So what happens to houses with the expansion?

[Siniztor]

The worlds as a whole are being reorganized to different datacenters. The only way housing will be effected is if someone currently with a house opts to transfer to a different world. As the house doesn't carry over when you transfer worlds, their plot will be demolished and they will be compensated the cost of the plot + 3 mil gil for possible furniture loss (apartments receive 500k + 500k for furniture).

I'm wondering about FC housing. my whole fc is transfering. so will I..My guess i need to make sure no one else is left in the FC before transfering to get compensated so we can get a new fc house

[Dustytome]

I'm wondering about FC housing. my whole fc is transfering. so will I..My guess i need to make sure no one else is left in the FC before transfering to get compensated so we can get a new fc house

I could have sworn there was some kind of incentive for fc housing as well, but searches just bring up a small snippet of it being on the to-do list as of June 2017.

We plan to continue introducing new incentives and updates following the release of 4.0, including bonuses to accommodate the transfer of entire free companies and free company housing. [ SOURCE ]

Unless there's something I missed it looks like the fc plot will have to be left behind with no compensation from the game systems.

[Siniztor]

I could have sworn there was some kind of incentive for fc housing as well, but searches just bring up a small snippet of it being on the to-do list as of June 2017.



Unless there's something I missed it looks like the fc plot will have to be left behind with no compensation from the game systems.

well guess need more info since this is a big change im sure my fc isnt the only small one leaving due to server balance n free transfer..if not ill wait the 45 days for demo and 80% back i guess and just pay to transfer a alt over.

[Jojoya]

well guess need more info since this is a big change im sure my fc isnt the only small one leaving due to server balance n free transfer..if not ill wait the 45 days for demo and 80% back i guess and just pay to transfer a alt over.

I would imagine the server migration and free transfer dates will be known far enough in advance that you could simply lock everyone out of the FC house so the demo would occur during the free transfer period.

[Vidu]

But I don't think the servers will come in the time when free transfers are available.
So I need to pay for transfer later for MAYBE getting a house on a new server. That doesnt sound fair for me.

I wouldnt worry about that - they can easly (and most likely will) offer free transfers to the new severs only when they come live, just as they did with the newly added servers with SB and how they offered free transfers from certain servers.

The problem is, that some housing-stuff is event stuff you cant put back to your inventory. And you cant buy this stuff with gil.

I'm not sure what you're refering to here? All event stuff can be placed back in your inventory - obviously with teh exception of food that you've eaten from. By default all event items can go back into your inventory.

[Frizze]

But I don't think the servers will come in the time when free transfers are available.
So I need to pay for transfer later for MAYBE getting a house on a new server. That doesnt sound fair for me.

If you look at the newer servers, most of them have plenty of available housing. And by default, a brand new server will start with all open plots. If your housing needs are generic(any plot any city) you will have no issues at all. The people whos "needs" are more specific(must be specific plot, must be mansion size, must be specific city) are the only ones with anything to worry about. Low-medium population servers had available mansions outside of Shiro for a week or more(was almost a month on my server) the last time they expanded housing. Something to think about.

[worldofneil]

But I don't think the servers will come in the time when free transfers are available.
So I need to pay for transfer later for MAYBE getting a house on a new server. That doesnt sound fair for me.

There will be free transfers to the two new servers. This is how it was for Omega and Louisoix when they were new and there's no reason it won't be the same here as well. They want people on the new servers, it's not in their interest for them to be empty.

[worldofneil]

I'm wondering about FC housing. my whole fc is transfering. so will I..My guess i need to make sure no one else is left in the FC before transfering to get compensated so we can get a new fc house

Unless something is changing, you won't get compensation for FC housing. You specifically have to leave your FC to be able to transfer so maybe they'll say differently before the free transfers open, but for now it would be safer to just assume you would have to leave the house.

They had said before (just before Stormblood) about an entire FC transferring to a different server, but that never happened and they never mentioned it ever again.

You could always just leave the FC (and house) with an alt, transfer over and make a new FC etc and then wait for the old house to demolish and transfer that alt over with the 80% of the house money. You may have to pay for a transfer at this point though.

[Besame]

I can see people from no-house servers popping over to ours, buying them up and then spending the majority of their time playing on their original server with friends.

[worldofneil]

I can see people from no-house servers popping over to ours, buying them up and then spending the majority of their time playing on their original server with friends.

Possibly, but to buy a house on your server they'd need to world transfer to your server (visitors can't purchase) and then I have to wonder how practical that'd actually be for them as they wouldn't be able to talk to friends on another server via FC or Linkshell (FC chat would work, but has to be a FC on your server, not theirs and LS chat won't work at all when they're visiting the other server)