Housing crisis

[FusiaRain]

As an owner of 3 houses currently, all I can say is system is working as intended.

While the shortage is the fault of the devs for bowing to pressure from the player base (massive price reduction and allowing private ownership) , it is by no means impossible to get a house.

Moreover, with EW’s lotto system and additional entire housing district it will only become even easier to attempt to get a house.

If one person can get 3 houses with such limited space compared to amount of people on the server is intended.

That is horrible design either that are really stupid development planning.


Regardless their intention doesnt mean a thing when it obviously has kassive proplems they should use their brains and drop that intention for one that works

[kaynide]

If one person can get 3 houses with such limited space compared to amount of people on the server is intended.

That is horrible design either that are really stupid development planning.


Regardless their intention doesnt mean a thing when it obviously has kassive proplems they should use their brains and drop that intention for one that works

The situation as it exists is a textbook example of "Be careful what you wish for".

Originally a Large Plot on Tonberry (where I am) went for between 100,000,000-125,000,000 gil. On Balmug it would go for as much as 312,500,000 gil.
Players complained it was too expensive, so it became very cheap (and easier to buy).
Then players wanted personal housing, so you got a double whammy of more demand and incredibly cheap prices.

The devs did what the players wanted, which they shouldn't have. But they did, and these are the consequences.

We can debate whether they earned it fair and square but you're not wrong, it is selfish to expect someone to give up a house so I can have one; and I'll be pretty open about being selfish.

Nothing wrong with wanting a house, but unfortunately you're on Balmung. As for fair and square, it used to be in the wild west of FFXIV you could buy as many houses as you could afford- another oversight by the devs no doubt. As it so happens I've downsized from 5 houses over my years, giving away to friends (not selling).