The Housing problem and my proposed solution

[Sandpark]

@Preypacer
No these questions are the big point. You seem to think FC housing is just for storage and playing decorate.

At no point did I say that. I've said quite the opposite throughout my posts, giving examples from other MMOs that have done it well, as a point of comparison for how XIV has done it poorly.

If you're going to respond to my posts, read them first and acknowledge what I say. Don't cherry-pick, or just put words in my mouth. It's incredibly rude, and dishonest.
Well, your questions are completely besides the point, and are not at all the big question. More of a deflection from the main point, really.

All of those things being tied to FC housing are great.. if you're fortunate enough to be in a FC that has a house, or are able to get one yourself. But many can't.And that is the key problem here, which some people seem determined to argue around, make excuses for, or otherwise avoid addressing.

Do you not even remember what you write? You said it, clear as day.

Bringing it back to FFXIV, the benefits of housing is utterly pointless when a large number of players have no way to enjoy them because obtaining a house is out of their reach, for reasons out of their control. This has been the core point of my posts, and this thread which, for some reason, you keep completely ignoring.

XIV's current housing implementation was poorly designed and poorly implemented. This is evident in the fact that threads like this even have to be made. The adjustments being made to it are band-aids to lessen the ill-effects. They're not fixes.

Actually you are ignoring the core point of my post. Free Company houses are for guilds and your instanced version is for non free company members which I want as well in addition to Guild houses.

So you have a masters in game design? It is proof of nothing except that people like and hate and post about different things on web forums.

Again, the housing in other MMOs does provide additional gameplay benefits beyond just the housing/storage aspects. I've already described this, and have given examples... which, again, you keep conveniently ignoring. And regardless, all of what you say about XIV's housing is irrelevant if people do not have a way to access it, which is - yet again - the main point here.

Only relevant example I saw you list was mining areas. I guess mining is comparable on scale for building a frigging huge airship, flying off with friends to amazing destinations in the sky? The smaller scale it is, the easier to do it due to lack of risk.

One is meaty content for groups with side casual content, while the other is dress me up barbie in solitude in a house.