Instanced Housing

[AlexiaD]

I want instanced housing because the neighborhood system is depressing. What's the point? The whole thing is empty. I never see my neighbors. My fancy fully decorated house is surrounded by 3 neighbors with completely empty plots. I HATE looking at the boring empty yards and basic houses, they ruin my view and my mood. I just want an instance where I'm alone and surrounded by trees instead of disgusting empty plots.

Why even have a plot if you don't decorate it for years?? People are weird, they always cry for a house but then they get one and don't even touch it. smh

I just want an instance where I'm alone

Idk maybe dont play MMO's if you want to be alone

[Erinellza]

Idk maybe dont play MMO's if you want to be alone

That's funny because many MMOs have instanced housing. And I'm already alone because the so-called "neighborhood" in XIV is a ghost town, lol.

[Yuniko]

That's funny because many MMOs have instanced housing. And I'm already alone because the so-called "neighborhood" in XIV is a ghost town, lol.

Careful of poking the hornet's nest btw. *hugs*

[HeyMcFly]

That's funny because many MMOs have instanced housing. And I'm already alone because the so-called "neighborhood" in XIV is a ghost town, lol.

I'm with you.
I did see 1 person in a housing ward a few days ago. They were AFK.
Do you think that's the neighborhood feel people are talking about? That MMO experience?
Or- If the MMO experience isn't related to housing, then why should it matter if we want to have a house instance all to ourself?
There are apartments, but they give very limited range- are as limited in customizing, just way less than houses already- and have the same empty/ ghost town feel as house wards.

Or is the neighborhood feel the part where FCs give gil to players who copy+paste nsfw prompts and have players pay them for erp? I'm not holding judgement over anyone for how they do things, but when people say neighborhood feel, I've yet to see anyone give examples of what they mean.
Or do they mean the neighborhood feel of being forced to look at other players ugly creations?
Want a nice view for your house? sorry, there's a giant eyesore owned by someone who is obsessed with hot pink and hingan houses. And better yet, their plot is always empty - inside and out and noone is ever home to say hello.

Folks can suggest "Well, dont own a home in ffxiv!" So, we're not actually going to address the issue?
Just dance around the fact the only reason the housing isn't changing anytime soon is because of subscriptions?
While The dev team could actually tie in subscriptions to owning instanced homes without ever giving them better features, but imo if the basis of our activity to own a home is also one of the links to an active subscription; I believe there should be more emphasis on improving the housing wards and housing features. Yoshi-P has said adding more house features will be looked into - but no other mentioning of it. Back when stormblood was new, he brought up the possibility of giving apartments size upgrades.

[Divinemights]

That's funny because many MMOs have instanced housing. And I'm already alone because the so-called "neighborhood" in XIV is a ghost town, lol.

Does other MMORPG has a place called Limsa Lominsa?
Most of MMORPG offers a new player hub in each expansion; the best example would be World of Warcraft
The main cities are not deserted only because Blizzard enforced AH House only available in main cities.

However, when you take a look at FF14, each FF14 expansion main city not only offer Markeboard but Inn as well
Yet, fully functional new player hub still unable to attract people offLimsa Lominsa
Limsa Lominsa is so special that all people just stay there therefore I don't think it is fair to thinks Neighborhood idea is a failure.
Like right now, Limsa Lominsa clearly out populated Old Sharilyan

FYI, when Housing first installed for FC only aned Limsa Lominsa still not a thing, most people hang around marketboard near their own FC

[Palin]

Does other MMORPG has a place called Limsa Lominsa?
Most of MMORPG offers a new player hub in each expansion; the best example would be World of Warcraft
The main cities are not deserted only because Blizzard enforced AH House only available in main cities.

However, when you take a look at FF14, each FF14 expansion main city not only offer Markeboard but Inn as well
Yet, fully functional new player hub still unable to attract people offLimsa Lominsa
Limsa Lominsa is so special that all people just stay there therefore I don't think it is fair to thinks Neighborhood idea is a failure.
Like right now, Limsa Lominsa clearly out populated Old Sharilyan

FYI, when Housing first installed for FC only aned Limsa Lominsa still not a thing, most people hang around marketboard near their own FC

Well, there is no other city hub with less steps between aetherite and market board then limsa, so it's convinient
Also for whatever reason world visit system only works in starter cities so even if i want to hop from world to world in Sharlayan for my marketboard spree, i cannot really do that.