FFXIV Dev, and Yoshida-san. Thank you :)

[Riviere]

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It's something called GOOD MANNERS. We deal with workers in our daily life, they provide services for us because they're getting paid to do so, but it's good manners to say "Thank you" for their service, at least I do, you probably don't. People can show appreciation too, it may come as a shock to you I know but not everyone considers this game as their only reason to exist in this world.

Now, not everyone cares about housing, and many that do, while they're disappointed by how it worked out they're not raging about it. Do you wanna know why? Because they're acting like ADULTS. Your attitude is that of a spoiled child, throwing a tantrum when something doesn't go your way and you label all those who share a different opinion than yours, call them white knights and the like.

If someone wants to make a thread of appreciation, what harm does it come to you? Does it ruin your hate train? Do you feel threatened by it? If little issues like this, unimportant, are causing this much rage in players, perhaps you should be using your money to seek help instead of playing games, because clearly you lot have severe issues that you should be checking instead of worrying about some make believe house.

I feed on all the rage that I see on the forum and I sincerely hope that every big patch that comes out brings this much rage, it's so satisfying to see how a little game can make so many people feel this miserable.

[vientown]

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this is lovely and all, but i'm not raging. it just doesn't make any sense. i laid out all of the reasons that this doesn't make any sense, and nobody has said anything contrary. you're sorely mistaken if you think i'm angry, but looking at your tone and the way you insolently refer to me as a child...i can see that you are. please try to calm down. you are halting polite discussion.

[Meshico]

this thread makes me cringe so hard. 'thank you' for what? you pay for this game you know, you pay monthly for services that (whether you like it or not) are not being delivered. it doesn't matter if you're fine without personal housing, it doesn't matter whether or not you think it's okay - yoshida explicitly stated that the housing would be separate and the costs would be lower. i am someone who 'understands hardware' and i realise that this is a logistical nightmare.

let's talk supply and demand, since the big boy OP wants to speak like adults. how many players are there on your servers? how many houses are there available in wards? personal funds can and will scale to meet the size and scope of these houses, there are more free agents than free companies, the bulk of the wards will be bought by individual players.

is that a problem right now? no. is that a problem in 5 years when those people have left the game? yes. that's a massive problem. as you're 'someone who understands hardware' (can't get over that), you must understand that this is a disaster.

the FFXIV server structure is split, instances are reserved and generated on a need basis. i won't talk down to you, and i'll assume you know how FFXI's mog housing worked. what we needed for personal housing was small individual 'plots' that did not really exist on the server side, we didn't need wards, we don't need neighbours. personal housing should not have been equal to free company housing, it should've been instanced based and should've been invitation only. it boggles my mind that the developers thought this was an easier way to implement it.

i just don't know how anyone can find this acceptable, it speaks volumes about their ideas of longevity for the game. 5 years down the line, are we going to have 'ward 72'? surely you understand how impractical this is, to have so many servers reserving these areas, these areas actively existing within the world. yoshida says that they are working on some sort of new architecture that will allow them to endlessly create wards, but i'm not sure how much value we can place in his words.

even from a lore perspective it's very silly. personal housing would've filled a gap in the lore where our free adventurers do not have a place to sleep or relax. the free company housing initiative was clearly put in place for people to capitalise on the influx of new adventurers post-calamity, but it doesn't make a lot of sense that they would allow them to be bought by single adventurers. it also doesn't make a lot of sense that people would live in these massive buildings, designed as halls. they're not mansions, they lack features, they are blank and basic halls.

it's just impractical and unjustifiable, i would like the people who defend this idea to give me one good defense of it.

Good points, and all that But if your looking for one good defense, this thread kinda already gave one (more than one actually), but you still make good points just a tad off topic, and focusing on something I didn't bring up, but as many have already pointed out...it's good to know that even though you didn't deliver every single thing, you did your best, and still a great patch.

Also I added your comments to the main post, since I liked it

[BlackHaloJT]

Wow the whole 10 of you that liked OP are satisfied with XIV direction ? Well that's going to be a resounding success !

They get special butt kissing minions I was told. And they glow like white knight armor.

[Amiantos]

They get special butt kissing minions I was told. And they glow like white knight armor.

Oh no some one has a different opinion than you! Please get over yourself.

[Kiara1]

I love this patch and I don't understand the mean comments. Except for one thing, that there arent enough plots for everyone, but im sure they will keep adding it.

I do like that the prices are the same though since the houses are the same. I bought a medium house for 9 mil gil about 3 weeks ago (im in my own fc) and I would feel it would be unfair if othes could get the same size for less money.

So yeah thanks for this patch and thanks for the new relic update it's a lot more fun than the other ones

[aivedoir]

Skimming through this thread... just realized positive threads are boring

Off to the other juicier topics with drama

[Volcano]

I noticed that if a thread is not raging about housing, people being positive are "white knighting" did i miss something? or is this forums being forums.

[Aegis]

I noticed that if a thread is not raging about housing, people being positive are "white knighting" did i miss something? or is this forums being forums.

If that many people agree on something (in this Forum, of all places) perhaps they might be on to something?

Being positive about the current housing situation is, well, a novel position, certainly.

[Meshico]

If that many people agree on something (in this Forum, of all places) perhaps they might be on to something?

Being positive [In General Game Direction], well, a novel position, certainly.

Just changed the quote a little above...and "novel" I don't think the use of that word is accurate lol.