I actually had enough Gil for a small plot...

[Inzoum]

... But then I had to finish my day at work and go back home before I could log in.

All small plots on Masamune are sold out.

Thank You, Square Enix. That really made my day.

I don't think doubling the number of wards is going to be enough, you'd need about 10x that to even make a dent in the total demand. For reference, patch 2.38 added enough Small size plots for 0.1% of the estimated number of players: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...large-image%29

You should have just gone with a system like FFXI's Mog House: one small instanced plot on its own, and not a piece of a persistent zone. Sure, it wouldn't have been as charming as being able to walk around an actual neighborhood, but I sincerely believe this would have made a lot less people unhappy. Your current system is not able to deliver, and most likely never will, and you probably need better advisors if you actually believe it'll work out nicely in the end.

[LunaJoy]

I did too! I couldn't wait to at least get my plot, but every small plot on Phoenix is now gone too!! I can't believe they didn't add more wards with this update since the demand is so high; clearly. I mean, I'd love a medium house but I fear by the time I save they'll be gone too!! Totally disappointed. Personal housing has been the thing I've waited for and wanted the most!!

[Adler]

Get personal chamber and wait till you will get gardening added to it.

[Nalien]

Get personal chamber and wait till you will get gardening added to it.

That's only a solution to people in a Free Company, more importantly a Free Company with a House.

Private Rooms should never have been tied to Free Companies to begin with. Probably would have taken a lot of the heat off this update if they did that, shame they lack common sense.

[Sensu]

That's only a solution to people in a Free Company, more importantly a Free Company with a House.

Making a FC doesn't cost anything, and if you can buy a personal house, that shouldn't be a problem if you're in an FC then either.

I would not be surprised if, after the new wards are added, rich players start buying up all the plots and selling them to FCs/individuals for insane markups.

They should've just implemented a cap on the houses you can own. Someone on my server has like 8 houses, all small/medium. And put a minimum level requirement of 50 to buy them, and a quest chain involved, so people can't just infinitely spawn alts to get around that cap.

[Niwashi]

And put a minimum level requirement of 50 to buy them, and a quest chain involved, so people can't just infinitely spawn alts to get around that cap.

That's nearly in place already, except the level requirement is 47 rather than 50. Purchasing a house requires being a second lieutenant in your Grand Company, and unlocking that promotion requires a level 47 quest (as well as a few previous quests and several dungeons to complete the GC hunting logs and whichever content you use to earn all the GC seals needed).

[Inzoum]

Get personal chamber and wait till you will get gardening added to it.

Our FC has a medium house already, though my personal chamber serves as a meeting hall for our Free Company. I relinquished my chamber for everyone to use because I intended to get a personal house.

[EricCartmenez]

I got mine about 3 AM Eastern Time (US) on Siren and it was 2.1 million Gil. I'm hoping for the gardening plot in the private chambers as well.

[VolatileCore]

Heck, I woke up and got online the moment the servers were up. I had plenty of gil and still didn't get a house because on Balmung they were all sold out of smalls in under five minutes. I watched people crowd around placards just as I arrived at them in a mad race to click "purchase." Sigh.

[Titor]

Heck, I woke up and got online the moment the servers were up. I had plenty of gil and still didn't get a house because on Balmung they were all sold out of smalls in under five minutes. I watched people crowd around placards just as I arrived at them in a mad race to click "purchase." Sigh.

/war flashbacks