We need another Housing purge

[Dustytome]

Also where is the exploitation when they have lifted the restrictions for a single FC house per account?

Did they lift the purchase restriction? There was never an ownership restriction put in place, all the checks are when going to purchase a plot fresh for an fc without a house.

[NotOliverB]

Did they lift the purchase restriction? There was never an ownership restriction put in place, all the checks are when going to purchase a plot fresh for an fc without a house.

As I've already mentioned in this very thread, all of the temporary changes to housing were in place when they doubled the amount of wards available. You could not purchase more than one FC house per account up until the lifted the restriction for new personal house a week or two later. But please, if you have 3 service accounts and own half a ward, feel free to contradict me.

[Dustytome]

As I've already mentioned in this very thread, all of the temporary changes to housing were in place when they doubled the amount of wards available. You could not purchase more than one FC house per account up until the lifted the restriction for new personal house a week or two later. But please, if you have 3 service accounts and own half a ward, feel free to contradict me.

I was asking if they lifted the restriction you mentioned. If you were purchasing multiple fc plots after restrictions were put in place, I assume you were buying the fcs from other people or purchasing plots on one account without the restrictions and leaving them with characters on an account that would have been restricted from purchasing it themselves? Please don't read the post in a 'gotcha' tone or anything, I'm genuinely curious if they did lift the restrictions or you use the work-around that existed from the beginning of the new purchase rules.

[NotOliverB]

Correct, I did have to transfer ownership from service account #3 to my service account #2, #1 already being loaded with 9 houses when they doubled the amount of wards. That restriction was dropped when they allowed anyone to purchase a house. You can now purchase as many FC houses as you want, just like it's always been aside from those two weeks where people could only relocate or purchase an FC house.

[Lambdafish]

Can we not make this a Balmung thread?

Specially when OP is not from Balmung?

This is a Balmung problem though, or specifically, a problem with housing on high population servers. The problem has mostly been fixed on medium and small population servers, with only a few more QoL additions (and maybe a few more wards, at least on medium servers) that would make it completely fixed. High population servers however, need something else done that should only apply to those servers.

[illgot]

This is a Balmung problem though, or specifically, a problem with housing on high population servers. The problem has mostly been fixed on medium and small population servers, with only a few more QoL additions (and maybe a few more wards, at least on medium servers) that would make it completely fixed. High population servers however, need something else done that should only apply to those servers.

On Midgar there are still a few mediums and lots of smalls free for the taking. Every now and then a Large will show up but people often transfer to that plot with in 24 hours.

If they want to fix the FC issue, allow FCs to use apartments for their FC ships or just unlock airships and subs and make them available for all characters, then move airships and subs into the Grand Company Barracks.

[Skivvy]

So either the mods are watching this thread quite a bit, or someone's been heavy on the reporting. Posts seem to be disappearing :X

[OliverB]

@dustytome

Since your post was removed, I'll answer it regardless.

Larges are poorly designed, "expensive" and offer no benefits over a small or medium. I care about my houses, I don't do it exclusively for money. I'm not looking for a face-off with the company as obviously wouldn't have anything to gain from it... or lose, but that's another story. I don't know what you're trying to get at with being transparent. I'm playing by the rules, just like everyone else.

[Okamimaru]

Sounds like we need to purge players not housing

[Usho]

Even after the latest housing rules, the more "tactical" players can easily bypass the new rules by making fake FC's ( <XFHL> <HOME> anyone?) to get each of their members their own house. Yet, SE does nothing about it, and that means people who actually really want a house can't get one cause the fake FC's buy them all. Those 2 FC's I mentioned are rampant house buyers on my server and own a lot of homes in almost all the housing districts. #Totalscum.




/2 cents