(Large Housing Problem) 177 Bids on One House

[Yodada]

A huge example of housing issue is dynamis. We got xbox being added and lord forbid any of them are on dynamis. They have zero shot at any plot cause so many made alts to snatch up housing

You mean the currently 11.747 available Houses and the upcoming 36.000 Houses (for the already announced additional 4 Worlds) on Dynamis? Sure for those who want to stick on overcrowded Servers its true. For all others? Not really.
I would even bet 1M Gil that we will get another Housingarea beside the already existing 5.

We may even see that the Xbox Version of FF14 is just a waste of ressources which should be allocated to the game itself cause this platform barely exists in JP / EU.

[Jojoya]

You mean the currently 11.747 available Houses and the upcoming 36.000 Houses (for the already announced additional 4 Worlds) on Dynamis? Sure for those who want to stick on overcrowded Servers its true. For all others? Not really.
I would even bet 1M Gil that we will get another Housingarea beside the already existing 5.

We may even see that the Xbox Version of FF14 is just a waste of ressources which should be allocated to the game itself cause this platform barely exists in JP / EU.

Fairly unlikely we're going to end up getting those 4 additional worlds any time soon. YoshiP said they've put that on hold because there isn't any current need.

But yes, Dynamis still has thousands of houses currently available, not to mention another 7,200 in wards 25-30 that have never been opened for purchase. I suspect we might see that happening in May after the new Xbox players have had a chance to get through ARR and earn the gil needed to purchase a house.

As for a new housing district, I don't expect that until 8.1. If there were one planned for Dawntrail, they would have already said something. If the player population explodes, we'll probably get a few more wards on each world but that's it.

The Xbox version of the game has not been a waste. There is a large number of Xbox players asking for help in NN already and it's still on free trial. The number is going to increase with the official launch coming up this week.

[Veritas-Ancora]

Fairly unlikely we're going to end up getting those 4 additional worlds any time soon. YoshiP said they've put that on hold because there isn't any current need.

But yes, Dynamis still has thousands of houses currently available, not to mention another 7,200 in wards 25-30 that have never been opened for purchase. I suspect we might see that happening in May after the new Xbox players have had a chance to get through ARR and earn the gil needed to purchase a house.

As for a new housing district, I don't expect that until 8.1. If there were one planned for Dawntrail, they would have already said something. If the player population explodes, we'll probably get a few more wards on each world but that's it.

The Xbox version of the game has not been a waste. There is a large number of Xbox players asking for help in NN already and it's still on free trial. The number is going to increase with the official launch coming up this week.

Yeah I found it crazy that he didn't mention housing even once across FOUR staged events.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

the only problem i see with large houses , there too cheap for how many there are to offer

100000x this.

There are not nearly enough "sinkholes" in the game to remove gil from circulation resulting in many billionaires that as a result of compounding wealth will see their fortunes grow on a massive scale. So when a FC lot comes out and that billionaires FC bids; every soul in the FC also bids; most FC's do not have 2 billion gil on hard to place 40 bids on a large.

[Themarvin]

It is still beating a dead horse... if you don't got a house get an easier house to get to begin with... you can later on try to move up the tier... however you will really not lose out on anything... and if anything make all cottages medium or something instead, but without the basement.

[Veritas-Ancora]

It is still beating a dead horse... if you don't got a house get an easier house to get to begin with... you can later on try to move up the tier... however you will really not lose out on anything... and if anything make all cottages medium or something instead, but without the basement.

I think this is where the "Mirage Housing" idea that came up would be helpful. Small on the outside, spend millions of gil to upgrade to a mansion on the inside.

[Yodada]

I think this is where the "Mirage Housing" idea that came up would be helpful. Small on the outside, spend millions of gil to upgrade to a mansion on the inside.

Lets hope its a real Gil Sink then. Even 20M or 50M for upgrading it is too cheap nowadays.

[Khryseis_Astra]

Lets hope its a real Gil Sink then. Even 20M or 50M for upgrading it is too cheap nowadays.

I definitely wouldn’t expect it to be more than an actual large plot! Or large building permit as it were… you’re still getting a small plot, whatever the interior is. The plot price is based on its location in the wards. After all, if it works like everyone is assuming and/or hoping, this is basically the “consolation” prize for the fact that there aren’t enough mediums and larges in the game. For my part, I just hope it opens the door to more interior customization.

[LianaThorne]

I think this is where the "Mirage Housing" idea that came up would be helpful. Small on the outside, spend millions of gil to upgrade to a mansion on the inside.

Has Square confirmed yet that Mirage is actually going to be interior space upgrades? The last I heard was that it was just going to let you change the starting interior walls and staircases.

[Jojoya]

Has Square confirmed yet that Mirage is actually going to be interior space upgrades? The last I heard was that it was just going to let you change the starting interior walls and staircases.

They haven't confirmed what it will have one way or the other yet. They've only talked about what features they're hoping they'll be able to implement.

I honestly do not expect any more to be said about it until the first Live Letter for whatever patch it will be introduced (hopefully 7.1 but I won't bet on it).