4.2 Housing Update

[Claviusnex]

I was under the impression you can own an FC house and personal house per world. So a single character can be an FC leader and have a personal house, but your alts can't own anything else.

From the Letter from the Producer update thread: "If you have two characters (character A and B) on one World, and A is enlisted in a free company which owns an estate, then B will not be able to purchase a free company estate."

I interpret this to mean you cannot purchase an FC estate even if you are not already an owner of an FC house. Just being member of a house owning FC excludes you from buying on any alt you may have.

[Dustytome]

Ok I think that's all of it. Let me know if I missed something. I'm really surprised they gave out information on the housing purchase changes beforehand. This is going to put the housing markets into a flurry up until patch day. Plots being available for relocation immediately after demo is still going to allow people to snipe premium plots to sell for relocation.

So that first horrible resolution picture (sorry!) with all the furniture on it, it looks like:
weird pickle cart
baguette basket
new fruit/veggie/something basket
new booze bottles?
moogle wall clock
faux brick patch (hopefully one long enough to go across an entire partition, if it's just that small square that's going to eat up precious slots!)
new floor lamp
new housing npcs
new chandelier
glowing floaty light things?

Can't really make out much more in that one. The second one just looks like new floor beds, a new fish tank and a new wall decoration.

[Alleo]

so does anyone know what is going to happen for individual players? It say only FC people can buy and relocate. so what about other players? are they putting in more wards are completely singled out?

They sadly have to hope that some plots are still there when SE lifts the restriction..which means that mostly small ones are avaiable if any at all. :/ I find a lot of changes really nice but this one is something that I truly dislike and is horrible for anyone that waits for a house for a long long time..

[rhosaria]

Hey well look at that. 1 house per service account GG

[Siniztor]

Hey well look at that. 1 house per service account GG

yup from here on out but incase you missed it looks like multi owners grandfathered in just like we asked..

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...nally/dsxeu82/

[Dustytome]

Hey well look at that. 1 house per service account GG

Per world per service account. You can still own multiple houses on multiple worlds.

so does anyone know what is going to happen for individual players? It say only FC people can buy and relocate. so what about other players? are they putting in more wards are completely singled out?

I think it's a wait and see thing. We'll see how many fcs actually qualify for purchasing plots (4 members, purchaser not in an fc with a house on any other character), but you'll likely see a lot fewer personal mansions after this depending on if the fc only designation blocks personal relocation as well.

[Midnightlady06]

Ok I think that's all of it. Let me know if I missed something. I'm really surprised they gave out information on the housing purchase changes beforehand. This is going to put the housing markets into a flurry up until patch day. Plots being available for relocation immediately after demo is still going to allow people to snipe premium plots to sell for relocation.
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Its not clear, but the way its sounds they put a timer up before it can be purchased(one that no one can see, the rng timer) which means purchased even for relocation. Like the placecard will be similar to ones before a ward opens up and when the timer is done then its actually activated. Yes relocation works and one can relocate as soon as housing opens up, but in order to relocate you have to purchase the plot which falls under the whole timer thing.

[Dustytome]

Its not clear, but the way its sounds they put a timer up before it can be purchased(one that no one can see, the rng timer) which means purchased even for relocation. Like the placecard will be similar to ones before a ward opens up and when the timer is done then its actually activated. Yes relocation works and one can relocate as soon as housing opens up, but in order to relocate you have to purchase the plot which falls under the whole timer thing.

We'll have to see then. I'd like for everyone to have equal chance at a plot, both moving or buying fresh.

[ProjectT]

Dusty, what do you think is going to happen to the huge number of existing secondary fc houses that are owned by "placeholders," i.e., very low level alts as leaders, and only have 1 or 2 members and are used for extra furniture storage, bragging rights in some cases, etc? Are they going to get whomped by square in the very near future or will they be grandfathered?

[Dustytome]

Dusty, what do you think is going to happen to the huge number of existing secondary fc houses that are owned by "placeholders," i.e., very low level alts as leaders, and only have 1 or 2 members and are used for extra furniture storage, bragging rights in some cases, etc? Are they going to get whomped by square in the very near future or will they be grandfathered?

That's up to SE. If the unofficial translation was correct, for the time being they're staying as is. Should that be the case then SE will probably leave things be for awhile to test the waters and see how it all pans out with the new purchase rules and housing auto-demolition.