Hello fellow Eorzeans. While I enjoy these wonderful Salt Mine threads. I often see people still begging for a solution that they once begged for? Think I am lying? Look at the search on the top right. Type "Lottery" and scroll back YEARS! You all asked for this system and hate it because it doesn't benefit you like you thought....
Worry no Longer! I present the Idea of AirBnBs for XIV!!
How this would work you wonder? Lets make it simple for the laymans...
It starts with any player showing interest in a housing plot. Maybe a small near the pool in The Goblet. On a Large mountain side in Shirogane, doesn't matter. That player could contact the property owner and establish a lease agreement.
This Agreement allows the player to customize the house as long and however they see fit. Also! It would reset the Auto Demolition Timer because the house is being used by leasing resident! Making it worth while for people not logging in?
"What if I don't want my house edited what if I paid a designer to customize it for me?"
That is where housing glamour comes in. Almost like a glamour plate for your house... Worry about this bit later though.
During the lease agreement. The owner can it to however much gil they see fit! Its only right since you are using OUR property. But hey you get the house you always wanted.
This could actually work. Everyone wins with this in place.
SE would still need to ensure their cut. So the agreement is only VAILD if the owner remains subbed.
You're welcome. Maybe this will stem the Salt Tide.
This could work and you all know it.
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08-19-2025, 12:53 AMSanadaXHousing Crisis? Solution: AirBnB. Here's an Idea to make everyone happy.
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08-19-2025, 12:58 AMs32ialx
I actually already provided a solution, check it out it would allow permanence not more FoMo, not x days of 'renting' no need for glamouring someone elses' house.
Potential Housing Crisis Fix (Includes ability for permanent Housing (Sm, Med, Lrg) -
08-19-2025, 01:07 AMSanadaXProblem is the "Tardis" System is coming out. When no idea but when it does the FoMo is going to be 3x as high. Everyone is going to want a house so condos aren't even on the table. That post is a pipe dream. I am telling you facts. How would SE still collect all that sweet $$$ if housing is permanent? Everyone has to win here bud. Just be a good lad and rent my house now. haha (Joke)Quote:
Originally Posted by s32ialx
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08-19-2025, 02:04 AMAltina_Orion
The housing crisis is something artificially created by SE to keep house owners subbed and make people who don't have one, want one. The system isn't designed to be player friendly or make players happy, its designed to be EXACTLY how it is.
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08-19-2025, 02:22 AMBurmeciait's this, the real reason You cannot have the mansion of your dreamsQuote:
Originally Posted by Altina_Orion
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08-19-2025, 02:44 AMRinoa_353I can agree with that sentiment, it took me years and a new data center for finally getting my dream mansion plot in Shiro shortly after Seraph first opened. It was my main alt I sent to Seraph that won that Shiro plot in May 2023 (I had won a zero bid Goblet mansion in November 2022 when Seraph first opened for best chance for any mansion) and my main in Exodus didn't win hers until June 2024. I have been trying to get a P60 mansion since Shiro came out and I didn't have the Gil back then to buy a plot when I had a chance. It took 7 years for my main in Exodus to win her LB mansion (She had a small in LB beforehand) and will wait more trying to get my second dream plot being a Mist 35 mansion. So yeah, it's not player friendly when there are people trying for years to win their dream plots and haven't. It's based on luck when I won my Shiro plot out of 45 bids and my LB plot out of over 250 bids. I support them upgrading Island Sanctuary to be instanced housing when it's already there and preserve the ward system as I love having neighbors. I would also support dynamic wards like WoW is looking to implement and while on paper, WoW seems to have a good housing system but we have to wait and see the actual results as I often hear that Garrisons were supposed to be much more than what it ended up being that led to massive disappointment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burmecia
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08-19-2025, 03:16 AMSanadaX
Like I said, There was rumors swirling for a while that you could be able to change the interior of your house to whatever you'd like. Housing mirage. Check the search lol. The house of your dreams is coming fast. Sign a lease and it could be yours! hahaha.
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08-20-2025, 01:25 AMShadowyZero
good post i am entertained lol (still stand by my own philosophy an ideas of a private instance thats fully customizable an a house that can be any size of your choosing or at the very least can be made upgraded to a bigger house size etc. they missed that opportunity with the island sanctuary sadly but lets hope they take inspiration from it and expand that into player housing, fingers crossed lol)
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08-20-2025, 03:31 AMSanadaXThe system works because it pays SE every month. This system would work because it ensures that. Everyone wins with this system. I'd be happy to lease my house out to any player. 2mil a month sounds reasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altina_Orion
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08-20-2025, 04:44 AMs32ialxThey were talking about the interior walls / pillars and they implemented that.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanadaX
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08-20-2025, 04:49 AMKhryseis_AstraInterior size change was just confirmed to be a thing last Live Letter, and is apparently what is holding up our item limit increase. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by s32ialx
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08-20-2025, 05:17 AMCrafoutis
Interior size change is going to be awessssooome.
