Please consider: Apartments to those that don't own a house first.

[Lokier]

Are the apartments as big as the FC little rooms, or are they at least bigger? I already have my own room due to the FC house, dunno if there's any point packing up my stuff to try get an apartment if it's still a useless, tiny space.

[RyuDragnier]

Are the apartments as big as the FC little rooms, or are they at least bigger? I already have my own room due to the FC house, dunno if there's any point packing up my stuff to try get an apartment if it's still a useless, tiny space.

I've been wondering this myself. If they're the size of an FC house room, not worth it.

[Atoli]

I've been wondering this myself. If they're the size of an FC house room, not worth it.

They are the same size as an FC room.
They are there to stay though, while an FC room can be lost for any number of reasons (you wanting to leave the FC, having a fight, the leader suddenly going crazy and disbanding the FC, etc...)
So I'd say what this room gives you is additional safety, especially if you have destroyed-on-removal furniture.

Or just a different area to live in.

[BraveheartRamo]

The apartments are not subject to housing demolition, preventing house owners from getting one would be unfair.

I agree, I think SE should have sufficient space for everyone to buy a residential space and not restrictions on those who have should be at last priority when something new comes up.

[Mimilu]

Assuming 4.0 supports ishgard housing and apartments since 4.0 will have more RAM since it won't support ps3

They never confirmed we would loose PS3 support.
We'll only loose PS3 Support if the JP-fanbase wanted it lost and it is way more common in Japan to play on an older console (just look at how long it took XI to loose console support).

[Snat]

Assuming 4.0 supports ishgard housing and apartments since 4.0 will have more RAM since it won't support ps3

Even if they dropped PS3 support in 4.x the Ishgard housing areas would be supported for the PS3. As long as free companies can buy houses they will always need to support that area for the PS3 even if the latest expansion hasn't came out for the console as those PS3 users would be able to teleport there. If they disabled teleporting there then they just limited the amount of FCs those users can join.

[Narukuchan]

Well there is always another option which I think could keep some players happy but I don't know if it would work with the game as a whole. The implementation of a rental system, eg: Person A (who wants gil and not housing etc) buys an apartment, decorates it and rents it out to Person B who wants space and is willing to pay so much gil per month/week . Just like renting a property/apartment occurs in real life. So you could in essence like share it, to allow for an unfurnished apartment to be furnished by the buyee and in that case sharing could be the rental agreement...

But I know even that if there is some way of doing this, the housing mafia types would just be a pain for all of those wanting to have their own space etc.

[Greydor]

Even if they dropped PS3 support in 4.x the Ishgard housing areas would be supported for the PS3. As long as free companies can buy houses they will always need to support that area for the PS3 even if the latest expansion hasn't came out for the console as those PS3 users would be able to teleport there. If they disabled teleporting there then they just limited the amount of FCs those users can join.

Polite recommendation; avoid making matter-of-fact statements such as these. We have no idea if the PS3 will be fully supported, supported with limits, or completely disallowed to have the client even installed come 4.0.

[Niwashi]

I wonder if apartments have a place for the mini-aetherite that grants you a cheap port to your home. If so, that could be a reason for even someone who has a house wanting another. FC house in one region, personal house in another, apartment in a third could equal three cheap teleport locations.

[Zigabar]

I wonder if apartments have a place for the mini-aetherite that grants you a cheap port to your home. If so, that could be a reason for even someone who has a house wanting another. FC house in one region, personal house in another, apartment in a third could equal three cheap teleport locations.

That's an expensive way to get a cheap teleport.