so, why is SE support jobless people?

[SuperionG1]

I'd love an apartment in Shirogane, though I still have a bit of a ways to go to even get that far story-wise. And that's not even to speak of ranking up enough in my GC and gathering the gil needed for even just that lol.

Yeah, Me Too! I am still stuck on what I want to play, and a character design that I like. :-)

[Shori]

Yeah, Me Too! I am still stuck on what I want to play, and a character design that I like. :-)

You have a nice character design - assuming the one on your forum picture is current. Not enough hyur males with red hair

[ChaoticCrimson]

Yeah, Me Too! I am still stuck on what I want to play, and a character design that I like. :-)

Oh yeah, I see you're new to the game too. I know it's already been said, but welcome! I've had to learn a lot in the last few weeks, but I've been enjoying it so far lol.

[Miste]

Although that phrase has no place here, it does have a place in other areas of the game (centurio tiger, astrope, both designed for NEETs)

They were meant to be long term goals I believe...so grinding it day after day was not the intent of those achievements.

I have been working on Astrope since they added it for example and I was doing a full time college program at the time and I worked.

After all this time has passed since they added it I am now sitting at over 1500 out of 2000. So almost there.

I mean anyone who has no work or school will always beat others to everything in any game. They'll level faster, they'll gear faster, everything faster. So it isn't like a long term goal is "supporting jobless people" it just...everything in games like this takes people different amounts of time.

I mean when I was in college and working I missed out on some raiding progression I couldn't stay up late or go as many days of the week. I mean everyone's lives are different so some have more free time and some have less and it fluctuates throughout your life for a vast amount of reasons. You can't really compare how much time you have to invest to other players. Just play how you have fun playing; like for example I joined a more casual static that runs only two days a week instead of four. I don't clear content as fast as others, but I have to work with what free time I have and that is life.

I mean I'll probably never get the Centurio Tiger, and even though I am a mount collector....I mean I am not mad about it personally. I can slowly work towards it over time and maybe I will. It is what it is. I feel SE may have overdid it a bit, but they want people to play and honestly there are very few things in this game that are long term goals. A few isn't a bad thing especially since mounts are purely aesthetic and give no advantage over other players.

[joshdavis271]

I just plan on not sleeping on patch day, I will just go to work tired and cat nap on break, imma get me a plot.

[Gemina]

I wish I could feel some what slighted by this news, but having recently made the switch from World of Warcraft to FF I haven't the foggiest clue what type of impact having a house in this game makes. Does having a house basically allow for online peeps I don't know to come hang out with me? Does having a house offer some form of in game benefits for raiding, or doing dungeons? Is it more for show, a place to decorate, and place all my awards, trophy's and Accolades I have acquired over the course of playing Final Fantasy?

Having your own plot basically makes a lot of things convenient for you, but just about everything they offer, you can still do one way or another. As an example, on a daily basis you likely access a summoning bell, pick up your mail, maybe take or place an item or two in your FC company chest, sell your junk to an NPC, stable and feed your chocobo, etc. When doing so, you are here there and everywhere or spending a lot of time at your FC house doing these things. Having your own plot gives you access to all those things, a place to log out, and a place to port to for cheap. You also get access to your own garden, an aquarium, and several other very convenient and neat features.

It's a HUGE investment though. Even a cottage will run you several million, and I am no too sure how much apartments run for. But either way, you will spend a lot of gil and time on the house you choose in order to not only get access to all those benefits, but get your home to look and behave the way you want it to. For those who can't afford their own place, or when all plots are taken, they don't need to worry much. Like I said, you still have access to just about everything they offer assuming you have an FC, and even if you didn't it won't prevent leveling/MSQ/raid progression or anything like that.

[AngaratoSvartberg]

you can buy a house irl. jobless people can't

[alimdia]

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There's a big difference between long term goals and unachievable goals for a "reasonable" play time, the long cooldown of hunts means if you only play a few hours per day the game will close before you get it, and you can't do anything about it other than being online more time doing nothing but waiting for hunt windows, no ifs or buts will change that fact, it's completely out of your control unlike other long term goals.

Then some of the long term goals that are within your control require you to spend nearly all your in game time doing only that and nothing else.

I sort of understand people who want long term goals, but at the same time those achievements aren't really reasonable for the majority.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

Housing isn't needed to enjoy the MSQ. I'd rather have a house in real life than in a game. Besides, it's not needed in order to play the game as intended. It's a want, not a need.

[Foofy]

People will complain about the time servers come up

1. I am at work, how dare you support jobless people!
2. I am asleep after a long third shift!
3. I won't be able to log in because of prime time and there will be a massive queue!

People will complain about Housing

1. Someone was spamming me and I couldn't buy the plot!
2. The Plot I wanted had already been bought!
3. My computer didn't load fast enough and I didn't get in!
4. So many people went for housing I crashed!

Someone is always going to lose. This is a game yet people seem to have forgotten that. If getting a house is the only way you'll have fun in this game then I suggest looking at other games who allow players to buy their own plots (Wildstar perhaps?)

INB4 - My FC needs a house!
A house is nice but not a requirement of an FC. You can still do your PVE without a house. You can still do your RP without a house. You can still do your PVP without a house.