I regret getting a large house...

So yesterday aside from being one of those douchebags taking a large from a FC that was waiting on purchasing the plot, I really regret it now... I love decorating houses. I've had a couple of smalls now, a medium and thought maybe now it's time to go bigger.

I've had fun decorating the house and it looks quite good but it does feel too large for me just being there alone. Mediums have that nice cozy feeling to them.

If I relocate again some day I don't get any gil back? Other than waiting 45 days to get 80% of my gil when it would ge demolished right? And with that I would end up with no house at all. Kinda makes me wish SE would do some changes to that, now I am stuck with this large plot.

You wont get a refund for relocating, no.

So my recommendation would be: Might aswell try and decorate the large one!
You can always size it down yourself, by blocking of parts of empty space using walls, for example. I know an empty large one seems really uninviting and difficult to fill, but they can look cozy, too!
Put up walls, dont use the full basement, block off parts from the entry hall - or just turn them into smaller rooms!

You shouldnt feel bad about an FC not getting a large plot aswell - its something they "want", not "need". Just as much as you wanted it at first - sucks that it didnt turn out how you imagined it. I could see that being just as being overwhelmed at first though! Had the same feeling once I bought my large plot - I had so many things I wanted to do with it, until I actually could. Took me a bit to recover from that and have ideas coming in again. Now I love my large home and I can asure you: it has cozy spots aswell! Just need to play your cards right!

If it feels to empty - put up NPCs! Share it with friends! Ignore and block parts of it completly and focus on the rest!

You don't get any gil back for relocating, but if the cost of relocating is more than 30% of the cost of your current plot, the relocation cost is waived. If it's less than 30% than the relocation is discounted by that much.

Personally I would find a large way too big for my private house. I like to decorate my personal house in a way that makes sense for one person living in it, which means I don't want to put in like 5 beds, or a bunch of separate tables. And it is very hard to fill up a large house in that style. My medium house works perfectly as a private residence, though, and I can fill my FC's large house with all the ideas that work for lots of people.

That said, I definitely agree with Vidu that you shouldn't feel guilty about "stealing" a large house. If anyone is upset that they didn't get the house they want, they should be mad at SE, not the player that got it.

You can always max npc limit and build beds etc for all of them as your live-in housekeepers (or harem lol). Personally I have just beds for 6 npcs and 2 retainers and it's already taking a lot of space in medium house.

Blank partitions are great for this kind of thing. You can use them to make rooms and really help divide things up into their own little spaces. I do it with my medium. The only issue is a severe lack of doors as your only option are sliding asian style doors or a mahogany door partition.

Wow that is a first....large ones are more of a work in progress. I love my large estate ^^

agree I bought a large as well because i love to collect everything and wanted room to expand when needed. just wish they would allow more items outside.

You could get a refund if you move from congested server onto a preferred one. Or at least thats how it used to be, not too sure if the offer still applies.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Beckett

You don't get any gil back for relocating, but if the cost of relocating is more than 30% of the cost of your current plot, the relocation cost is waived. If it's less than 30% than the relocation is discounted by that much.

---

30% of the bottom price of that plot, not what you paid for. So say its a 1st class plot they paid 50m for. Its not 30% of 50m they get but 30% of 24.8m which is the cost of the plot after its final devaluation. It's how they getcha. It's better just to wait out the 45 days or w/e it is and get 80% back. Stinks to go without a house for that long but if the gil is important, gotta do what you gotta do.

Take in some house-less friends as lodgers.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia

30% of the bottom price of that plot, not what you paid for. So say its a 1st class plot they paid 50m for. Its not 30% of 50m they get but 30% of 24.8m which is the cost of the plot after its final devaluation. It's how they getcha. It's better just to wait out the 45 days or w/e it is and get 80% back. Stinks to go without a house for that long but if the gil is important, gotta do what you gotta do.

---

Yeah, I wish it was 30% of what you actually paid. They may not have the ability to track that, but it's more fair, imo.

I hate to say this, but I am tired of this belief that an FC has some unwritten priority over a personal on large mansions. You say that it's a douchebag move to steal a large from a FC? On that same logic, would a 100 person FC get first dibs on a large over an FC of 10 players? What's the cut off? 20? 30? What if my large houses me, my wife, daughter, and another friend? Should we all move and downgrade to a small/medium and give up our large purchase to an FC?
It should go to whoever has the Gil and gets to the placard first.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kittypryde

I hate to say this, but I am tired of this belief that an FC has some unwritten priority over a personal on large mansions. You say that it's a douchebag move to steal a large from a FC? On that same logic, would a 100 person FC get first dibs on a large over an FC of 10 players? What's the cut off? 20? 30? What if my large houses me, my wife, daughter, and another friend? Should we all move and downgrade to a small/medium and give up our large purchase to an FC?
It should go to whoever has the Gil and gets to the placard first.

---

A FC with a large active membership needs the room. A private owner only wants the room.

But the system works the way you want so why complain?

So.....does a 100member FC deserve a large more than a 50member FC?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jojoya

A FC with a large active membership needs the room. A private owner only wants the room.

But the system works the way you want so why complain?

---

In what way does a FC "need" the room?


The only "physical" limitation here that could be given some credit are the garden beds (1 vs 2 vs 3), but other than that there is no room thats actually limited - you can get as many airships, subs and personal rooms with a small one than you can get with a large. So, from a gameplay-perspective there are almost no limitations.

So it comes down to looks - because sure, 100 people in a small house might look just a little bit crowded. So you dont want that - want, not need.
We're working with two assumptions here though:
1) All 100 people are at the house at the same time - we can cut this down to half or even just 20 if you want, but unless you're having some sort of event at the house, that seems not to likely to me.
2) The personal owner is actually the one and only person using their house all the time. They could very well be hosting events for a LS they're running aswell.

And even if those assumptions hold true - FC constantly having 20+ members at their house; owner being all by themself - there is no (gameplay) need for the room, only a "want" on both sides. Its a game, not real life. Our characters dont need to sleep, so its not like we'd run into trouble if we dont place enough beds in the house for everyone (and even if: you can have a bed in your personal room...).
Its all about apperances, for both the private person and the FC.
While I'm willing to argue that an FC has a greater "need" for owning any house in the first place (because FC-functions are locked behind it and more people are benefitting from something like the stable), the matter of the size of a house comes down to "want" for everyone.

Could always find a open medium plot and down size again.

I think the bigger issue with larges is the furnishing limit vs. just how much dang space is available. It's very hard to make spaces feel cozy or homey, since you hit the furniture limit very easily when you try to add lots of little lived-in details. I've run into this issue in both my personal large and my FC large. I can't even imagine how awful it must've been before they doubled the furniture limit.

ah, Phoenix World Problem, lol. Sorry, I couldn't resist.