Information on 2.38 personal housing?

[Woona]

posting and requesting info b4 the patch.

[Errn]

Yeah lol before the patch would be ideal.

Cute begging cat for leverage/sympathy <3

[neorei]

I think this needs to be addressed, because

#1. we don't know the prices of things, say we want to save or sell stuff in AH to get enough for housing prices
#2. the zoning and how will this affect FC housing also, since now not only that we have personal rooms but also will we able to sell
#3. Reselling housing and become a house flipper
#4. Why keeping us in the dark about this shit, this is why people left FFXI because who the hell knows that we have to deal with this whole I'm in the dark shit.
#5. Please don't fricken say "please look forward to it" look forward to what? sorry homies we don't like being surprised in MMO's no more
#6. what size are they and will they be affordable to the common nub
#7. WE NEED TO KNOW NAO

[Errn]

Last minute was intentional apparently?

Q: I have enough gil to purchase land, but there aren't enough open spaces. When are you planning to add more land? Also, is there any information you can reveal about personal housing?

A: Kasuga: At the moment all I can say is that we are looking into it, but we're at the point where Yoshida will make a judgment call.

Yoshida: First, we'll be adding land in patch 2.38, and it will then be possible to purchase personal housing, but the issue of how many plots to add will be under discussion until right up to the last minute. Just the other night we had a meeting which included Kasuga about even more additional plots and what kind of plans they have in order to accommodate them. At the same time we've been looking into whether we can increase the number of plots by juggling our graphic resources. Currently, we're working out all the parameters and then we'll be deciding how to do it and at what time based on the results.

Kasuga: The quick answer as to why it's not so simple to add more land is because of the infrastructure. Compared to our initial plans for infrastructure, the current demand for land has far exceeded what was predicted, and in the event that we decide to go forward with the current infrastructure, we would have no choice but to address the issue with software. And if we were to rely on a software solution, it would be difficult to secure the time required to test everything out, further delaying the release of new land.

Yoshida: Of the ideas we have at the moment, we are trying to make the final decision as to which solution is the quickest and would allow for the most land, as well considering the amount of time and resources it will take. Of course there have been those who have suggested spending millions to enhance the servers, but this would be the last resort for our engineers. We're currently looking into exactly how much we can increase the amount of land with our current resources and we'll be doing this right up to the last minute. If it appears that all other avenues have been exhausted, then I'll make the call to beef up the servers. At the very least, we will be increasing land in patch 2.38 and you'll also be able to start purchasing private housing.

Full Q&A post: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...65#post2427365

[Bixby]

Damn post character limit...

There's no character limit on edits. Compose, select all, cut, type nonsense, post, edit, select all, paste, save.

The Q&A summary posted today is a rehash of the live translations from the live letter that was almost a month ago. They were finalizing things when those questions were asked & answered on 8/22.

[Errn]

There's no character limit on edits. Compose, select all, cut, type nonsense, post, edit, select all, paste, save.

The Q&A summary posted today is a rehash of the live translations from the live letter that was almost a month ago. They were finalizing things when those questions were asked & answered on 8/22.

Oh thanks for the tip, however I think them stating they are waiting till last minute still stands regardless when it was actually discussed lol. Fixed post though, thanks again!

[Dark-Saviour]

I really wish they would have learned from the FC housing thing and either switched to an single-instance-per-house setup entirely, or offered that as an option (ideally with spaces for multiple buildings, but meh).
The neighborhood concept lost a lot of its shine when it became apparent that the house interiors were separate instances from the exteriors, and then completely went out the window when inactivity timers were brought up as a means to clear up plots. :-/

[Pterois]

I really wish they would have learned from the FC housing thing and either switched to an single-instance-per-house setup entirely, or offered that as an option (ideally with spaces for multiple buildings, but meh).
The neighborhood concept lost a lot of its shine when it became apparent that the house interiors were separate instances from the exteriors, and then completely went out the window when inactivity timers were brought up as a means to clear up plots. :-/

who cares if the inside is a separate instance, only thing i could think of the would benefit anyone otherwise would be if you could open a window and look outside. Like skyrims houses, which would be cool but if what you suggest happens then no block parties?!?!?! nope nope nope.

[Pterois]

and this thread needs more begging cats!

[Rydia13]

I would love maybe smaller wards where everyone can get to know eachother. Otherwise, I feel like it's gonna be a barren neighborhood like it is now in the FC wards, which will also become even more empty with personal housing wards.

I also like the FFXI Mog House type housing idea, assuming we get to garden inside lol. It could be small/medium/large like it is now too. Would be more convenient to have people just talk to an NPC to enter your house instead of having them travel there.

I'm ok with both ideas as both have their pros and cons but we need info now to plan accordingly.