Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3
Results 21 to 30 of 30
  1. #21
    Player
    Dark-Saviour's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Posts
    690
    Character
    Dark Saviour
    World
    Cactuar
    Main Class
    Carpenter Lv 80
    This is what I wanted honestly. A secluded glade I could build in.
    Had lofty dreams of multiple buildings, a pond, etc. but even just a small house on a remote little plot of land would be grand.
    The current setup...... **** That.

    1) I've not been a fan of the ward system since it turned out the interiors were separate instances and the wards themselves have virtually nothing else in them.
    2) The limited availability and expensive pricing is just stupid. I could see if you had to buy a cheap house and upgrade its tier, or even if there was an up-front cost anywhere between 1 and 2 million, but more than that AND having to share space with FC wards? That's just laziness and an excuse to keep cheaping out on hardware.
    3) I fully expect the whole "inactivity = lost house" thing will apply to both FC and personal housing at this point, and if there's any chance my house can disappear out from under me, there's no way I'd dump money into it.

    Based on their trend of being cheap as ****, this is about what I would expect. It pretty much kills housing for me though, and that was the only thing I could see keeping me around.
    (4)

  2. #22
    Player
    Bluevann's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    Limsa Lominsa
    Posts
    1,377
    Character
    Jet'a Vahn
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Thaumaturge Lv 60
    I was honestly hoping for solo house instances such as the Demon Doors in the Fable games...
    (2)

  3. #23
    Player
    Kos_Mos's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    70
    Character
    Kos- Mos
    World
    Midgardsormr
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Bluevann View Post
    I was honestly hoping for solo house instances such as the Demon Doors in the Fable games...
    Just remember not to let your spouses see each other. >.>
    (2)


  4. #24
    Player
    Narthice's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    Limsa Lominsa
    Posts
    76
    Character
    Narthice Lazuly
    World
    Durandal
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 63
    I too wanted instanced house, like Mabinogi, Except you would be able to go inside the house and decorate it. Knowing the limitations they face with the current stance I didn't think they would decide to pull it of this way. I can't imagine how they thought this was a good idea. Disappointment doesn't even begin to describe it.
    Housing is the one thing I've been looking forward the most since it will lead to building airships. I had put off my novus in order to save as much money as I could but barely have enough for a small plot.


    (5)
    Last edited by Narthice; 09-16-2014 at 04:28 PM.

  5. #25
    Player
    Nabiri's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    1,164
    Character
    Khaien Akiyama
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Ninja Lv 70
    At this point I would just prefer personal housing to be a cheap (500k - 1 mil) small/medium house with a yard, as an instance of its own (That perhaps people in your party can be invited into). It's not worth paying all your savings and competing for land just to have neighbors.
    (6)

    ~She gave her heart to a falling star~
    ~~~~~~
    If he's not here, then where?
    ~~~~~~
    ~Been searching for my Afterman~

  6. #26
    Player
    ruskie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Posts
    1,966
    Character
    Asny Rak'nys
    World
    Cerberus
    Main Class
    Bard Lv 70
    Before personal rooms I was interested in personal housing. Once personal rooms were added... I have that little spot I can call my own. Would I like a small house with a basement. Hell yeah. Will I eventually get it... probably. Will I care if that is somewhere in the next 10 years... not really.
    (0)

  7. #27
    Player
    mbncd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Limsa
    Posts
    1,383
    Character
    Crystal Dreams
    World
    Sephirot
    Main Class
    Alchemist Lv 88
    I think putting them in wards creates far more problems than it fixes, especially the exact same wards. If they HAD to put them in wards, they should have at least specified some as private only and others as FC only.

    Privately instanced houses allow for much more flexibility, better optimisation, future proofing and the ability to archive house+contents data to a backup (after a period of inactivity) somewhere that it is still retrievable (without having to completely negate the work the player has put into it, they may have to petition for its return and wait a week to get it back but that's better than losing it completely if they don't visit it for 35 days).

    I can't help thinking that all of these things were put forward during development but then some baby (in a high chair at the dark far end of the meeting table) took out its dummy and said in an old style quiet gangster voice "But wards." and the decision was made.
    (4)



  8. #28
    Player
    Kio's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    864
    Character
    Kio Solais
    World
    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Culinarian Lv 90
    I really would have preferred (and I somewhat expected) a single house instanced zone in a small outdoor area with only your house contained to it. The house would otherwise behave like the fc houses within this instance, but without the constraints of the wards create. Mixing and matching house styles for one. If you like Uldah's house style with a Gridania fence, I don't see why this couldn't have been something allowed within your personal instance. It could maybe allow people to homepoint there or not be kicked out of the house upon logging in. The other thing I was hopeful for was the ability to continuously upgrade said instance. So you could start with a small house and earn your way up to a large one without losing your investments. There's just endless creative things that could have been done with an individual instance, that the wards probably can never do. I would have gladly waited longer for a better system to have been developed.
    (5)

  9. #29
    Player
    Souljacker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    1,220
    Character
    Last Hero
    World
    Coeurl
    Main Class
    Thaumaturge Lv 90
    Meshing it with the Fc housing was a mistake. First, it didn't give us anything "new" to explore. We already know what these houses look like! What have they been "developing" for the last year? Second, the cost is too high. If the cost is reasonable for a FC at the current prices, why is it reasonable for an individual? What I mean is, why didn't the FC cost go up? Third,

    I can't believe this is the same company that brought us so many great FF experiences.
    (4)

  10. #30
    Player
    synesthetic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Posts
    402
    Character
    Rihael Eden
    World
    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Astrologian Lv 60
    I would prefer wardless personal housing, but I don't care for having a yard. Something more like an apartment would've been nice, or Moghouse-ish to FFXI people. I just want a room with all of the utility that the inn room has, customizability like housing currently has, plus maybe a balcony with a 3-slot planter.

    If personal rooms in FC houses could at least have planters, or even a couple of potted plants to grow stuff in without hope of crossbreeding, I'd be content. But I'd still sigh that I'd have to check into an inn room in town just to use the armoire, journal, toy box, etc.

    The social aspect of prettying up the exterior of a home and yard is actually more of a hassle to me than not.
    (2)

Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3