My absence and return - thoughts on demolished houses

[hydralus]

I don't think Archeage is a fair comparison. That game is vastly different, it's very competitive, and owning land can give you massive financial gains. It's not just a fluff house where you can have fun decorating with a garden plot and stable on the side.

Crossbreeding plants and FC airships have made me pretty hefty bundles of gil... although to be fair, Archeage had a more robust economy than FFXIV. And for people who want a housing experience, there's still apartments. You can plant, use the chocobo stable, decorate... airships are a no but you'd need a FC for that anyway. And apartments are permanent. Hell I have a house and I still have an apartment on a character. They're pretty sweet.

Granted they still haven't increased the number of available apartments on the busy servers, so that's an issue.

[Skivvy]

Crossbreeding plants and FC airships have made me pretty hefty bundles of gil... although to be fair, Archeage had a more robust economy than FFXIV. And for people who want a housing experience, there's still apartments. You can plant, use the chocobo stable, decorate... airships are a no but you'd need a FC for that anyway. And apartments are permanent. Hell I have a house and I still have an apartment on a character. They're pretty sweet.

Granted they still haven't increased the number of available apartments on the busy servers, so that's an issue.

Speaking on a personal level, my XIV housing needs are quite simple. I would love for them to simply expand apartments, and maybe even the inns, to include a "private garden" that is equal to the number of gardening plots you can purchase on a house. Introduce public stables around Eorzea and that would take care of the other concern of mine.

If they could find a way to make sure that all players could purchase an apartment, I think that would help appease a large number of players. Let people who just want function purchase an apartment while those who are wanting the "full housing experience" can purchase the more limited housing.

As an aside, keep in mind that at one point houses were permanent too. Who's to say that SE won't change their mind on apartments?