So.. its been nearly a week now.....

When do you plan on opening up the Housing to 'individuals' SE?

If the first 'expansion' is anything to go by... you would think anyone thats an FC that wanted to get a house, would have done so within the first 24 hours of the new plots going live.

Nearly a week later though, and even the 'small' plots are still locked from 'individuals' :/

Any 'time-frame' on when you'll let us "individuals" move in?

It's been 3 days. I don't disagree that they need to open it up soon. It's unfair to let people wait too long.

LMAO, it's been 2.5 days.

This was making my question my perception of the passage of time.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

LMAO, it's been 2.5 days.

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Thought they had opened it up on monday :P

But still .. would like to have more than just a 'sometime in the future' :T

It's only been like what? 2-3 days? I would consider "nearly a week" as in 5-6 days. Anywho, expect it to be in a few week but I won't guarantee it. Check lodestone every 7-12 hours and spend your own time with something else that entertains you. But I do agree that they should open it up for individuals. Before I transferred from Phoenix, my old FC bought a house on the new goblet ward and no other plot, not even the mediums were sold there and I moved only yesterday to Lich. No idea how the things look like now, but I don't think much has changed there.

Op doesn't know how long a week is.

As someone with a work deadline, this post has frightened me in many ways

You guys forget housing purchases were restricted since 4.2 came out, not when wards were released.

It's not been 2-3 days, its been over 9. While it is very true there were not all the housing open like there is today, i found a number of available plots available due to autodemo - which also resumed with 4.2 - i could not purchase. Please use facts before ripping OP to shreds.

But there wasn't much to purchase during that one week timeframe before the new wards were added, so...

Since regularly scheduled maintenance typically happens on Monday night/Tuesday morning, I wouldn't expect anything to change until then. They're not exactly just going to randomly flip them on with no warning.

There's still smalls available all over, so quite possible they'll decide to open it up after only a week if they believe FCs have taken all they're going to take.

I expect it will be more than a week or two more, myself. Possibly not until we're near 4.25. The point was to give FCs ample time, and a few days of new wards and just over a week of lucky demos isn't that much in the grand scheme.

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Originally Posted by Rahspdoy

When do you plan on opening up the Housing to 'individuals' SE?

If the first 'expansion' is anything to go by... you would think anyone thats an FC that wanted to get a house, would have done so within the first 24 hours of the new plots going live.

Nearly a week later though, and even the 'small' plots are still locked from 'individuals' :/

Any 'time-frame' on when you'll let us "individuals" move in?

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Lol on my server we have as of 6 hours ago:
2 larges in LB
10+ larges and 30+ mediums in Goblet
Tons of smalls in Mist and Shirogane

The possible worst thing I've seen since the new wards opened up is that most of the new medium and large houses were taken up by people relocating their homes. There's very FC's that have been able to get a medium or large. If anything, when SE does decide to remove the restrictions for individual housing, unless you're on a mid to low populated server, I wouldn't expect to get anything more than a small plot as that's all that's left atm.

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Originally Posted by Evogolist

The possible worst thing I've seen since the new wards opened up is that most of the new medium and large houses were taken up by people relocating their homes. There's very FC's that have been able to get a medium or large. If anything, when SE does decide to remove the restrictions for individual housing, unless you're on a mid to low populated server, I wouldn't expect to get anything more than a small plot as that's all that's left atm.

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I just looked on my server (Cactuar) at the number of Larges in the new wards that were FC and the number that were Personal (I did not look at Mediums):
—Shirogane: 28 of the Larges went to FCs, 8 are Personal
—The Mist: 28 of the Larges went to FCs, 8 are Personal
—Lavender Beds: 27 of the Larges went to FCs, 9 are Personal
—The Goblet: 23 of the Larges went to FCs, 13 are Personal

Looks to me like, on Cactuar at least, most of the new Larges went to Free Companies, not to people relocating. As for the houses themselves, there are still several smalls and a lot of mediums available; smalls in every district, mediums in the Goblet.

Probably next tuesday since SE don't like to add new things or patches in any day and thursday passes...

Enjoy your FC house until they open plots for individuals ^_^

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Originally Posted by Evogolist

The possible worst thing I've seen since the new wards opened up is that most of the new medium and large houses were taken up by people relocating their homes. There's very FC's that have been able to get a medium or large. If anything, when SE does decide to remove the restrictions for individual housing, unless you're on a mid to low populated server, I wouldn't expect to get anything more than a small plot as that's all that's left atm.

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worst thing ?
in any FC members spend their time near MB , FCs don't need large plots .....

They honestly should not tell anyone and just open it up any give day :o

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Originally Posted by HyoMinPark

Looks to me like, on Cactuar at least, most of the new Larges went to Free Companies, not to people relocating. As for the houses themselves, there are still several smalls and a lot of mediums available; smalls in every district, mediums in the Goblet.

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The Goblet is criminally underrated, I'll have to move in there when the time comes. :D

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Originally Posted by Maero

They honestly should not tell anyone and just open it up any give day :o

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Apart of me hopes for this, too, just to avoid the server congestion.

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

They're not exactly just going to randomly flip them on with no warning.

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That would be awesome if they could do it. Less server congestion.

Would have been really awesome is if they could have opened up say all the 13 wards at one time, then later all the 14 wards, so on and so forth over the course of the day or a couple of days until all six wards were open.

