Apartment Preview

[Ametrine]

If they are that shady and mean, why shouldn't we report them?

I'm kinda wondering if I want one. I use my FC room all the time, but finally getting into the Goblet after 3 years of never being able to afford it would be a damn dream.

[Rymm]

If they are that shady and mean, why shouldn't we report them?

I don't think he was saying "don't report them" just pointing out how SE makes it so easy for them to do stuff like this, even though they punish them when caught.

I was really, reeeeeeally hoping that the preview would show us inside the apartments, not just tell us things we already knew, aside from the new numbers. I could live with a single room (that's what partitions are for, anyway) but I hope it is at least a little bigger than the FC rooms. Not holding my breath though.

[ZodiacSoldier]

For all those asking about the original 512 apartments, in the Live letter, it said 512 Apartment for Ishgard housing. And I believe they originally planned to only have 12 wards in Ishgard.

So that would have been 12 wards x 512 Apartments = 6144 Apartments.

Instead we have 90 Apartments spread acrossed the 3 cities. So that 3 Cities X 12 Wards X 2 Subdivisions X 90 Apartments = 6480 Apartments.

So there is a little over 300 extra apartment compared to the original plan.

I'm assuming they changed it to three current cities first because it is easier to implement since they don't have to create new Ishgard architecture, styling and whatnot for the apartment. They might still implement Ishgard housing in future.

[Lexia]

Was talking about apartments in a LS i have and said think all the apartments will be gone right away (since I'm on balmung) and person disagreed with and said they don't think that will happen cause not everyone on the game is interested in housing. I guess we will find out.

[CayaLuna]

Awe.... no balcony?

[KfLeX]

Awe.... no balcony?

That would of been cool to have a view.

[MPNZ]

OMG, please make a tour of the basic rooms! Seriously, like, right now. I still want a small beach-side house and a very specific medium plot in the Lavender Beds.


But, I guess Gridanian apartments are OK. There is just so much shade for my pale butt.

Awe.... no balcony?

Yeah, that totally sucks. I hope they'll let us upgrade to something with a more scenic views like the Uldah markets, A view of the beach/Limsa, or the lavender beds.

[crc0427]

If I recall the 512 was for each district, so 90 per ward is higher than the 512 announced. I could be wrong though.

[LadyKairi]

Originally it was 512 per building per district, but that was months ago. Now it's only 90 per building, but one in each ward

[Dustytome]

For anyone that wanted to see the apartment preview (and aquarium demonstration) twitch still has the videos up here: https://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv/v/89793998 About the 2 minute mark he starts making his way across the bridge to the building and then eventually goes into a room. I believe someone said it here or elsewhere already, but they may have a lower initial number in order to spread people out between the wards before gradually increasing the availability.