RENT: A Better Housing Solution

[Reaperking386]

If we had an abundance of houses compared to players I can see the need for a "renting" system, but because housing is so limited it is not possible to even find a house for sale on high pop or medium pop for more than a min.

[Lexia]

It really not that hard to ask someone to enter their house once every 45 days then really only affects the people that don't want to pay the sub every month. The other stuff people come up with is just what if scenarios.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

This kind of reminds me of what it costs to keep an occupied chocobo stable clean.

[Jetstream_Fox]

I've rented out my top floor of my house for a one time payment of one million gil. My tenant got 50 slots, full craftstations, full gardening, full privilege to remodel the walls, flooring, ceiling light, windows, armoire, company box, immediate access to the marketboard so they didn't have to pay tax on Lominsa purchases and even chocobo stables.

Granted they could have paid 300k for a fc room since you also get 50 slots, this would have been the cheaper way to go for them, but I find that fc rooms have a very limiting design flow, where as the upstairs of a medium plot is more open and allows for more customization.

[HakaseNyan]

For as long as I am subbed, and I own a home / lead a FC owned home, I shouldn't have to fret over missing in-game payments or 45-day login activity; I am still "playing" the game and supporting it. I spent more time and money earning that home, decorating that home, and enjoying that home. Why should I lose all of that over taking a break? It matters not the length of my "break", or the reasoning behind it - That's my business. Not yours!

How about waiting for this next housing wave, or raise your voices even further for additional housing? I understand everyone wants their own personal hole-in-the-wall, but could you please stop trying to get additional restrictions thrown onto those of us who were fortunate enough to get housing? I completely support losing my home for unsubbed inactivity. Other than that, please go away

[aesteval]

He actually said 0.1% not just 1%

0.1% of 10,000,000 is in fact 10,000

Keep reading the thread. The 0.1% was a later edit as mentioned by OP.

[AnduinLynn]

Funny how everyone with a house are the one's against it; lack of perspective maybe?

Regardless, the idea would help a lot to cut down on house sellers and force people to stay active if they want a house. If you want to take a break; go for it! That doesn't mean you should get to slap your name on a useless house while you take your personal time, stopping other's from accessing content that you'd rather have sit there.

The new wards won't fix any issues either, they'll let new people grab plots, but they'll quickly be snatched away and we'll be right here again. Housing should be for active players, and working for some pocket change every 2 weeks will not kill you. If the game isn't worth that for you, then relinquish the plot because there are active players who love the game and would enjoy it a lot more than it sitting there empty for you to pop in and out of every once and a while.

[Spawnie]

Funny how everyone with a house are the one's against it; lack of perspective maybe?

funny how the 1s without houses are suggesting shorter reclaim times, house owners paying more blah blah... op wants us paying rent for houses we already own.. should we throw in water rates and electricity aswell ?? even if i cant log in much due to real life i still sub.. so id make sure even if i can only play 1 day a month 1st thing id do is make sure my house is safe lol

[AnduinLynn]

funny how the 1s without houses are suggesting shorter reclaim times, house owners paying more blah blah... op wants us paying rent for houses we already own.. should we throw in water rates and electricity aswell ?? even if i cant log in much due to real life i still sub.. so id make sure even if i can only play 1 day a month 1st thing id do is make sure my house is safe lol

Lol, you can't turn what I said on me, because the people suggesting the change are those who want houses and don't mind having to pay for it, while those holding the houses and against the idea; are people who're too greedy to make a small sacrifice for the good of everyone else. Plus if you only log in once a month, then that is beyond selfish to hold a plot whilst many active players wait daily for a chance at one. There are plenty of people who'd love to put that plot to ACTUAL use, and make a lot of nice memories with friends.

[Spawnie]

Plus if you only log in once a day, then that is beyond selfish to hold a plot whilst many active players wait daily for a chance at one. There are plenty of people who'd love to put that plot to ACTUAL use, and make a lot of nice memories with friends.

i log in everyday i used it as an example, do i go into my house daily?? nope lol my house is right beside a mmarket board so use it for quick access to that lol... i worked my butt off for my house so ill do everything possible to keep it even if i get busy in real life :3 its not our fault SE failed big time on housing availablity why should we be punished due to thier failure