Shirogane Houses, for FC only?

[KisaiTenshi]

At the start? or for private as well?

can anyone confirm?

Do realize that people will create a FC of one just take advantage of that. If you thought FC invite spam was bad before... plus there is a large loop hole to getting people into a FC (why is there not a level 15 requirement to join or invite people to a FC.)

[sarehptar]

The housing NPC in Shirogane blatantly says that the houses will be available to both FCs and private individuals so long as they have the money for it. There's nothing in any of the dialogue of the actual Shirogane quests, which are our most recent reliable word on Shirogane housing, that indicates FCs will be given first pick.

According to the E3 interview, "about 4.1" is the time when the housing will be opening.

[Cherie]

Unless you were here at 2.0 launch, you wouldn't know this but, there *was* a solution to the "land rush" that happens when any land is suddenly put up for sale(and its gone in 2 minutes). The solution used to be at launch that it just was hecka expensive.

There were empty mansions open for months and even mediums and small plots just open for the taking. EVEN SMALL PLOTS...but the thing was, they weren't unreachable expensive just expensive. I earned enough for my own personal large house in about 3 weeks or so of crafting and selling and I didn't even work on it every day, but it did take hours/days of work. The thing was, you had to actually put in some work to get a house, if you wanted it. That was the difference.

See the thing is, a house is merely a pretty boring toy for most players. It's more of a status symbol for them. I know many of you with houses are there every time you play, like I am and actually enjoy it. But most people that have houses forget they are there and hardly decorate them. It was more of a completionist item for them. It exists as part of the game content and they aren't satisfied until they check it off their bucket list. Sure, if they happen to acquire some housing item as a quest reward or some drop or something, then they will go to their house and drop it somewhere...probably in the middle of the floor by the entrance.

What we have now is everyone can afford a house. Even people that couldn't really care less about housing can afford a house so it becomes a impulse purchase. Not only that, people can buy multiple houses cause they are so cheap. And to quote the Incredibles movie to sum up the whole situation: "*Everyone* can be super! And when everyone's super...
[laughs maniacally] ...*no one* will be."

The old solution with it being too expensive wasn't a good solution either really. And there is no reason a completionist (that doesn't really care about housing) shouldn't get a house or something if they want one. I'm just saying the solution we have now of land rush status housing is probably the worst solution we've had yet.