Thread: What is coming in 2.38?

Going to laugh if it's just additional personal housing wards just like existing ones, with prices that START at 850k for a small on low economy servers. They haven't even elaborated to say if it will be 850k for the plot, or 850k for plot+building permit, so I'm suspecting it will still be the additional mil for the permit after you buy the plot.

On the other hand, if they actually let individuals own a large sized house like FCs have now that would be pretty silly. I suspect that all houses will be smalls, and probably even more toned down, like you only get a 4 patch garden, or individual pots with no way to get cross pollination.

Originally Posted by Doki

like you only get a 4 patch garden, or individual pots with no way to get cross pollination.

I'll rage. I'll summon neo-bahamut and burn Eorzea to the ground.

Originally Posted by NyneAlexander

I'll rage. I'll summon neo-bahamut and burn Eorzea to the ground.

Prepare to rage. I think it's a very likely outcome.

Originally Posted by Doki

... or individual pots with no way to get cross pollination.

It better not be just individual pots. The gardening system is too dependent on cross-pollination for that. I could see them adding small rectangular two-patch planters, but that's as small as they can go without ruining the system.

Originally Posted by Niwashi

I could see them adding small rectangular two-patch planters, but that's as small as they can go without ruining the system.

A bed this small is laughable, and is already borderline breaking the system. Anything less than 4 patches in a personal housing garden would be cause for outrage. Growing this stuff is already time consuming as all hell. In a 2 patch bed, the first seed planting has 0% chance of cross-pollination. I can only imagine the amount of forum rage when someone went to cross their first glazenut seed, and RNG laughed at them and gave them no seed with the 2nd plant, effectively making said person either start over from the beginning (3weeks of grow time) or purchase new seeds (good luck with pricing) to forego the time sink.

Grade 3 Thanalan soil gives a very high chance to cross seed, but it is not guaranteed.

*disclaimer - didn't mean to sound rude to you in particular, but 2 patch planters sound just as bad as individual pots

I do hope they limit gardens to 4 plots (and allow intercrossing) to keep FC housing somewhat relevant.

Originally Posted by JayCommon

A bed this small is laughable, and is already borderline breaking the system. Anything less than 4 patches in a personal housing garden would be cause for outrage. Growing this stuff is already time consuming as all hell. In a 2 patch bed, the first seed planting has 0% chance of cross-pollination.

But you would only need to plant a first seed once. After that, you'd be alternating them, changing out just one plant at a time that's always next to a plant that's already there. Awkward, especially when you want to change your target harvest, but it would at least be possible to get cross-pollinated results (which wouldn't be possible with single pots). And, as I said, that'd be the smallest they could realistically go, not the ideal place I'd want them.

As for the keeping quiet and no pre patch notes, it is a smart thing on their part. So far the pre patch notes were easy to figure out, what to buy or do before the servers went down. Another reason if I recall correctly was that Yoshi said there would be major changes to the economy in patch 2.4. Patch 2.38 might start to push the economy in this new direction such as the way its handling desynth materia, new type of materia needed to continue relic line. I spend most of my day crafting and as new mid and main patches come out I watch closely to see where the next gil rush comes from. I will say that my only concern for the patch is that the way they account for gil on the servers will leave housing out or reach for most players for some time as happened with the cost of FC housing at the start of 2.1.Remember that SE is planning 4 years out on the game, so with a long term plan housing will be a big investment. Second SE needs gil sinks in the game. The personal housing will be used as a gil sink and a large one if I had my guess.