House Payments

[Dzian]

You haven't listed any pros, .

Although I don't agree with the gil system. I once suggested houses be leased using something similar to ventures that could be bought with gc seals /fc points and traded in as a form of rent on plots instead if the auto demolishion timer we have now. 1 venture per day or something. basically a single dungeon drop would pay a weeks lease.

One big pro of such a system is it would actually allow players to take breaks from the game. which is something Yoshi says it's perfectly ok for players to do.

Under a rental / lease system of this kind players could simply turn in a load of ventures and secure there plot for the next 3-6 months and genuinely allow them to take a break. Knowing there house will be there when they came back. If they decide to quit or didn't come back to renew the lease / rent then the plot would still be relinquished and made available to someone else.

Put a maximum on it to prevent players turning in like 10 years of a lease at once maybe cap it at 180 days.

Yes this system goes against Yoshi's promise that housing wouldn't be tied to subscriptions or rental fees or such.
But to be honest the auto demo timer already breaks that promise. As if you unsub and take a break which again Yoshi said it's perfectly ok to do thenyou can say good bye to your house when you come back.

I'd happily pay a lease system on my house if it meant I had the freedom to take a break if I needed / wanted and not worry about losing my plot.

Letter from the Producer LIVE Part IX Q&A Summary (10/30/2013)
Q: Will there be any maintenance fees or other costs for housing, besides the cost of the land and house?
A: In older MMOs, such as Ultima Online, there was a house maintenance fee you had to pay weekly, but in FFXIV: ARR we decided against this system. Similarly, these older MMOs also had a system where your house would break down if you didn’t log in after a while in order to have you continue your subscription, but this is a thing of the past and we won't have any system like that.

again if you don't continue your sub your house goes bye bye.. at least a lease / rental system would allow players to take those breaks that Yoshi says it's ok for them to do and shouldn't be punished for.