Company Housing Details would be nice

[Gurpsmeister]

So the lack of details on company housing is getting a bit nerve wracking, at least to me. I'm wondering if we could get -SOME- details regarding a few specific questions.

1: Will there be unlimited neighborhoods or will companies have to compete for land?
2: What's the estimated begining cost of said land to begin with?

We're a smallish FC and we really want to get our FC house but if we have to compete for limited space we'll never have the resources to do so. Or if the cost is so astronomically high we won't be able to handle that either.

All we know for sure is you have to buy land and it slowly decreases in price as it gets left unpurchased. However unless there's a LOT of land available for sale, we all know that those plots are going to be bought up by the big companies on those servers before anyone else has a real shot.

Just wondering if we could get some clarification here. Will small and mid sized companies realistically be able to get FC housing?

[ruinedmirage]

I have only one question, really. What benefits does owning a larger FC house have over owning a smaller/medium one?

Sure everyone wants the biggest, most lavish place in the game, but if the benefits are going to be insignificant (i.e. more space to walk around), I might settle for less. If it's something more meaningful, like added storage space, bigger gardens, gameplay buffs, etc, I won't waste my time wishing I had something better......

[Shneibel]

I have only one question, really. What benefits does owning a larger FC house have over owning a smaller/medium one?

Sure everyone wants the biggest, most lavish place in the game, but if the benefits are going to be insignificant (i.e. more space to walk around), I might settle for less. If it's something more meaningful, like added storage space, bigger gardens, gameplay buffs, etc, I won't waste my time wishing I had something better......

why bother ? just get it

[Rizon]

As the housing areas are instanced you should not have to compete for land. It is already been stated that when an instanced area fills up a new one will open. We probably not know the costs until the patch actually goes live and we get the patch notes. It has been stated that they will wait to the last minute to announce it in order to curtail RMT activity. They have also stated that costs for land will go down as time passes. Might want to wait til later in the day to try and make a purchase. Hopes this answers some of your questions.

[Sotek]

Does anyone else remember stuff about Totems (or something like that), which were meant to be similar to XIs Mogenhancements? With housing so close to release I'm surprised there hasn't been any new information on that...

[Rizon]

Does anyone else remember stuff about Totems (or something like that), which were meant to be similar to XIs Mogenhancements? With housing so close to release I'm surprised there hasn't been any new information on that...

The last thing I read was that they will have areas in housing that will provide general crafting enhancement but they do not plan to implement a Mogenhancement feature similar to FFXI where you get specific benefits based upon the types of furniture and gear in the house.

[ruinedmirage]

why bother ? just get it

You mean, why not just get a large FC house? Well, for one thing, they're definitely going to be the highest demand, the most expensive, and probably will stay that way for a couple months at least. Why pay more for no benefits (speculation, of course, need more details)? My FC is only like 14 people, so the sensible thing to do is spend my hard earned money on personal housing when it comes out and a small FC house.
UNLESS there are additional benefits to having a bigger area, hence my post in the first place.

[Felis]

I have only one question, really. What benefits does owning a larger FC house have over owning a smaller/medium one?

More space for stuffs (primal trophies, airship workshop, conference room, training hall with dummies, dining room, sleeping room)

All what you have to do is asking yourself: "How much space would my FC need?"
At least, don't buy a small house. It is only 1 room, good enough for a single person but not for a FC.