I doubt they could do this though.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

Apart of me hopes for this, too, just to avoid the server congestion.

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Exactly and it would give those of us trying since housing launch somewhat of a chance, lol

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Originally Posted by Maero

They honestly should not tell anyone and just open it up any give day :o

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Well, it's how I got my first house tbh :x! I had pretty much the exact money for a small third-class plot, and was online in the housing area when the first demolition happened. Otherwise it would have never happened.

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Originally Posted by Lady_Venus

Enjoy your FC house until they open plots for individuals ^_^

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Enjoy watching that dream plot on the relinquish timer get taken by someone relocating too it :D With the new rules Relocations>Purchase

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Originally Posted by NanaWiloh

Enjoy watching that dream plot on the relinquish timer get taken by someone relocating too it :D With the new rules Relocations>Purchase

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This is kind of cruel to say to someone at this point, especially since people should be done relocating by now. Personal home owners have still been able to relocate this whole time. And any RNG timers that would make relocation better than purchasing have worn off (unless someone is just barely relocating, or it's a new demolition).

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Originally Posted by Evogolist

There's very FC's that have been able to get a medium or large.

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And this is a fact? On every server? I seriously doubt it.

Plots still seem to be selling slowly in the shiro ward my fc is now in from a glance.
Wouldn't be surprised if now that it's really just smalls, some people are just dawdling and letting the plot prices fall, so there might be a small rush when personal housing opens up.

Might also have some people saving for upgrades on servers that have mediums and larges left.

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Originally Posted by MizArai

This is kind of cruel to say to someone at this point, especially since people should be done relocating by now. Personal home owners have still been able to relocate this whole time. And any RNG timers that would make relocation better than purchasing have worn off (unless someone is just barely relocating, or it's a new demolition).

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Not so much being cruel as honest. Players with homes will continue to use Relocation to get bigger homes,better plots and housing district changes. While players without homes will have the relinquish timer hindering their efforts to get a house.

The relocation begun on Lich on Tuesday. It has been 4 days here.

What I simply do not understand is why they are still withholding individual purchases in the original 3 housing locations. I mean sure Shirogane is popular, but the area in the Goblet ward my FC's house is in is Completely emptied. There is us and one large plot occupied by a french guild and absolutely everyone else has left, probably for shirogane.

They want to make housing more accessible to all players, but I am standing in a ward absolutely full of orange squares. I even worked hard at Alchemy to save up enough gil to get a small plot. Now I'm surrounded by plots that no FC wants but cannot buy them because of this absurd restriction.

Make Goblet, LB and Mists available for individual purchases. If they must, restrict it to at least small plots, if not medium as well. Leaving tons of empty small plots is not making housing more accessible to anyone.

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Originally Posted by NanaWiloh

Not so much being cruel as honest. Players with homes will continue to use Relocation to get bigger homes,better plots and housing district changes. While players without homes will have the relinquish timer hindering their efforts to get a house.

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To be fair, though, the Relinquish timer was put in place to curb house flippers buying houses for the purchase price and selling them for quadruple the amount to other players. I consider it more of a necessary evil, though you can make the argument that it should apply to all purchases and relocations. I won’t contest that argument.

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Originally Posted by Rathael

What I simply do not understand is why they are still withholding individual purchases in the original 3 housing locations.

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Because they can't turn them on without a maintenance patch, and they're not pushing one of those out until the regularly scheduled time?

"What's" "with" "the" "quotation" "marks" "?"

Looks like the earliest houses will release to the public is bext weeks patch, but no word has been said on the matter at all.

I'll expect 4.26 or a week after 4.25 with a maintence like we had with the new wards.

Dear diary...
I've been watching the plots for four days and there has been no change. In the meantime, I was able to put together with the help of Rah-kun, more than double the amount that I will have to pay for the plot that I intend to buy.

I still have hopes that I will have a house someday... When SE unlock the purchase to private players again.

https://i.imgur.com/SX2ENwv.png

Seriously now. God, why! Theres so much empty wards, and i'm in a crowded server! I wish i could buy my plot alreadyyy

My New Ward this morning. I just want some neighbors.

https://i.imgur.com/Kkd5xfU.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/62XhPvi.jpg

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Originally Posted by Rathael

The relocation begun on Lich on Tuesday. It has been 4 days here.

What I simply do not understand is why they are still withholding individual purchases in the original 3 housing locations. I mean sure Shirogane is popular, but the area in the Goblet ward my FC\\'s house is in is Completely emptied. There is us and one large plot occupied by a french guild and absolutely everyone else has left, probably for shirogane.

They want to make housing more accessible to all players, but I am standing in a ward absolutely full of orange squares. I even worked hard at Alchemy to save up enough gil to get a small plot. Now I\\'m surrounded by plots that no FC wants but cannot buy them because of this absurd restriction.

Make Goblet, LB and Mists available for individual purchases. If they must, restrict it to at least small plots, if not medium as well. Leaving tons of empty small plots is not making housing more accessible to anyone.

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And all i want 'is' a small plot, its all i ever wanted... Standing in housing areas and seeing 12+ vacant plots, but being unable to get any of them, this far past the launch of the new wards is just frustrating...

Specially now that im lacking a pc at the moment due to delayed shipment of a new psu :(

My luck, housing will open up befor i get it running again and the ebay/reddit vultures will swoop in :(