Floating Islands

May have been mentioned before, but why not let an FC once it gets allied to its Grand Company, and has built its first airship the option to purchase a floating island like the sky pirates. You could make them in small, medium and large flavors for maybe 1, 2, or 3 connected islands. FC could purchase addition options like a building to let FC members have access to apartments on it, and a building to maybe have the workshop there, and maybe a building that is a single large room for a fc meeting hall. Single island could start around the cost of a large plot and go up from there. Access for non FC members if you allow it to be open to others would be only from the FC plot and maybe needs an outside furnishing or attachment for home.

Great idea but not just for FCs... when Heavenswards released, I suggested and was hoping for the opportunity to buy a personal plot within floating islands in Churning Mists or an area like Rivenroad.

Initially people had asked for plots within Ishgard / Coerthas region and I think Yoshi at the time joked about the climate being rather cold; hence, I began wondering if the floating islands at Churning Mist would be an option.

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I've always thought a floating island would be a great idea for instanced housing as you could change the skybox and drag it over to different areas (crash into that hermit's house and take over the premium view!). Having some differences in structure between personal and fc housing would be nice as well. Plus it'd make a great excuse for an airship dock and the ability to build custom airships. I think my imagination might drive a development team into revolt.

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

I've always thought a floating island would be a great idea for instanced housing as you could change the skybox and drag it over to different areas (crash into that hermit's house and take over the premium view!). Having some differences in structure between personal and fc housing would be nice as well. Plus it'd make a great excuse for an airship dock and the ability to build custom airships. I think my imagination might drive a development team into revolt.

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Oh god being able to change the skybox, yes please! We could even choose climate or weather patterns...:D

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Originally Posted by Dustytome

I've always thought a floating island would be a great idea for instanced housing as you could change the skybox and drag it over to different areas (crash into that hermit's house and take over the premium view!). Having some differences in structure between personal and fc housing would be nice as well. Plus it'd make a great excuse for an airship dock and the ability to build custom airships. I think my imagination might drive a development team into revolt.

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Yeah, being able to dock personal airships would be wicked. It'll look quite like the Sky pirates' hide out in Heavensward

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lol I suggested this idea back in Heavensward because I was nuts over the sky pirate island... I'm thrilled to see it come up again and getting support! Something like this would absolutely rule. :)

Unfortunately the game states at several points that the islands are a very rare commodity. For better or worse almost every aspect of the game revolves around the story and its lore, I can't help but think they boxed themselves out of that idea when they made the story.

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Originally Posted by Alien_Gamer

Unfortunately the game states at several points that the islands are a very rare commodity. For better or worse almost every aspect of the game revolves around the story and its lore, I can't help but think they boxed themselves out of that idea when they made the story.

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Yeah but Imagine this! You reach a certain number of points, seals, number of members what have you, a quest then unlocks for the FC leader where you join an expedition funded by your GC and discover more islands!

Just one of many ideas how lore can be changed. Unless they go with "server limitations" in which case we are screwed.

Yeah, I wish these sky locations were implemented with residences. There is hope though... I've been pointing out to many people ever since Stormblood released that on the new world map, there are a cluster of islands above Garlemald (I'm still amazed how many people have continued to overlook this)

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Originally Posted by Nyvara

Yeah but Imagine this! You reach a certain number of points, seals, number of members what have you, a quest then unlocks for the FC leader where you join an expedition funded by your GC and discover more islands!

Just one of many ideas how lore can be changed. Unless they go with "server limitations" in which case we are screwed.

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I'm not disagreeing, I'd love to see sky islands for housing. I think there's a lot of ways they could make it work if they wanted to but history shows they generally aren't willing to.

FC airship to explore for land, find land, land on it and build stuff. Would be fun as heck too bad the airships where never implemented like they should have been in that we could actually board it and go explore :(

This actually is a good fix to unlimited housing. If the islands are solitary and instanced, then they don’t have to build entire neighborhoods around adding more housing. Just let people buy an Island somewhere like Sea of Clouds. Then not only do you have the first benefit of extra housing, but you also have Ishgard housing.

I love the idea of the floating islands and even housing/FC assets on them... but, my question right now is... how do I return to the sky pirate's hideout? It's been years and I was trying to figure out how (or if?) I could return there for some nostalgia.

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Originally Posted by SidewinderM86

but, my question right now is... how do I return to the sky pirate's hideout?

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I think it's only accessible through NG+ : (

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Originally Posted by SidewinderM86

I love the idea of the floating islands and even housing/FC assets on them... but, my question right now is... how do I return to the sky pirate's hideout? It's been years and I was trying to figure out how (or if?) I could return there for some nostalgia.

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new class is confirmed to be necromancer, I see

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Originally Posted by SidewinderM86

I love the idea of the floating islands and even housing/FC assets on them... but, my question right now is... how do I return to the sky pirate's hideout? It's been years and I was trying to figure out how (or if?) I could return there for some nostalgia.

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There are location in the Sea of Clouds where there are NPC's that will let you enter that location if I'm not mistaken.