The Devs really need to change how housing works.

[geekgirl101]

the housing system in terms of availability is a total and utter failure. In a paid game service like FFXIV there is no excuse for all players above a certain level not to be able to own a home.

Yoshi seemed to like the idea of limiting houses so only a certain percentage of players had a house. The thing is not everything Yoshi likes is necessarily a good idea plus unless you're Japanese your suggestions are irrelevant, at least that's what I've heard on the vine. Apartments would've been a better alternative to having your own home if they also had gardens but I heard it's something to do with the weather that affects gardens? Another floor would've been nice too instead of the dinky little box with barely any room to swing a lalafel.

[Edax]

Another floor would've been nice too instead of the dinky little box with barely any room to swing a lalafel.

I've seen players do wonders with muti-floor Apartments.

[geekgirl101]

I've seen players do wonders with muti-floor Apartments.

Nice but besides the point. I know some people love the challenge of minimalist houses cram-packed with items to give the illusion of a larger home, but I honestly think apartment homes should be of near equivalent in terms of housing with no few than 2 levels and access to a communal garden with allocated plots for crop growing/crossbreeding.

[Edax]

Another floor would've been nice too instead of the dinky little box with barely any room to swing a lalafel.

Nice but besides the point.

No, it's exactly the point. You can already make a multi-floored apartment and you can still have room to swing plenty of Lalafels in it. You already have your wish.

[Sunoske]

No, it's exactly the point. You can already make a multi-floored apartment and you can still have room to swing plenty of Lalafels in it. You already have your wish.

Coming from someone who plays a smaller sized race... Have you tried standing in a split apartment as a highlander or taller race? There really is hardly any room.

[Jojoya]

I'm wondering if our private quarters in ShB is a test for a larger/new apartment style. It seems that a lot of the issues we have would be solved with a few additions to apartments (gardening options/more item placement).

Our private quarters are nothing more than the new inn room. There's nothing being tested by it because we don't have the ability to place items or interact with anything other than the standard inn room amenities (sans the Crystal Bell, which isn't present).

At most it's maybe a sign that SE has been working on new interiors for us to choose from. It won't come with gardening (SE starts talking about the upcoming player farms every time someone mentions gardening in apartments/FC rooms). Whether or not there's an increased item limit we won't know but then there's no apparent reason why item limits couldn't be increased more as it is. They already doubled it once since originally the limit was 50 items.

Coming from someone who plays a smaller sized race... Have you tried standing in a split apartment as a highlander or taller race? There really is hardly any room.

I also play a Roe. Her apartment has been split level since people shared how to float a troupe stage over a window. The new lofts have improved on that by making the upper floor surface slightly lower since they're half the thickness. There's plenty of room.

Camera collision can be a problem if you're in third person instead of first person but that's a problem for everyone, including lalas. I also can't place a loft any lower with this character before hitting an invisible wall when trying to walk under it than I can with my Roe. The difference is visually it makes sense with my Roe - of course she's going to bump into it. With my lala, it makes no sense that I can't walk under it.

[Edax]

Coming from someone who plays a smaller sized race... Have you tried standing in a split apartment as a highlander or taller race? There really is hardly any room.

I was talking to a player with a Lala profile so he already has his wish.