Do you prefer houses or apartments?

[Palibun]

Apartments; they're cheaper, easier to get, not as restricted, and i think they're way easier to decorate. You have less space so they never feel as empty, plus working with less space can make it more fun, not to mention less decorations needed, so less gil spent. I love my cozy little apartment personally and really dont want a house, the only thing im jealous of are their yards.

Reminds me of playing the Sims 3 when i was younger; the little houses i made always looked better than the giant, messy mansions i made with money cheats X)

[AnimaAnimus]

I like the space houses have and the fact I can do so much inside and display nearly anything I would like. But at the same time compared to the amount of item slots, esp for larges, you have to block off most that space otherwise your place looks baron.

I also like the outdoors area that a house provides. I like making gardens and outdoor spaces, customizing my exterior etc. At the same time so can my neighbors and the kawaii décor or the more disturbing like piassa is something I don't want to stare it. Also some of the exteriors are so high (carbuncle and Shirogane esp) that it blocks the views I once had.

I like that I can buy a house and be done, no taxes, no gil sinks, etc. I think that is just a silly concept and am glad they didn't incorporate it into the system.

I like the variety of furniture and the fact they always incorporate more, I dislike how restricted we are when it comes to placing it.

But I like the fact that apartments are instanced so I can have my own little corner of the world. They are just so small I got one only to use as a run off storage room for my actual house.

SE, however, is absolutely set on forcing us all into community settings without giving us an instanced option. Not sure if its limitations do to the tech or the fact they flat out don't want to. With their lack of communication with us overall I tend to believe its just that they (or at least Yoshida) don't want to.

[Elladie]

I had a personal house but surrendered it recently and now have apartments for my main and my alts that qualify. I prefer the space to items ratio in an apartment (I like clutter) tho I wouldn't complain about having more items. Don't miss the garden either to my surprise but I can garden at the FC house if I want to (I don't). I wouldn't complain if they made apartments bigger tho. Certainly wouldn't complain if they added more instanced housing with more variety, be happy to throw my gil at that

[Mimilu]

I've seen a few smalls (not all of them) where the entire bottom floor is walled off, and the top decorated portion is poorly done; didn't use most of the item limit, etc. I can tell because of how little items they have out. They don't use the garden outside either so it makes me scratch my head and wonder why they don't just settle with a apartment instead.

Yeah. =w=
Some people just want houses to brag (I've seen a few empty private mansions with only summoning bells inside).
Others may want to do more things with their house but can't afford it or don't have any idea/direction on what to do.
It's just the option of having more space and utility (plus the street cred) makes it more appealing.

[Bobkitty]

There are things I like and dislike about them both:

Apartments
+ Affordable
+ Availability
+ Permanent; you don't have to keep paying/having to login just to retain it
+ Marketboard + Aetheryte right outside your door (not all houses have that convenience, spots that do are usually more pricey/difficult to obtain)


- Cannot be shared
- Only comes in one size, but there is still a lot you can do if not for...
- 100 Furnishing slots
- Scrolling through the list everytime to enter a friend's apartment can be a pain
- No gardening? (I'm not certain about this as I don't do any gardening either way)
- Lack of a neighborhood feeling, apartments don't get a whole lot of visitors either.

Houses
+ Comes in three different sizes
+ Every plot has a unique scenery
+ You have a garden for gardeny things?
+ You can decorate/customise the exterior as you see fit
+ Shareable
+ Depending on whose in your ward, it can feel like living in a neighborhood


- Some housing spots are a bit far from the marketboard
- Ugly neighbors can obliterate your landscape
- Non-refundable (unless using the demolition timer)
- Limited number of houses:
-- Demolition timer; because of the issue above, you have to login at least once every 45 days which means you're paying rent via subscription.
-- Lack of a permanent solution
-- Placard clicking game

[JWag12787]

Apartments:
+ Never Expires. It's always there.
+ Easy access to the MB/Retainers
+ Single room to decorate / affordable to decorate
+ Cheaper option than a house

- Limited Gardening
- No Outdoor Space
+ Makes a good storage room when/if you get a house


Houses:
+ Different sizes available
+ Outdoor space
+ More homier feeling
- Sometimes hard to get
- More space / more decorations / more cost
- Expiring timer if you're inactive, unsubbed, or never visit your house.
+ Avoid the "random purchase timer" if you ever decide to move or upgrade

[Alyanna_Elingval]

Apartments:
+ Never Expires. It's always there.
+ Easy access to the MB/Retainers
+ Single room to decorate / affordable to decorate
+ Cheaper option than a house

- Limited Gardening
- No Outdoor Space
+ Makes a good storage room when/if you get a house


Houses:
+ Different sizes available
+ Outdoor space
+ More homier feeling
- Sometimes hard to get
- More space / more decorations / more cost
- Expiring timer if you're inactive, unsubbed, or never visit your house.
+ Avoid the "random purchase timer" if you ever decide to move or upgrade

Aside from the cheap items you buy from the material supplier, I crafted everything in my house. Decorating my house didn't cost me anything but time.

[JWag12787]

You gathered your own materials too? That's been one of my hurdles.


Sadly, I'm still low, so I had to buy alot of the decorations </3

[Kytrin]

Aside from the cheap items you buy from the material supplier, I crafted everything in my house. Decorating my house didn't cost me anything but time.

Some folks are allergic to crafting, and would literally rather stab their eyes out than spend the time/effort/gil to level it lol.

[Alyanna_Elingval]

You gathered your own materials too? That's been one of my hurdles.


Sadly, I'm still low, so I had to buy alot of the decorations </3

Yeah, I have miner and botanist levelled.

I think the mistake people make is that they don't do things together, or when the can really some benefit from them so it seems like more of a grind.

I levelled miner and all of the smithing jobs together, along with a DOW job. Then I did botany along with carpenter, weaver and alchemy. Even did desynthing on Goldsmith, I made things and then desynthed them. Since I was always changing up what I was doing it wasn't as much of a grind. Plus when you're making your own gear, weapons, saving up for a house, etc, it feels more like you're working towards something vs powerleveling. Doing it this way also reduces the money you spend on it to practically nothing.

I figure it's probably harder once you've played through the game and try to go back after the fact and grind the jobs up.