Swing and Miss - AGAIN.

[Teryaani]

Teryaani that is a fine idea. Future Ishgard housing should be instanced. I'm honestly not sure why there is such a limitation on the apartments because those also seem like they will be instanced (although with the 90 per building I'm wondering what the inside lobby/hallways are like).

I actually think you've hit on why they stopped at 90 with your mention of the lobbies. I wonder if having hundreds of players in an instance without a ton of resources tied to it caused problems.

Or maybe even a small little instanced area with a few houses and maybe a market board. I think the appeal of housing, for the most part, is a nice little place to hangout with friends. Be it a shared house, or living next door.

You're right about one thing though. There is no incentive to give up a house in the game, unless one is a jerk selling it for massive profit. You can't even recoup your losses by letting it get demolished.

That's so true. Even something as simple as being able to instantly relinquish for the 80% would help a small bit. Yoshi mentioned something vague about ishgardian housing and transfers (I need to find the interview link), so maybe they are working toward this. I can hope right?

[Kisik]

Looking at what Genaxx quoted in post #6, it seems to me the 512 residence apartment building, is planned for Ishgard, and it will be a single building. These 90 unit apartment buildings in the primary city housing areas are something else entirely.

[Fevelle]

But I want to have a house, a FC room and an apartment. ;-;

[jamesdub]

But I want to have a house, a FC room and an apartment. ;-;

I don't see a single reason why you'd have problems getting all three of these on Exodus.

[Fevelle]

I don't see a single reason why you'd have problems getting all three of these on Exodus.

House is kinda hard to get on Exodus to be honest, but I got mine. Will camp for the Sultana's Breath on patch day, so I have my personal house in Lavender Beds, FC on Mist and an apartment on the Goblet.

[OliviaJ]

I actually think you've hit on why they stopped at 90 with your mention of the lobbies. I wonder if having hundreds of players in an instance without a ton of resources tied to it caused problems.

What would be amazing is if the lobby and hallways themselves are NOT instanced but instead something you walk into from the ward itself, therefor adding a sense of inclusion. The rooms can be instanced just like entering a house. The 90 limit would make a little more sense.

[RethDaron]

Really disappointed with this. I want a house but I'm not moving servers because of the friends I have on Balmung.

[jamesdub]

Really disappointed with this. I want a house but I'm not moving servers because of the friends I have on Balmung.

No need to be disappointed. Just be in the proper area when the patch is live and log in as quickly as you can. Half of the people on Balmung don't even read the updates so if you know where to be that will give you an advantage. Also note the requirements of level 50 and Second Lieutenant in any of the three Grand Companies. Not sure if a level 25 MRD is your main or what.

[RethDaron]

No need to be disappointed. Just be in the proper area when the patch is live and log in as quickly as you can. Half of the people on Balmung don't even read the updates so if you know where to be that will give you an advantage. Also note the requirements of level 50 and Second Lieutenant in any of the three Grand Companies. Not sure if a level 25 MRD is your main or what.

It's not, I've been playing since around 1.0 launch.

[RayneLittlewinkle]

I always thought it would be cool if the Free Company's could instead have their own little instanced island, with a large house. Instead of competing with the housing area. Could even add fishing, gathering, farming, and animal raising (like FFXI) on the island. Give everyone some fun stuff to do. Then just make all the housing areas apartments and cottages.

If only, That sounds amazing