How would the playerbase feel about buying a housing plot from the MogStation?

[Penthea]

If this was a F2P game I'd see the argument for it. But it's not. We pay a monthly sub to play, and already have to fork out money for extra storage. I would not be okay with paying even more again for housing.

I don't think the issue is SE not having the money. This is probably a time vs profit issue. The company likely feels all the time that would be required into making enormous changes to the housing system wouldn't be as profitable as doing other content in that time instead.

[Apricoth]

I thought about this idea at first, shortly after my rage faded into a simmer... Then thought better of it. Housing is a part of the subscription and if they were to switch it over to MogStation - that will make me angry all over again. It wouldn't be a bad idea if that is what they did from the start - maybe.

[kyomaZZ]

i think we pay SE enough money, monthly sub+ we buy the expasions , if FF14 have a housing system, every player deserve 1 housing spot/ account.


So what SE should do:
1. make a housing lottery and give every player a same chance to "win" a house in shirogane
2. give us enough wards, if high populated servers need 100+ wards than do it, whats the technical difficulty to do this? Im not a game developer but if Lord of the rings online a 10 years old MMO can solve this out no way that its not possible here

Apartments not a solution, its a private chamber without garden, ppl want house

[Xelanar]

Considering the time I spend in this game, 13 Euros per month is nothing compared to what offline-Titles cost compared to the time it takes me to beat them. So yes, I would definitely pay for the ownership of a bigger house in a district of my choice.

[Cortawraith]

A few years ago, I made the suggestion to make plots available on the mogstation but I got responses back then.
I own a small plot (got one a few months, ago) but I would prefer a middle plot because my plot has 4 tenants, already and it's getting a bit crowded. Also the garden is way too small to use it properly.
Since Square doesn't really try to fix the housing problems, I could imagine to rent a house on the mog-station, (similar to the retainer-services.)
This service however, should be purely optional and for people who don't mind spending a little money.
That way everyone should be happy because it's their own decision to spend money or not.
Let's be honest: Square probably won't add more plots so soon, again (years of pleas for more plots have been met with a quite ridiculous amount of additional plots)

*"!!OPTIONAL!!"* housing-service on the mogstation? STRONGLY PRO! (don't care if other house owners complain about that)

[Kallera]

...Since Square doesn't really try to fix the housing problems, I could imagine to rent a house on the mog-station, (similar to the retainer-services.)...
This service however, should be purely optional and for people who don't mind spending a little money...

Why try to fix it, if they can simply wait till player will breaks and the mogstation gets suggested?

[Xeonerable]

Last thing we need is more nickle and dime'ing.

[AliceKaye]

I was originally against this just because I get annoyed with in-game shops. However, this worked splendidly in Elder Scrolls Online. They gave people the option to work for an Apartment and if they so wished they could purchase a house for tons of gold or purchase from the store for real cash.

I am perfectly fine with this method. They’re then making real money to support this housing system and maybe then they can focus a bit on the housing servers so that whatever is causing the issue now, will be addressed since they’re bringing in cash solely for that.

[Cortawraith]

Why try to fix it, if they can simply wait till player will breaks and the mogstation gets suggested?

would still be the better option than the current method: just pretending that everything is fine the way it is and wait till people shut up and give up complaining

[Crysten]

No. Especially if those who currently own houses get to keep them with no additional charges. You either make housing a premium commodity (terrible idea as this is advertised to be a game feature) or you allow houses to be a feature for everyone.

I say this as a player with an FC house and a personal house.