FC Housing? What's the point?

[HEC]

the ability to hold down increasingly rare land plots.

Really? Last time I've checked a few days ago on numerous servers there is still huge amount of unsold plots everywhere. Those FC who could afford it bougth them months ago, those who couldn't merged to some large ones to do so and that's about it. Do not expect some new large FCs suddenly to stem out and buy out all the plots out there. All fairly new and any curent small FC will struggle for years to save for at least medium (or preferably large) plots ... All those lies and empty promisses by Yoshi about "re-evaluating" the house prices are just showing how much SE does(n't) care about us

[gornotck]

I see...

So is the garden only something the "authorized players" can do set by the FC leader(s)? Or can everyone in the FC garden?

I haven't checked my permissions, but as the god of my FC I can do whatever. As the sole remaining member of my FC, I can garden to my heart's content.
I think it defaults to everyone in the FC, though the FC Master can set permissions, just like everything else in an FC.

Really? [...] ... All those lies and empty promisses by Yoshi about "re-evaluating" the house prices are just showing how much SE does(n't) care about us

I'm sensing some hostility toward the Great Betrayer, but I was mostly joking about the 'increasingly rare plots' bit, though it's true as there's not likely to be more added any time soon.

[Kiokin]

Really? Last time I've checked a few days ago on numerous servers there is still huge amount of unsold plots everywhere. Those FC who could afford it bougth them months ago, those who couldn't merged to some large ones to do so and that's about it. Do not expect some new large FCs suddenly to stem out and buy out all the plots out there. All fairly new and any curent small FC will struggle for years to save for at least medium (or preferably large) plots ... All those lies and empty promisses by Yoshi about "re-evaluating" the house prices are just showing how much SE does(n't) care about us

My FC of 5 active players afforded a Medium. Albeit this is on Malboro, so it was only 13 million, but still, it's not "that" bad.

[Vladislav]

My FC of 5 active players afforded a Medium. Albeit this is on Malboro, so it was only 13 million, but still, it's not "that" bad.

We with wife afforded duo on balmung 16m :P (sorry for off tipoic)
FC house is really just fine add-on for FC's , with house up ppl's no need run here & there for get rid of items , for summon retainer and other stuff (Even market board stands near our house)
As for house modelling , prmit's set by FC leaders .
needles to say if you new member most likely you will able to use only common things in house (as summon bell & mender etc) , all this goes from common sence and gil wasted sence (some furnitures cost mills and i doubdt FC leader or permitted leaders will want that someone destroy accidently this furniture) .
Verdict :
- FC Housing is personal housing for FC leaders (in cases if only leader or few leaders did all effort)
- FC housing is just fine add-on for FC members (since no need any movement outside house at all , all u need is already inside lol)