Small House 20 item limit for Outdoors?!?!?

[Red_Wolf]

I agree, 20 items is way too low for small. 40 items is way too low for large. I've had a small, and I have a medium and a large now...and I never am able to even begin to do what I want to do with my yards. I am creative, and I like making combination pieces. I could easily use 20 pieces to just make *one* object in my yard if I wanted to. Making things like pathways, walls, fences, hedge rows and things of that nature also takes up an enormous amount of items without taking up hardly any space, so yes 20-40 is just too low. 50 for a small, 75 for a medium and 100 for a large would be perfect.

Very well said! 20 items outside is like putting a rug in a room and calling it done.

[Numenor1379]

Very well said! 20 items outside is like putting a rug in a room and calling it done.

Only for someone obsessed with cramming more and more items in. A few more slots would be fine, but saying twenty is barren is bullshit and you know it.

[Red_Wolf]

Only for someone obsessed with cramming more and more items in. A few more slots would be fine, but saying twenty is barren is bullshit and you know it.

It's not even really 20 slots after putting in the basics. One stable, one garden, one aethryte, minimum of 2 lamps (cause it's freaking dark in housing zones). That gives you 15 items for aesthetics. That's barren. We had to cut back on even the landscaping to stay under the cap. With a snowman, tree, and presents we're down to 12 slots.

You may like having a boring yard but I don't. Having item space for tables and chairs alone would be nice.

[Shneibel]

It's not even really 20 slots after putting in the basics. One stable, one garden, one aethryte, minimum of 2 lamps (cause it's freaking dark in housing zones). That gives you 15 items for aesthetics. That's barren. We had to cut back on even the landscaping to stay under the cap. With a snowman, tree, and presents we're down to 12 slots.

You may like having a boring yard but I don't. Having item space for tables and chairs alone would be nice.

12 slots are plenty, for some Latices, benches and 1 table, most of the small house use around 3-4 step stones to go from entrance to the front door. If you skip the mini aetheryte (I don't use it myself), you can put one more item, the mini aetheryte is not really need item, good to have but good to skip as well

[Violyre]

Either I'm just not decorative enough, or I'm awesome at my needs, I know I have less than 20. I didn't really need too much for my perfect little slice of heaven.

[Austherus]

It's about picking the right items. I do think that we should get a few more slots specifically for small items as I have been forced to avoid them or have an empty yard (also, mansions need more slots inside, 200 is not enough for so much space).

I have to say though that I understand some of the restrictions SE has put in place and respect them for that. Too much freedom just means people exploting the system "for the lolz", if you are serious about making your house look good you will find a way.

[Kio]

Honestly, the item limits need to be increased for both indoor and outdoor for all the plots, not just small.

[Scy]

I agree with both sides. Personally yeah I'd like to have more slots. Even 10 more would be nice. Mostly to use on little stuff or enhancing some of the bigger items or focal points. . At the same time though we got creative with our 20 slots and have a pretty nice little yard that's not cluttered but not empty either. Just have to make thebest of what you have. Real creativity isn't always having no boundaries, but rather utilizing what you have within the boundries given and making something great.

[Kiyyto]

I agree with you completely, but I'm surprised at your reaction to the negative comments... Haven't you ever done a DF?
Troll is a playable class in FFXIV.

Of course 20 is way too low. The only people who think it isn't are people who don't give a damn about decorating their houses. I use half that max just setting up a walk way, my mailbox, and my fence. It leaves no room to even put a tree up if you've got a stable and a seasonal item you can forget about adding a planter or any small stuff that would beautify the plot.

20 items is not enough to do anything creative. Why is this so ridiculously low? Why am I being punished for the stable, garden, and mini-aethryte?

I doubt anyone can even decorate for xmas with this limit.

[Red_Wolf]

I agree with you completely, but I'm surprised at your reaction to the negative comments...

I know... I'm new. Turned 50 maybe a month ago. I was told there are some SE fanboys in this game that will defend all Dev decisions tooth and nail but I thought this change was a no-brainer.

I'm shocked that people who are at the cap and have had to gimp themselves to stay under it would argue that the cap is a good thing. And the argument I heard the most is that they don't want their neighbor's yard to look like cluttered. Like I joined FFXIV to be in a Home Owner's Association or something. To each their own and stop worrying about your neighbors. I'm sure they can make their yard look like crap with the 20 item spaces they have.

I'm fairly certain the cap was implemented when there were far less items available and to encourage people to buy larger houses. It is time to revisit the item limits and give us some creative freedom.