Dilapidated Houses

[Jeykama]

No, the core idea is an awful one. I personally don't have a big FC, it is literally just me. I got the FC signatures and leveled it to rank 6 (now 8) by myself so that I could buy a house and something that had wear costs enough that an entire FC would need to chip in would essentially mean I would have to work full time simply making gil and not playing the game for fun. Your idea would mean having to turn this game into a job just to sustain the property. It sucks enough to have to do that in reality, having to do it in the game would be awful.

Your problem is that you invested into a group-oriented feature and expecting the same treatment deliberately playing solo. Just because the game lets you do that doesn't mean it's obliged to cater specifically to tiny FCs (even if they will, apart from disuse appropriation)

Having said that, don't think upkeep is the right system to use to siphon money from the economy being half a year since release, and especially since housing is so functionally useless. Even gardening is a pain considering how much you have to baby those plants to get them to crossbreed reliably. Now if they implemented actual perks to having a house, if that airship lab or choco stable ends up being actually useful, or hell a weekly payment for an automatic sprinkler system for the gardens, I wouldn't mind paying upkeep at all. Even if I'm the only person in my FC that actively messes around with the house.

[Skyy]

I think I invested into a feature that is designed perfectly for what I expected. Your problem is that you're trying to change a game feature that doesn't need changing.

[Jeykama]

I think I invested into a feature that is designed perfectly for what I expected. Your problem is that you're trying to change a game feature that doesn't need changing.

If you want to turn this into another "I want to have my solo FC cake and eat it too," go right ahead. I don't particularly care for housing upkeep fees either, and I explained why. Unlike you, my reasons don't include being in a solo FC.

[Skyy]

If you want to turn this into another "I want to have my solo FC cake and eat it too," go right ahead. I don't particularly care for housing upkeep fees either, and I explained why. Unlike you, my reasons don't include being in a solo FC.

I don't think you understand...

I'm saying I think things are fine the way they are. You're making it seem like I want to change things to suit the fact that I'm solo. No. I am happy with the way things are as it suits both my style and large group styles and the proposed changes are bad and not necessary.

[Sakasa]

Well OP I agree with the general idea of the look of the house, no so much about the fees, upkeep mostly because that wouldn't stimulate the economy that would just remove gil from the system making a gil sink after they worked so hard to introduce more gil in. But it would be kinda cool for one of the Mansion's in the housing district to look worn out almost haunting on the outside. But I think it would be best having it the other way where people could buy/make the cosmetic pieces to make their house like Dilapidated. So it looks kinda like Hakkue Manor walk up I think some people would enjoy that. This issue with that is eventually you come to the idea to expand on that and some ideas would be massive eye sores to some (and intentional by the trolls) Like a gaint colibri house for the blinding bright pink. Or you can go the other direction with decoration house changes but then some one will ahve christmas tree in their yard till august...