Pickings Are Slim, But This Really Isn't Okay, Is It?

[Lakhesys]

Ideally, player should get a warning and have their yard items sent to storage/housing retainer.

Realistically, nothing will happen.

[Kyssa]

Ideally, player should get a warning and have their yard items sent to storage/housing retainer.

Realistically, nothing will happen.

I think you're right on the 2nd part, but hopefully, if a GM does actually investigate this, this player gets more than a smack on the hand.

Housing is a hot commodity, hard fought for in this game- but there are rules of engagement that need to be followed. Making yourself an extreme nuisance and blocking the view/play areas of other players should be an instant ban. It's not like this FC or it's members are standing on a mount covering an NPC quest giver. They used a 3rd party program to block the terrain and obliterate the view of a plot they don't even own. Not just with one item.. but multiple items.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

As did the players making a nuisance of themselves when Asmongold or whatever his name was started playing FF14..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izm4BT4uloI

[Lakhesys]

I think you're right on the 2nd part, but hopefully, if a GM does actually investigate this, this player gets more than a smack on the hand.

Housing is a hot commodity, hard fought for in this game- but there are rules of engagement that need to be followed. Making yourself an extreme nuisance and blocking the view/play areas of other players should be an instant ban. It's not like this FC or it's members are standing on a mount covering an NPC quest giver. They used a 3rd party program to block the terrain and obliterate the view of a plot they don't even own. Not just with one item.. but multiple items.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

As did the players making a nuisance of themselves when Asmongold or whatever his name was started playing FF14..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izm4BT4uloI

Adding to this: I don't think it's possible to put up the furniture in that manner? If so, they could be using third party tools to grief. Two strikes right there.

[Jojoya]

Adding to this: I don't think it's possible to put up the furniture in that manner? If so, they could be using third party tools to grief. Two strikes right there.

Actually, there are a few plots in Mist where you can place furniture like that without the use of third party tools (my alt's FC has one of those plots though their plot doesn't directly border any other plots unlike the one in OP's screenshot and they've only placed a single item in that fashion for roof access). It's a bit of a pain in the butt but it can be done.

To get that taken care of, someone would need to buy the plot, make a good faith attempt to contact the owner of the other plot, then report the owner to the GMs for nuisance behavior.

Unfortunately, at best that might result in the removal of the items overlapping the other plot. Items that are overlapping the walkways would probably be allowed to remain consider how many other items placed in like fashion are already out there. And I wouldn't be surprised if the house skin was switched to the Shirogane Castle Walls to continue to block the view from the plot above.

In an ironic way I have to congratulate the person who did it for bringing attention to what a mess the ward system is. Maybe people should copy the image and tweet it around with #FFXIVHousing and the comment that this is what Mister Foxclon's Neighborhood really looks like.

Interesting update. 2 hours ago, there were 4 players in this FC.

Now, the level 90 char logs in and tells those of us there, that she's not the FC leader.. as if this absolves her. When it's brought up that we've seen the FC members on the Lodestone, and the "leader" is a level 2 alt, with the same last name, they teleport away.

Now, another member is currently in the house, and now there are only 3 members in the FC.

Curiouser and curiouser.

The level 90 changed their character name in the past hour so that their last name no longer matches the names of all the low level alts.. yet stayed in the same FC, and kept the same appearance. Where is the clown emoji on this forum when you need it?

Might want to tone down the reaction a little bit or it could be you getting reported to the GMs for stalking and harassment.

The situation is what it is. At this point they've technically done nothing wrong. All they did was create an eyesore with their plot as allowed by SE.

edit: Final thought - wonder if they're in the process of forming another FC with the intent to buy that upper plot and that's why they've put up the nuisance furnishings.

[Kyssa]

Might want to tone down the reaction a little bit or it could be you getting reported to the GMs for stalking and harassment.

The situation is what it is. At this point they've technically done nothing wrong. All they did was create an eyesore with their plot as allowed by SE.

edit: Final thought - wonder if they're in the process of forming another FC with the intent to buy that upper plot and that's why they've put up the nuisance furnishings.

I'm not concerned. If someone can obstruct someone else's plot w/ their yard items and the GM's receive numerous reports and ignore it. All I'm doing is posting whats occurring. Also, the use of a 3rd party tool to create this eyesore was obvious.

This person is doing what they can to keep ppl from bidding on this plot, or maybe even had something to do w/ why the previous owner abandoned this plot. Who knows why it's empty or when all of this occurred. All I know is it's a shitty thing to do in a game that's centered around playing with others.