Apartments need Rent

[Almagnus1]

And players would stop buying apartments because the main appeal of an apartment - lack of demolition - would no longer exist while they suddenly have a new major disadvantage - rent - that houses lack. They'll just keep saving up that gil for the day they can finally get a house instead.

You're honestly not thinking this through all the way.

And if everything had rent?

Main thing FFXIV needs is instanced housing, and if apartments upgrades + Island Sanctuary (or whatever's coming in EW) (SE did not think that name through and how we'd shorten it) can bring apartments up to being a viable alternative to housing.... that would be a way forward. Main concern with that, however, is that there are a finite amount of apartments and while it will take longer to max them out than what we have with housing currently.... that day will eventually happen and we're going to be in the position with apartments that we are with housing.

I like Apartments because you don't have to worry about being evicted, unlike Houses. Apartments are the one thing we casual players can get in terms of housing, don't you DARE to justify taking them away.

Seriously, if for some ungodly reason SE accepts and implements your idea and my Apartment room is gone because I took a break from the game to avoid burn out I am blaming YOU.

**hands pitchfork and torch**

Better for you to be prepared because you're just that lovely type of person...

[Styrmwyda]

**hands pitchfork and torch**

Better for you to be prepared because you're just that lovely type of person...

When did I say anything about attacking you? I just don't want to lose the one type of housing I can get as a casual player. And instead of telling me your case, you get defensive, why?

[Jojoya]

And if everything had rent?

Players not interested in paying rent would let their houses demo to reclaim what gil they can.

Players willing to pay rent would skip over apartments and go straight to houses because there would now be plenty available.

Players who had been on break just to come back to find their apartments demolished would be pissed beyond belief at all the seasonal event items they had stored and now lost, and would cancel their subscriptions.

Your idea of making things more attractive does not work. You don't make things more attractive by taking away the perks that were used to make them attractive in the first place.