Potential Housing Abuse in Residential Districts using FCs

[Grimwarr]

I am concerned that people are using Free Companies as placeholders to lock up all of the quality residential plots throughout the current wards. A prime example of this Happening would be like Server Faerie, Limsa Lominsa, Ward 16, Plots 31-60. All of the Free Companies appear to be bogus.

From the way I understand that housing is going to work from reading the description Additional Plots and Purchasing Requirements directly from the Lodestone website:

Plots will be temporarily unavailable for purchase if they are emptied for any of the following reasons:
・Selecting "Relinquish Land" from the Housing menu
・Auto-demolition
・Relocation
・The character that owned the plot is deleted

* During this period, plots will still be available for relocation.

[Grimwarr]

To me this means that if you have the Gil and you are willing to create a Free Company to purchase a lot, you will also be capable of relinquishing that lot and moving a personal lot to that location at a time when it will be easy for you to take that lot without any competition. I have seen many desirable lots get picked up by these "bogus" free companies. and these houses have been abandoned/ignored since their purchase.

I sure hope that the relinquished houses will not be set for immediate transfer capabilities, which will allow this type of abuse to go unpunished, and give these abusers free reign over all quality lots.

If you are a concerned member of this community please give this thread traction so we don't run into a failed personal housing release on the 20th!!!

[NephthysVasudan]

FC homes cannot be "transferred" to personal ownership... nor the opposite.

If someone wants to go to the trouble of making an FC to get a home....then so be it....it takes a bit of effort and time.

Took mine roughly a week to get a house from formation. And a lot of farming. I'm sure others can report similar cases in less time.
But again - you can't just "flip a house" to personal ownership. You have to destroy it...before you can use the plot - which is subject to the RNG timer.
At least that's what I've read/understood.

[Grimwarr]

FC homes cannot be "transferred" to personal ownership... nor the opposite.

If someone wants to go to the trouble of making an FC to get a home....then so be it....it takes a bit of effort and time.

Took mine roughly a week to get a house from formation. And a lot of farming. I'm sure others can report similar cases in less time.
But again - you can't just "flip a house" to personal ownership. You have to destroy it...before you can use the plot - which is subject to the RNG timer.
At least that's what I've read/understood.

Again from the way that SE had posted about relinquished land. those players will be able to purchase a lot. then when the time is right they can then go ahead and relinquish the Free Company House and then transfer their undesirable location to the desirable location.

EDIT:
In addition I have seen players offering to purchase Free Companies for Gil that are level 6 with/without housing being purchased

[NephthysVasudan]

Again from the way that SE had posted about relinquished land. those players will be able to purchase a lot. then when the time is right they can then go ahead and relinquish the Free Company House and then transfer their undesirable location to the desirable location.

EDIT:
In addition I have seen players offering to purchase Free Companies for Gil that are level 6 with/without housing being purchased

Again....the plot surrendered will not be up for grabs immediately...its subject to the RNG timer. You can relocate - but the plot you leave behind won't be available immediately. Otherwise the whole point of what they did would be completely useless.
And you're an utter fool to "buy" an FC for gil when you can get it to rank 6 with a little elbow grease and will-power.

[Serendair]

What he's trying to say is... they're grabbing sweet spots with dummy FCs. Wait for the riddiculous slaughtering on 20th be done. Then sell those who were lucky enough to get a "not so nice house" their "much nicer plot" for relocation. Relocation bypasses the RNG timer.

[NephthysVasudan]

What he's trying to say is... they're grabbing sweet spots with dummy FCs. Wait for the riddiculous slaughtering on 20th be done. Then sell those who were lucky enough to get a "not so nice house" their "much nicer plot" for relocation. Relocation bypasses the RNG timer.

Relocation means you have to have a house in the first place...otherwise your still going to be subject to the RNG timer.
People are going to move/relocate..this is a given.

Complaining about this is no different then complaining about people who already own homes.
You wan't to complain? complain about people who got grandfathered in with multiple homes....now you have valid concerns.

As for us single home owners with an FC house? ....yeah.....no.

[Serendair]

When was I complaining? I have my house since subdivision when I could stroll around be indecisive for days which plot to pick. I couldn't care less. You are so looking for an argument...
you know what...

/walkaway

[NephthysVasudan]

When was I complaining? I have my house since subdivision when I could stroll around be indecisive for days which plot to pick. I couldn't care less. You are so looking for an argument...
you know what...

/walkaway

I was referring to the OP...but you made your own assumption.

[Pastahnak]

If they want to buy the house twice then whatever, still no fewer houses on the market