Housing...ugh.....

Some servers wards may have some activity for sure...but its not a lot in a good chunk of them. (Im in the lav beds), and there may be some people running about but thats more in the first few original wards..anything beyond that, I may see 2-3 people ( if I went searching), but most times I see none.

Mind you Im cool with that needing to see others is last on my priority list for housing....dead last.

Neighbors aside though..the current system is too limiting. They are thinking far too small for every aspect of housing (except cost and the number of limitations)

If some people just want a house to have it "seen" for a strange form of epeen boost or arousal lol then thats a totally personal issue that needs some counselling imo. Theres being proud then there's...just plain being odd.

I for one want to enjoy the home itself, my area...what I create > trying to impress anyone else. Besides the current system doesn't allow for any uniqueness anyway we all use the exact same furniture in the exact same homes, the only difference is where to plop it down .
Theres no reason to go see anyone elses, we are all basically carbon copies , anyone who cant see that has never experienced what unique housing is like, or what being able to create can result in.

I always hyped a housing system like Rift dimensions and will never give up that goal, as it has so much more to offer all of us! It is by far leaps and bounds ahead of ffxiv.

Affordable, instanced, a zone...not a plot, item limits in the thousands, 100% player controlled and built , can still be visted and seen for those that are here just for a "look at what i did" mindset.. its vastly superior to this gamesin every possible way except graphic quality. It's disheartening considering Rift is so much older yet pulled off such a superior design, hands down.

Instanced could allow for the purchase of a large area .... a zone at least the size of an entire ward...sheesh! O.o

If they designed similar to Rift, we could control the weather, the time of day, bgm, and can literally build a floating castle as a home or rustic log cabin, a replica of any zone in-game... and fill it with not only the beautiful things SE has made but ANYTHING we choose to build....its endless, engaging, and the dreaded "f___" word...you know, that word so many cant quite grasp ....Fun!

The only limit would be the players /fc imagination. A truly customizable and 100% creative design for everyone. Now THATS something to be proud of.

Now wait!...I am aware of the massive effort it took to have what we already do!..Im not blind to the work they have done, but why any game would design such a bland and limited idea on purpose is mind numbing. If they couldnt offer a complete and fully engaging design then dont implement yet, don't introduce it until its exceptional and at least at the same level as other games.
It could have been so much more

They focused too much on the "perks" and the false sense of a lolneighborhood, and very little on the enjoyment of creating something unique which is (imo) 3/4 of what housing should be.

Focusing far too much on hoping we see a person run by instead thats couldnt care less about what you are doing btw, instead of giving us room to breathe and the freedom to create on a personal level or as a group with a fc area something that is stunning and worth noticing or visiting.

I dont want a room as my "home" as some have suggested, no..that's what the inns are for.

Players shouldn't have to settle for the design like ffxi either, that is a terrible design. For its day it was fine!! but today, housing should be a lot more then a glorified room. If you are gonna do it..dont go 1/2 way se.

My mog house in ffxi currently is full and we even have a second floor now but the design cant even remotely compare the the standard and depth of Rift. (and I am sure other games out there)

Why should we settle for something subpar? This game is relatively new and yet housing feels and plays ancient and so darn small. Its nothing beyond, basic..nothing.

I understand they wanted that "sense of community" when in the wards but at what cost to the majority of the players is the seeing that 1 person run by?

A severely limited design that only a few can enjoy?

If that's the case, then the cost was too high. Far far too high.

The "neighborhood" isnt worth all the enjoyment so many are missing...not even close to being worth it. I would trade a "neighborhood" in a heartbeat for a engaging housing design. And a design that is available to everyone.

Availability has to be #1 for them now. I feel so bad for those that haven't had the ability to buy a home yet. even with the endless limitations.

As times goes on I have seen players lowering their standards more and more just to have a piece of something "even a room will do...an apartment!" That's very sad and it should never have reached this stage imo.

SE needs to do whatever it takes to accommodate all their players....a year ago would have been nice.
We would have no leg to stand on if it was a ftp game, but it isn't , we pay and are trying to support the business....our voices and satisfaction should count. Its a 2 way street . Supply from their end should be sufficient now for old players and new alike and a revamp would be a godsend

Upgrade, redesign..completely revamp...whatever it takes.

Players settling for less should never be the solution or even a suggestion.

Not gonna get that from me anyway.