Patch 2.4 Preview

[Renik]

This is exactly what happened with Personal Housing. The only problem with this as Yoshi-P is that he has to release *something* into the information stream to keep players interested. Otherwise you'll start to see people complain that there's no information being released (pretty much all of FFXI).

The problem with personal housing is the price, they have been released with a price that is higher than the FC houses 2 moths after their release, of course, the influx of gil is higher as well, personal houses are way cheaper than the FC ones were, the price is the same but the influx of gil have changed, that's what the player-base fails to understand, we should blame both, Yoshida for not using the correct words, and the players for nor being correctly informed, it was clear that the personal houses would be located in the same wards the FC ones are, and with the amount of gil we can earn now doing just our routines the price would't change.

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(pretty much all of FFXI).

This is out of place, it's not only offensive but also a lie, FFXI players are used to no see new updates or info for a year+, that's how ffxi updates worked.

[Ryans]

The problem with personal housing is the price, they have been released with a price that is higher than the FC houses 2 moths after their release, of course, the influx of gil is higher as well, personal houses are way cheaper than the FC ones were, the price is the same but the influx of gil have changed, that's what the player-base fails to understand, we should blame both, Yoshida for not using the correct words, and the players for nor being correctly informed, it was clear that the personal houses would be located in the same wards the FC ones are, and with the amount of gil we can earn now doing just our routines the price would't change.

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This is out of place, it's not only offensive but also a lie, FFXI players are used to no see new updates or info for a year+, that's how ffxi updates worked.

I really don't understand why people care about personal/FC housing. Every plot on my server has been sold and my FC got a house a few weeks after they were released. They are nice to have and a cool place to hangout instead of being at Toll or Limsa, but no one actually does anything in the housing wards. There is so little you can do that is interactive in relation to housing that is basically a doll house. On that note, if you can't afford to buy a house than you shouldn't be dreaming about wasting your money on decorations.

[ZReport]

The problem with personal housing is the price, they have been released with a price that is higher than the FC houses 2 moths after their release, of course, the influx of gil is higher as well, personal houses are way cheaper than the FC ones were, the price is the same but the influx of gil have changed, that's what the player-base fails to understand, we should blame both, Yoshida for not using the correct words, and the players for nor being correctly informed, it was clear that the personal houses would be located in the same wards the FC ones are, and with the amount of gil we can earn now doing just our routines the price would't change.

Sorry, pricing has never been the major problem, it was availability of wards and spaces (and the fact that Personal Housing would share a common space with FC Housing). Not everyone who plays this game is poor or has a problem making money. It was always implied that an arbitrary number would be set, a number which would diminish like FC Housing. Aside from that, the general player reaction on forums have been blown way out of proportion. It's a problem which will eventually resolve itself with 2-4 subsequent patches.

This is out of place, it's not only offensive but also a lie, FFXI players are used to no see new updates or info for a year+, that's how ffxi updates worked.

It's not out of place nor is it offensive, nor a lie. The lack of updates or information about any updates created a big rift between the devs and the players for years in FFXI. Players and fans then had to deal with an assortment of very dumb updates, while old bugs and problems remained un-fixed for years until they were eventually spotted by devs. It's only now with FFXIV: ARR (and Matsui's direction with FFXI) do we see a direct connection with the devs, much less a forum for both games.