Thinking this game is a bad investment

[Iagainsti]

Let me just make one thing clear here. I don't care about having a neighbourhood. Having strange people roam my yard annoys me and makes me lock the house. I wish I had an MB as a wallmount so I wouldn't have to go deal with people around me. But to each their own, this is just my opinion. I want my house to have peace because for me, playing an MMO does not mean I need to socialize every minute I am online.

In Rift,many people actually bothered to personalize their Instance. Me and my OH have visited several instances and none looked alike. There was even a social system to the

Anyone else see it? XD #walkingcontradiction

[Chessala]

Anyone else see it? XD #walkingcontradiction

Not really. I don't always want to be alone, I do like to socialize too. Thing here is, I also like to not socialize. In dimensions I can do either, whenever I feel like it. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Rift has 1 target group- PC players. This game has 3 (PS3, PS4, PC). It has to cater to the lowest common denominator (PS3). Will ending support change the housing setup? No. FFXIV doesn't use the same dev tools or engine. They'd have to take the game down while they rebuild the code just so people can have Rift's housing. Then you'd still have players whose PCs = or < PS3 specs. This isn't Rift. It isn't Aion, ArcheAge, WildStar, WoW, SWTOR, LOTRO, PSO2, Free Realms, or even FFXI. The devs know they erred; they're taking a first step towards alleviation while staying true to their vision. Rome wasn't built in a day, neither are virtual worlds.

Why do PC and PS4 players have to suffer because of PS3 support? They announced it would be dropped after 3.0. I do hope it will come sooner rather than later as PS3 is holding back the game.

As for housing, I am not saying the housing system of Rift should be copied. They have to find their own way but fact is, housing should be available to every player equally. With the current system and it's finite number of housing slots, this is not possible.
They need to find a way to offer housing for people, I don't care in what form. I find instanced housing a good solution as it will offer space for everyone and, if executed properly, be less of a strain for the servers (which seem to get strained by a fart anyway). You don't like it? Fine, I am not telling you to. All I am offering is an example of a well designed system. Something that FFXIV is lacking.