Losing faith in this MMO

[Welsper59]

For everyone thinking of unsubbing, I would wait to see if they announce they’re adding more instances first. They clearly did a poor job of anticipating the demand. It wouldn’t surprise me if they added more wards to accommodate the demand.

If they say, sorry, but that’s it, we’re not adding more, that’s another thing. But wait to see what the official response. We’ve seen before that they often fail to properly anticipate demand and plan poorly.

That's actually still a problem. When there is a finite (i.e. limited) number of available plots, specifically a number that is nowhere near active player populous, all you're doing is repeating the same mistake. It's true that over time they'll get closer to a healthy/workable number by utilizing that method, but we're talking literal years until that point is reached. It really is a sign of an inevitable demise when they never learn, no matter how many failures they've had (referring to player disappointment).

While consumers do usually remain after a disappointment, they also remember, and once the negative piles up to a point of intolerance, that's pretty much it. Even Nintendo realized this, and while they're still failing to actually fix things, they're at least making some efforts to improve and even acknowledged the major parts of the problem.

[Ametrine]

At this point I feel like adding another housing system entirely would be best. Just have a centralized location that's customized on a player by player basis, and add the perks housing gives us.

Like, maybe we are gifted manor rights after completing certain quests in the game to get a house in a fancy neighborhood verses this "adventurer only" thing we got now.

[Theodric]

I do hope that they add more housing wards - and sooner, rather than later - but that would still only be a temporary fix. At the moment there is nothing stopping rich players with multiple characters from owning numerous houses. At most, one account should only be able to have a single free company estate and a single private estate.

I really don't understand why they thought it would be a good idea to activate a house moving system at the same time as opening up a fresh housing ward that they knew countless players would all be rushing to lay claim to. I was lucky and managed to secure a small house on Cerberus in the Lavender Beds yet I was hoping to get my hands on a medium or even a large in either Mist or Shirogane. I'm sitting on over a hundred million gil and yet I cannot use it to purchase a larger house for myself due to the ridiculous limitations.

[Naberrie]

At the moment there is nothing stopping rich players with multiple characters from owning numerous houses. At most, one account should only be able to have a single free company estate and a single private estate.

I was honestly surprised to find there isn’t such a measure. I just assumed there was. I thought people would have to give up their previous homes if they bought a new one. I only just found out last night while chatting in Shirogame that some players have multiple, not just a personal plus FC, but multiple across all zones. Like they’re collecting Pokémon.

I was lucky enough to buy a small house this morning. It’s the first one I’ve ever owned. That someone would even buy multiple was something that had never occurred to me as possible. It’s just not the way my mind works. It would never occur to me to buy a second when others don’t have one.

[Gemina]

I guess the game was good while the hope lasted. Our FC that we pain stakingly built has no future.

Does your FC currently have a house? If it does, then this is just an over dramatization of this housing mess. The future of your FC is dictated by the members within, not your housing options or lack thereof. There are many FCs that are functioning without a residence.

I understand your disappointment, and am aware you likely put in a great deal of effort to get the housing, but there are many others who didn't as well. Life goes on, and the game can too.

My FC and I met last week to discuss the possibility of relocating to shirogane, and the throat cutting involved to get in. It was a unanimous effffffff no! We already have everything we'll ever need with our small plot in Lavender Beds.

[DamianFatale]

Does your FC currently have a house? If it does, then this is just an over dramatization of this housing mess. The future of your FC is dictated by the members within, not your housing options or lack thereof. There are many FCs that are functioning without a residence.

I understand your disappointment, and am aware you likely put in a great deal of effort to get the housing, but there are many others who didn't as well. Life goes on, and the game can too.

My FC and I met last week to discuss the possibility of relocating to shirogane, and the throat cutting involved to get in. It was a unanimous effffffff no! We already have everything we'll ever need with our small plot in Lavender Beds.

Yeah, but everything is full. We thought we’d have a chance in the old wards, but failed.

[Maero]

@ Naberrie, no offence but how much of a chance should players be giving them? People should unsub if they are so inclined to, myself i am borderline.
Housing has been out a while now and they have known about the issues, rather then look at a solution (adding wards isn't one) the problem is just getting larger.

[Gemina]

Full how? Is there a limit to number of private quarters, chocobos that can be stabled, or how many players can access the house at any given time? Or is bank space and gardening causing people to butt heads?

What is the actual issue that requires you to relocate or upgrade to a bigger plot?

[Naberrie]

@ Naberrie, no offence but how much of a chance should players be giving them?

It depends on how much it means to you. I, personally, always considered personal housing a luxury. As long as my FC had one, I was content. For myself, I wanted one primarily to have control of my own garden, and the fact that I didn’t like having to coordinate with garish interior designers, but both of those were minor annoyances. When I bought my house this morning, I intentionally aimed for a small one. I could have afforded a large, but chose to go small. My needs were small: a stable, a garden, and a room of my own. But I would never quit for lack of them. I played for four years without one, and not because I was expecting to have one someday. I would be just as content today if I did not. I would just be mildly annoyed that I woke up at 3AM for nothing, but coffee cures that.

[JulieEaster]

just want to chime in along the others, bringing this matter further up to get SE's attention; if it works at all.

I feel that the cause of the pain for most of us, is the fact that we all pay the same amount of sub each month (excluding extra retainer fees) and yet we weren't fairly treated when it comes to getting a house for ourselves - a feature that comes along with a game we paid at full price like everyone else.

Please stop being stubborn SE, if it doesn't work, time to change. People aren't going to tolerate forever.