Are we getting houses?

[Doho]

whew I'm just glad yoshida didn't say no haha. but yet, join in.. let's chant! BRING BACK HOUSES! BRING BACK HOUSES! WE WANT FURNITURE! WE WANT FURNITURE!

[Krausus]

We asked Yoshida whether housing would be implemented and this is what he said:



What ideas would you like to see implemented with housing? I personally would like a handsome Elezen butler…

I would love for housing to be a part of player ran companies, and not just housing I would love for there to be company cities that companies can build. They would have many sections. The city itself would be accessible to anyone and would not be instanced. I would love for the following to be apart of the city.

• Keep - gathering area including a leve table for company leve content.

• Market district - a place to set up company member retainers as well as normal shop vendors you find in the capitols.

• Craft District - guild NPCs/facilities

• Individual player housing - this would be instanced accessible in the company city where member of the company could build their own house, would love multiple floor plans. Gardening, storage, choc breeding could be the main focus of the house as well as displaying trophies and achievements.

• Airship Dock

• Chocobo Stables

[Volsung]

I'd like to reference 3 posts on housing/comapny housing

My own at here

A post with many players ideas here by Caidryn here

And Alexiakidds with some nice ideas here

This is a simple listing of things myself and some others feel would be interesting to have when the eventual placement of player run companies starts.

A company retainer, that sells many items from the players of a company

A company bank, where people are appointed and one would be needed present for withdrawal.

Town rep, available through company quests dailys grind (fetch, kill, defend, escort, travel). This will provide the linkshell with buffs that a player can obtain via similar to a signet. As the company levels and has higher rep, the leaders/appointed members set the buffs that effect all members, more buffs with more rep.

Leveling the company via player earned exp. Companies would have levels with higher levels allowing for more stuff (that can be elaborated upon by SE, larger housing area available etc)

Crafting center for the company, place to craft with workshop access and do repairs, can be upgraded for larger space, then each workshop added.

Gatherers could be responsible for gathering the base materials to make the base/airship/boat/weapons/defense

Crafters could take the base materials and make them into other materials as needed

Friendly competition with other companies like conflict, but you invade the others base training against defense systems they've produced. You get defense systems specs by company quest, company leveling so that they're able to be made, then materials from gatherers and crafters.

Providing base materials, crafted goods, tech to the city state for the garlean invasion that will take place.

Tandem work with Grand companies/fighting alongside npcs in events. Company related story mission/quests

Company fishing hole, can be leveled up, add fish etc

Company garden <-- really like this idea could be like harvest moon but everyone works together. could be leveled up, new plants etc

Company Choco stalls, this could be where players raise chocos unless their ideas for chocos are that drastically different.

Company stats board to view member contribution/exploits

Company dungeon, not sure here just being honest maybe a once a week, company determines the time, they go through the dungeon for items/exp? Maybe npcs could join on the trek for a twist.

Company tele spot that lowers anima costs <- would take forever to make but such a goal!

once airships are implemented, make airship content of course, exploring areas unavailable to normal hiking and sky fighting/training

So it would play out like this

Do the initial quest, probably require lots of money or lots of players doing an event to become recognised, to be rewarded with a small disappointing area of land near/in the town. Not much can be done with it at the moment, low functioning areas and small. Starts at level 1. Level it by exping! eventually it becomes exponentially harder to level, making it take longer duh this should be expected.

At the first level, not much can be done, just company quests. Once leveled, you can start upgrading stuff to level 2. A larger piece of land, more functional spots, collect items via gathering/crafting to create stuff. then exp more fore higher levels, rinse repeat.

Basically as long as materials and level are good, aesthetics can be changed/upgraded but becomes exponentially harder to level up/obtain the items for top tier things

from my post

[Godryc]

Weapon racks to display old weapons like my Shellsplitter once I outgrow it.

[Reinheart]

JP side also has no rep response so might as well link JP guys ideas also in here for YoshiP and Bay

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...82%A6%E3%82%B9

[Arcell]

Weapon racks to display old weapons like my Shellsplitter once I outgrow it.

Why stop with a weapon rack? Make entire armor displays complete with weapons available! Show off old armor sets and weapons in your home.

[Skeloton]

I prefer to have a personal Airship as my house with a Aether crystal so I can teleport from the camps to it.

[Griss]

Being able to upgrade/expand would defiantly be nifty, its one of the things that always bugged me about the mog house in xi. Saving the world multiple times over but at the end of the day you were still stuck with that tiny shoe box apartment.

Seeing as how moogles are pretty rare according to the story line would love to see those lovable one line spouting mammets being utilized as some kind of helper inside of the house. But in all honesty the moogles function from xi has really been shifted over to the retainers in xiv. Having your retainers hanging around your house when not deployed in a ward would be a good idea.

Allowing others into your home to show off your trophy's or just to hang out and be away from the prying eyes of other players would be cool.

Though i think the most important part of any housing system would be the following.

The continued ability to not utilize it at all. I fully realize that i am in the minority here. My time being a vagabond of eorzea has really grown on me. Being able to go where i want when i want and not being tied down to one specific location has been liberating. Would like the option to continue this "Life style". If any thing i would be more interested in a company/shell hall. But i realize that a private housing system is probably the best foundation for that.

[Sigmakan]

I just want somewhere to craft in peace where I dont have people sending me tells asking(demanding) repairs and synths, which is followed by my silence and then them accusing me of being a bot. LET ME CRAFT IN PEACE.

/rant

[Kafeen]

Multiple locations.

Either expandable or various sizes of house available, starting from a single FFXI like room, to multiple rooms and multiple floors.

Gardens outside where players can grow things.

Crafted furnishings for various room types.

Trophies available from certain in-game accomplishments.

Mail box to send / receive things from other players.

Storage for equipment.