We need private instance housing

[Madjames]

Nope will not support. All they need to do is add in a 60-90 non-sub payment relinquish feature and give those non-paying customer plots back to the people and add in more sub-divisions. I do not want some instance where only my friends can access. I like having neighbors.

[Alleo]

Nope will not support. All they need to do is add in a 60-90 non-sub payment relinquish feature and give those non-paying customer plots back to the people and add in more sub-divisions. I do not want some instance where only my friends can access. I like having neighbors.

But there will never be enough houses even with a relinquish feature for everyone which means only a really small percentage of people can even have that. I have a small one but I would give it up in a second if this means that anyone get one. I mean we don´t even had enough houses for every FC before players were able to buys them so it will be never enough. Lets keep the neighbor thing with the FCs where it at least makes sense since there are more people around..My neighbors are barely even there..the only ones that I sometimes see are the ones that have their FC house there.

[Naunet]

Nope will not support. All they need to do is add in a 60-90 non-sub payment relinquish feature and give those non-paying customer plots back to the people and add in more sub-divisions. I do not want some instance where only my friends can access. I like having neighbors.

If you read the thread, people have suggested a small community system that combines 4-5 houses into a neighborhood.

It's absurd to restrict access to a system that has so many desired features attached to it.

[Reneo]

If not instant housing, just add more features to the inn. Allow our friends to be able enter our room. Open the window of the Ishgard inn XD

[Elamys]

I agree that the feeling of the neighborhood is really neat. I like going to my FC's house and seeing others out and about and their yards - but I really don't see people -that- often.

Important features of the game (like chocobo raising) are tied to housing and not even every FC can get a house, not because of cost, but because of the lack of plots. We really need a solution. Allow us to have private instance housing and combine into neighborhoods to keep that feeling, like other games.

Plus it would let us keep our plots private. I know you can lock off and stuff, but people still run around the yard and stuff. Call me a shut-in but I kinda don't like that lol

[Gwyenne]

"It isn't that easy" and yet, somehow, plenty of other games have managed it without problem

lol

Well then go ahead and do it

[Gwyenne]

In simplicity, its an overload on their traffic. If you think that the boots, the lag, and the spikes are bad. The more instances you add onto a server thats already struggling, the worse its going to get. Yes, other games have done it but its not like every single game available uses the same network set up.

And before someone says "Change the set up", that means they have to shut down the network for days. Or even weeks.

People just aren't happy. If they would of fixed the housing problem before implementing Alex, people would whine that Alex isn't ready.

Unless you plan on sitting down in their seats and doing it yourself, whining over your keyboard isn't going to make it go by any faster. I think the server stability is more important than a small group making a forum about it. And trust me, I've been waiting for a house too.

[ChocoChick]

Nope will not support. All they need to do is add in a 60-90 non-sub payment relinquish feature and give those non-paying customer plots back to the people and add in more sub-divisions. I do not want some instance where only my friends can access. I like having neighbors.

I am not suggesting that all housing to be this way, but to simply give the option for players to access cheaper housing through this method. I believe if you want the luxury of having neighbours, then the current system is fine for your needs if you are willing to pay the premium.

[Naunet]

And before someone says "Change the set up", that means they have to shut down the network for days. Or even weeks.

Their servers are horrible and, if SE is to be believed, the source of so many of our frustrations. I would welcome this with open arms. They need to fix the root of the problem, or we're just going to continue getting crappy systems.

[Elamys]

Unless you plan on sitting down in their seats and doing it yourself, whining over your keyboard isn't going to make it go by any faster. I think the server stability is more important than a small group making a forum about it. And trust me, I've been waiting for a house too.

This forum is for us to offer suggestions and let them know what the community wants. SE does listen to their users (at least sometimes) and a LOT more than other companies like, cough, Blizzard.

Contrary to what you seem to think, game development isn't done in a vacuum. There's nothing wrong with people having a civil discussion about what they would like to see. There is absolutely no reason SE can't do instanced housing - not only are the interiors already instanced but a lot of other games have done this.

If the servers are really so poor that they can't handle something that less successful games manage with no problem, then those servers have no business handling a game as popular as FFXIV. The frequent downtime and maintenance seems to attest to this.

There literally is no excuse, so stop pretending that there is. You know that.