In Regard to Housing in Patch 4.1

[Aldotsk]

Just because they don't use it doesn't mean they don't want it. And maybe they are using it, just differently than most would. There are tons of ppl using houses that people think aren't getting used. JB there isn't 10 trees and ponds in the yard doesn't mean they aren't using it. If the people " who really wanted " houses wanted them as bad as you thiunk, they'd have one.

Unless you are one of those people who just sympathizes others for selling houses with expensive prices.

[Alleo]

Unless you are one of those people who just sympathizes others for selling houses with expensive prices.

He already told us that he got his two houses with "hard" work by having his friends sell them to him (or give them up for him). So somehow since he could get them that way its somehow easy enough for everyone else to get it if they want it even though this is simply impossible because even if only those that want a house buy one you will still have that limit.

[Abelfei]

Wanting and deserving are 2 different things. Just wishing for them and wanting one given one to you doesn't entitle a player to have one. Is is that hard to accept that some of this stuff isn't going to be easily obtained? And yes I did work " hard ". I farmed gil for 4-5 hours a day for months. And yes I did buy from friends. One upgraded his small FC in Goblet, and the other transferred Servers, and I had obtained my first FC through camping auto demos.Why should everyone deserve a house? It's a luxury in this game, shouldn't it be earned? I know plenty of people on every server upgrading, and gil can be farmed by the millions quickly, so yea if you don't have a house, you'e not trying hard enough, and I stand by that, while you guys hide behind the housing problem for your woes. " Don't hate the player, hate the game." comes to mind with housing. There are tons of smalls every day being sold on every server for a few million, which isn't a flip. Most just want their money back, so yes while youre paying " double the SE fee " No one is making money. If you're constantly looking and asking around and stay in the " housing pipeline ", you can find one quickly, so yes to answer you, if it's that easy for me, it should be that easy for anyone else. I am not special in any way, shape or form in regards to how I obtained my houses.

[StouterTaru]

Unless you are one of those people who just sympathizes others for selling houses with expensive prices.

While I wouldn't call it sympathy for flippers, their existence beats the alternative - only people who play the 4am Tuesday login lottery having houses.

[Abelfei]

While I wouldn't call it sympathy for flippers, their existence beats the alternative - only people who play the 4am Tuesday login lottery having houses.

That is completely false. The auto demos are not active, and when they are, they auto demo every hour on the hour. Not once a week.

[StouterTaru]

That is completely false. The auto demos are not active, and when they are, they auto demo every hour on the hour. Not once a week.

I was referring to the release of new wards, which happen with major patches, and involve a race to login at 4am on a Tuesday.

[Abelfei]

I was referring to the release of new wards, which happen with major patches, and involve a race to login at 4am on a Tuesday.

Ahhh gotcha, I kind of thought that afterwards, it just wasn't clear. Sorry. I agree with the "lottery of Shirogane". What I disagree with, and others have said this, not you, is some people thought they were at disadvantage, when everyone had issues with logins and all were suceptable ( spelling?) to same errors/process.

[Vocal_Night]

Have they ever toyed with the idea of having neutral plots instead of Small, Medium and large?
That way the size of the house is decided when you are constructing.
So say you buy a plot for a fixed price the devs decide. Then you build a small one, or if you have the gill a large.
But in case you were only able to build a small, it's no big deal, because you could make more gil and then pay the price to upgrade the house to a medium or large. Kinda like animal crossing.
That would solve the problem of FC's having to settle with small houses since people snatch the large ones in minutes after patch. Also would give people something to work for if they have a small, increasing the gil sink.

Wouldn't solve the bigger problem of housing and avaliability, but hey.

[Abelfei]

Have they ever toyed with the idea of having neutral plots instead of Small, Medium and large?
That way the size of the house is decided when you are constructing.
So say you buy a plot for a fixed price the devs decide. Then you build a small one, or if you have the gill a large.
But in case you were only able to build a small, it's no big deal, because you could make more gil and then pay the price to upgrade the house to a medium or large. Kinda like animal crossing.
That would solve the problem of FC's having to settle with small houses since people snatch the large ones in minutes after patch. Also would give people something to work for if they have a small, increasing the gil sink.

Wouldn't solve the problem of housing and avaliability, but hey.

II really like this. Thought of this a few times. I think its one of the best ideas out there. Buy a plot in which you can upgrade or downgrade via the price difference between sizes.