Housing Suggestion

[Jojoya]

Has anyone heard of anything else that may be in the works other than the auction idea? I believe that to be an even worse idea than the current system.

What we know so far:

The Ishgard housing district will be able available for preview in 6.0 and players will be able to purchase in 6.1. It will have the same number of wards as any other housing district (currently 24 with subdivisions). Side note from past experience: saying players will be purchase in 6.1 doesn't necessary mean the same day the 6.1 patch drops. They don't want players to feel like they have to make a choice between doing the new MSQ and doing other new patch content so the additional content gets spread out over several weeks. Expect a delay of at least a couple of weeks before you can actually buy.

The system in general will have some changes. Some wards will be lottery while others will be first come first serve. There was no mention of whether the purchase timer would still be using in the first come first serve wards. Some wards will be designated as personal only, others will be FC only. Adjustments will be made to how relocation works. There was no mention when these changes would go into effect but the assumption is it will happen when Ishgard opens for purchase.

They want to increase in the interior item limit but the last time it was mentioned, YoshiP couldn't give an estimate of when it would happen.

That's about all we know at this point. We'll probably be given a lot more information next year before Ishgard opens. There's always a chance there might be something mentioned during the November Live Letter but I wouldn't count on it.

Also, workshops are FC specific content that require the FC to own a house as opposed to general housing content for any player. If your plan is to buy a personal house, you won't be able to add a workshop.

[Amarria]

What we know so far:

The Ishgard housing district will be able available for preview in 6.0 and players will be able to purchase in 6.1. It will have the same number of wards as any other housing district (currently 24 with subdivisions). Side note from past experience: saying players will be purchase in 6.1 doesn't necessary mean the same day the 6.1 patch drops. They don't want players to feel like they have to make a choice between doing the new MSQ and doing other new patch content so the additional content gets spread out over several weeks. Expect a delay of at least a couple of weeks before you can actually buy.

The system in general will have some changes. Some wards will be lottery while others will be first come first serve. There was no mention of whether the purchase timer would still be using in the first come first serve wards. Some wards will be designated as personal only, others will be FC only. Adjustments will be made to how relocation works. There was no mention when these changes would go into effect but the assumption is it will happen when Ishgard opens for purchase.

They want to increase in the interior item limit but the last time it was mentioned, YoshiP couldn't give an estimate of when it would happen.

That's about all we know at this point. We'll probably be given a lot more information next year before Ishgard opens. There's always a chance there might be something mentioned during the November Live Letter but I wouldn't count on it.

Also, workshops are FC specific content that require the FC to own a house as opposed to general housing content for any player. If your plan is to buy a personal house, you won't be able to add a workshop.

Thank you so much for that very detailed account. I feel like I'm playing catch up right now. So that was very much needed. So to follow up with that... I'm assuming, because you didn't mention it, that when Endwalker drops that new area won't have available housing? That's disappointing. I was hoping they would add additional servers to the current housing locations at least.

[Jojoya]

Thank you so much for that very detailed account. I feel like I'm playing catch up right now. So that was very much needed. So to follow up with that... I'm assuming, because you didn't mention it, that when Endwalker drops that new area won't have available housing? That's disappointing. I was hoping they would add additional servers to the current housing locations at least.

They don't automatically add new housing districts with each expansion. Neither Heavensward nor Shadowbringers saw a new housing district added though the number of wards in the existing housing districts did get increased in both expansions when SE decided there was need.

Right now, the need for server hardware to add new worlds for players is a greater priority than just adding servers for housing (the upside being that a new world automatically comes with its own set of wards). But the current semiconductor shortage has made it impossible for SE to get the hardware they need even when they were offering substantially over normal market rates. I've heard the shortage is expected to end sometime next year. Once they are able to get the hardware and open new worlds, they'll offer free transfers to player who want to move to those worlds.

It's not unusual for friend groups and entire FCs to take advantage of the free transfers for the sake of housing among other perks. Even if someone doesn't want to transfer, plots will become available on existing worlds as others do.