Regarding Moving

[Dualgunner]

So let's say I have a large house and am moving to a new plot. Do I still have to buy the new plot or is there just a moving fee, or is it free to shift around? I'm fairly sure Yoshi P has gone over the process, I just forgot and don't remember where to look.

[Anzaman]

I don't know if they have changed plans since then, but I remember taking these notes from April 28 -live letter.

Q: Can you please give us more info about moving system?
A: To move, go to the land you want to buy and buy it. If you already have land/house, it'll give you a text pop-up asking if you'd like to move your house and relinquish old land. If the land is same size as the previous land you owned, the house will just move. If the size is different, all of the furniture will go into warehouse reserve so that it is not lost.

[Dualgunner]

Thank you!

I vaguely remembered the answer, I just wanted to be sure. So we will have to buy the plot still, but the building permit and everything is taken care of automatically it seems.

My other question is: Let's say my fc has a house in Shirogane. Would an fc mate without Stormblood be able to access the house?

[RukiaFae]

I wonder what the price difference will be if you want to move up.

[Anzaman]

My other question is: Let's say my fc has a house in Shirogane. Would an fc mate without Stormblood be able to access the house?

Yes, FC members can teleport in and out of Shirogane, but they can't access any other Stormblood area until they actually reach that point in story.

[Ayerinn]

I wonder what the price difference will be if you want to move up.

Clearly there is some confusion. Don't think about it as "trading" your house. When you use the move feature the following is happening:

A) You walk up to a new plot and purchase the plot for FULL PRICE as if you currently owned nothing
B) The game automatically demolishes your old house/plot and moves everything to your new plot

So you pay full price for the new plot and get nothing but the contents moved from your old plot (aka you lose your gil investment from the old plot as if you yourself clicked on demolish.)

The prices for plots supposedly are not changing so the current rates for the plots will apply to the new area.

[Lexia]

The house transfer system going to be pretty lame if you have to buy the land, considering you already own house/land and just want to trade and not own both pieces of land.

[Malzian]

My question is, what happens to personal rooms in FC housing? Would the contents be put into the warehouse as well? Would it leave them be since they're technically different instances to the house intrepid with no change in size? If they do go into the warehouse, is that separated from the one for the main housing? I really don't want to have to redecorate my FC room nor do I wasn't my items accessible to be grabbed by anyone... Guess we'll find out more closer to its release.

[Anzaman]

My question is, what happens to personal rooms in FC housing?

"The moving feature will transfer the personal chambers, company chest, company workshop, and airship voyage status, so players will just need to prepare the fees for the new plot."

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post4121685

[Rymm]

The house transfer system going to be pretty lame if you have to buy the land, considering you already own house/land and just want to trade and not own both pieces of land.

There is no 'if' about it, according to all the info we have gotten about, you buy the land for full price.

It is being implemented as a matter of convenience of not having to move furniture or worry about the time gap it would take to relinquish an old plot, teleport to and purchase a new one (and risk losing both in the process.) For FCs (if private owners are allowed, as they haven't clarified this yet,) it's even more important because on top of the conveniences they need the feature to avoid losing all of their progress in their workshops as well as all their member's private rooms.

That is the point of the feature, not to allow people to move for free wherever they want. Housing is still supposed to be a gil sink, I really don't see why people expected a free housing swap to begin with, I don't think it was ever hinted at or even worded in a way that implied it to be.