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08-20-2025, 03:39 PMDivinemightsOnce this feature goes live, anyone ignoring the small plots will look like a complete fool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra
They will regret it once all the small plots are snapped up. -
08-20-2025, 05:13 PMRinoa_353Mhm, that's why I'm trying to convince a few friends and people here to grab a small now to be ready in the worst case scenario they're unable to upgrade to a larger plot before the interior expansion arrives. They are also on the mindset of medium/large or nothing and once the interior expansion arrives, smalls are going to become much more competitive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinemights
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08-20-2025, 11:40 PMs32ialxMy only issue with smalls is the outsides are too limited for anything meaningfull most of the time and it's not really fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rinoa_353
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08-20-2025, 11:50 PMKhryseis_AstraYep, now that the first couple waves of auto-demo (on NA at least) have thinned out the supply, it’s going to be a nightmare to even get a small again. Before auto-demo was turned back on, I saw bids for smalls in the 20-30 range, even more for popular smalls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinemights
Anyone on the fence about it, just consider: soon you’ll be able to have whatever size interior you want, you’ll get a nice L-shaped yard instead of M-L’s boring front rectangle, and most of the housing skins look cuter on a small. (Admittedly I may be biased… lol)
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08-21-2025, 02:22 AMSolowingThey should make either the trees bigger or the items more voluptuous , if they gonna keep the limitQuote:
Originally Posted by s32ialx
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08-21-2025, 05:31 AMRinoa_353I agree, the only thing you can do to get a bit more space is to use the minimalist design, it gets rid of the area under the stairs giving you around 10 percent more space to decorate but I honestly want them to make smalls have three floors, that would make them a bit more attractive until the interior expansion arrives.Quote:
Originally Posted by s32ialx
The best way to deal with the limited space issue is to have a major overhaul of all housing zones. They would keep the same layout but expand all sides so that every plot could fit a mansion so you're able to upgrade a small to a mansion. This would make all plots viable in terms of having a mansion. They should also give you the option to upgrade the yard to the size of a mansion but allow you to keep a medium or small house so you have more space in the yard. For existing smalls, their plots would be surrounded by vegetation and more until you upgrade to a medium or large plot. That way, it doesn't get in the way of existing plots and their decorations if people choose to keep their smaller plots.
PS: This game doesn't need landlords, just provide dynamic wards like WoW is implementing or break up Dynamis and send those worlds to the other big three data centers so people would move and have housing without leaving their data center.
They did but it's exclusive to Mogstation Q_QQuote:
Originally Posted by Solowing
https://store.finalfantasyxiv.com/ff...s/product/1084
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08-21-2025, 05:43 AMMicahZerrshiaThis is exactly why we also have "inventory issues" and cannot get things like a crafting bag. No one would be spending money on retainers. SE is very monetization heavy, it's just a different kind so it's not as apparent to most. They just keep creating problems and then charging us for a solutionQuote:
Originally Posted by Altina_Orion
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08-23-2025, 04:22 AMDivinemightsYeah, it’s honestly so easy to get a plot right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra
I have a friend coming back to FFXIV this week
I told him to grab a small plot in the Goblet, and I even offered to give him 4 million gil if he wanted to move to a better ward later.
He got it.
No contest.
Just one bid.
This is on Leviathan, which is considered a high population server.
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08-23-2025, 02:17 PMSanadaXWhich is why the AirBnB solution will be the one to grant everyone happiness!Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinemights
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08-23-2025, 02:22 PMDivinemightsI think you might be overlooking that FF14 already has a housemate system.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanadaX
You can share your house with up to three other friends as tenants, which basically covers the idea of co-ownership.
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08-25-2025, 01:31 PMSanadaX
So they pay you rent duh. It also stop auto demo for when you want to take a break and not worry about logging in every 2 weeks to dust your floors and allow them to completely change your design to however they see fit. It's "their" house.
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08-25-2025, 11:49 PMKhryseis_AstraI applaud the creativity, I do, but I think it could lead to a lot of problems and/or unforeseen issues…Quote:
Originally Posted by SanadaX
You’re the owner, you get rent, great! But if you’re a tenant, what’s to stop the owner from kicking you out whenever they feel like it? All they have to do is remove you as a tenant. And what happens to the furnishings in that case, since anyone in the house can add furniture or remove it if the permission setting is ticked. If your tenancy ends for whatever reason, and you didn’t get your stuff first, it’s gone!
Now to have someone rent, you would have to allow them to place furnishings. What if the owner then removes that permission after the tenant has added their stuff, essentially enabling them to steal all their furnishings! The “binding” status that prevents you from trading items you’ve already placed does not apply to shared housing. It’s how people can trade items that are “binding,” but placing them down in shared personal or FC housing and having another tenant pick them up. From the landlord side, the tenant also has the ability to steal all your furnishings, whether placed or in storage, as long as the furnishings placement permission is in place.
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08-26-2025, 05:09 AMDivinemightsThere are bound to be a lot of technical issues with this idea, not to mention the potential drama it could create.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanadaX
Let’s not forget that real life Airbnb setups already come with their fair share of problems between owners and tenants.
Trying to replicate that kind of system here is likely to bring similar issues, if not more.
And if the main reason behind this idea is just to avoid worrying about the demolition timer, I don’t think many people would agree that it’s worth the complications.