1 account buying 14 houses in 1 ward.

[Dan4077]

Square Enix should not have gave people the option to do this type of thing when they did not have the power to support it. They should have known better now they have to either 1 start changing with all the new wards and area or 2 pull the rug out from peoples feet. Cause most of us know they do not have the ability to just make shit tons of houses. I for one find it not only a problem cause it is an enjoyable part of the game to enjoy and relax. That it also stops FCs from utilizing the uses and conveniences of airships. People need to resort to cheap tactics and other sorts when a ward opens now on the more populated servers to acquire a plot of land.

[Nyxn607]

This is not how the real world works.

Since when is FFXIV the "real world?" If this were the real world, I wouldn't want 28 houses. So much upkeep, gas bill, electric bill, property taxes, paint, roof's, tenant's, ordinances, mowing, ....etc.

So please compare a game to the real world again.

[Krotoan]

Since when is FFXIV the "real world?" If this were the real world, I wouldn't want 28 houses.

This is a game, run by a company in the real world. Used by people in the real world. Real people do what they want and as long as you don't punish them or tell them NOT to do something, they will do WHATEVER they want.
and.. snarky.. btw.. the real world DOES have people who buy up all the real estate and deny others a chance to have anything, as well as selling back that real estate at a premium.

What I'm saying is that expecting people to act like they're in a kindergarten class (everyone share everything nicely!) is unrealistic and entitled. I'm talking about what to expect from interacting with other real people. I am aware FFXIV is a fantasy world, but it's denizens are played by real people who will do things the same way they do everything else in the world.

[Norxalia]

What I haven't seen anyone mentioning is that that ward does not belong to them, those houses and everything else inside the game belongs to Squareenix ( and that's one of the reason it is agains the TOS to buy itens and gil from other players with real money. ). We even have a timer to prevent inactive accounts from keeping houses forever.

We know that wards are a limited resource that, due to the nature of their design, require a lot from the servers to maintain. An area designed to supply at least 30 players ( or dozens more, if each house was taken by FCs ) is being locked out by just 2 people.

Judging by Squareenix's recent campaign, we can tell it is not in their best interest to keep a server "dead" forever, after all more players equals more money and the game is a business. Even if the server was low population back then, it wouldn't be forever.

[ManuelBravo]

Since when is FFXIV the "real world?" If this were the real world, I wouldn't want 28 houses. So much upkeep, gas bill, electric bill, property taxes, paint, roof's, tenant's, ordinances, mowing, ....etc.

So please compare a game to the real world again.

Apparently in the housing market. Just like in RL is a nice way to make gill fast I blame RTM traders if they are willing to sell for ridiculous amounts. Only problem is hard to proof it. :/

[Penthea]

Since when is FFXIV the "real world?" If this were the real world, I wouldn't want 28 houses. So much upkeep, gas bill, electric bill, property taxes, paint, roof's, tenant's, ordinances, mowing, ....etc.

So please compare a game to the real world again.

At least in the real world you don't lose your house if you don't enter for 45 days. You can actually go on holiday without worrying about someone else legally taking your house.

[Elamys]

At least in the real world you don't lose your house if you don't enter for 45 days. You can actually go on holiday without worrying about someone else legally taking your house.

I never really liked the idea of the housing reclaim. It's the wrong way to go about it by far. Punishes people for having a life outside the game, especially since even tenants can't reset the timer.

[Besame]

One medium house and one apt here. Housing should be limited to 1 private house per server until they upgrade hamsters *rolls eyes*. Then, perhaps one per housing area only. Having a so called, "social neighborhood", which is non-existent anyway, is not worth denying housing to 90+% of the players.

House hording and fully decorating them all is like real life hording, causal effect: mental illness.

[Risu0042]

Part of me wants to organize a sit in on their ward? overpopulate their ward preventing them from being able to zone into it. i'm not sure how many people that would be but their has been times where i have not been able to zone into a zone because of over crowding.

[Penthea]

I never really liked the idea of the housing reclaim. It's the wrong way to go about it by far. Punishes people for having a life outside the game, especially since even tenants can't reset the timer.

I don't like it even though that's how I got my house. May as well take advantage of the feature/restriction if I can. I disagree with it because it ties housing directly to paying your sub and logging in. I'm sure loads of people who adored their houses lost theirs because life happened and they couldn't log in.