4.2 Housing Update

[worldofneil]

why would they not just say it

Because that's an absolute and could be for multitude of reasons:

• The person at SE Germany who was asked simply has no idea of the answer as that'll be decided by SE Japan.
• SE literally haven't decided yet or they don't want to commit to a choice (as we've seen in the past every time they say something that isn't delivered, pitchforks get raised by the community).
• There's currently a community mob demanding people lose their additional houses, them not confirming either way is a much more diplomatic answer.

no information from yesterday hints at something that people can prepare.

Yes it did:

• People who previously bought houses to sell now know to offload them before the 29th.
• People who wanted to purchase personal houses in 4.2 now know to try and get hold of anything they can so they can relocate with 4.2 (as outright personal purchases won't work, but relocating will).

the most important information is still locked up..which would be: what happens with the old houses?

Yoshida said on the live stream that they wouldn't be removed.

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

I don't speak Japanese myself, but multiple other people have now confirmed that's what he said.

would also explain why they need a whole website for this.

For posts like yours where people missed out on some of the information Website would put it all in one place.

So it would be only fair if that new rule will be used on old houses too

The housing timer you have a chance to actually save your house (just use it...). What you're suggesting isn't really the same thing as it doesn't give the actual player (who didn't do anything wrong...) that option.