte shards guys! I do plan on trying to relocate to Shirogane after getting the small I'm left with about 22mil just enough for a medium but if my luck doesn't plan out I'm perfectly happy with the small I did manage to somehow get

My guess is you won't be able to relocate into the NEW wards since they are supposed to be locked for FC only at the start (and some houses locked permanently for FC's) but you'd be able to find one in an older ward to move into.

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Originally Posted by crc0427

My guess is you won't be able to relocate into the NEW wards since they are supposed to be locked for FC only at the start (and some houses locked permanently for FC's) but you'd be able to find one in an older ward to move into.

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Incorrect. It's been confirmed in the preliminary patch notes that private houses can be relocated.

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Originally Posted by Rymm

Incorrect. It's been confirmed in the preliminary patch notes that private houses can be relocated.

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I still think it's going to be a s**tshow because 4 members isn't really a high bar for FC-eligible plots PLUS people with houses being able to relocate -- Shiro will be packed in a matter of minutes. Again. Then there will be a lot of complaining. Again.

I am half considering camping the LB teleport and cycling the wards and aiming for a med or large in there once someone successfully relocates. But that has it's own risks...

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

I am half considering camping the LB teleport and cycling the wards and aiming for a med or large in there once someone successfully relocates. But that has it's own risks...

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Up to you, but back when Shiro was released I was able to upgrade mine from a small to a large by camping Mist. As an added measure, I logged out inside one of the wards (next to the ferry NPC) to cut down on any possible lag/loading issues at the Aetheryte and cycled the wards there until I saw a large open.

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Originally Posted by BucklesTrespen

I still think it's going to be a s**tshow because 4 members isn't really a high bar for FC-eligible plots PLUS people with houses being able to relocate -- Shiro will be packed in a matter of minutes. Again. Then there will be a lot of complaining. Again.

I am half considering camping the LB teleport and cycling the wards and aiming for a med or large in there once someone successfully relocates. But that has it's own risks...

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I would scout out the plots, see if they are being actively used or if the homeowner is planning on relocation.