Allow house buying by veteran status

[Arixtotle]

I know some people will not like this but I want to throw the idea out there. Since they are getting rid of long term veteran rewards I think long term veterans should get another benefit. Early access to housing. There should be specific times when people of certain veteran rank can buy plots in the next release even if it's ONLY the next release.

I.E.
Legacy - 3am PST - 5am PST
1460 days+ - 5am PST to 7am PST
1095-1459 days - 7am PST to 9am PST
730-1094 days - 9am PST - 11am PST
365-729 days - 11am PST - 1pm PST
Less than 365 days - 1pm onward

The people who have paid to keep this game going deserve a reward now that the long term veteran rewards are gone. This is one way to go about that.

Thank you.

PS - I know people may really not like this idea but please be nice about it.

[HeroLogarin]

This isn't a bad idea.

Most of the concern is going to be if they change to 1 personal and 1 fc per account, and how many wards will be added. If they don't add enough wards, houses could be gone by 730-1094 days, which wouldn't be a bad thing. It would show that there are plenty of veterans that still play and want houses. I would be disappointed that I didn't get one, but I wouldn't angry. It would mean that if I keep going I'll get there on the next run through.

[Lambdafish]

I don't mind the idea, but in practice it really doesn't work. It's not early access when the long term players are guaranteed to snatch up all the houses. They might as well just give houses as a veteran reward at that point because the result is the same

[Pastahnak]

Coming from someone who has only 90 days (but I also have a house) this isn't a bad idea. I'd shorten the time frame tho because you'd find legacy/1460+ people who don't really want a house but will pick one up just because it's available. A 30 minute time frame for each group or even shorter to 15 minutes would make it so people who really want a house will more likely get a house if they want one.

[Tussin]

its a good idea for the right track.

[JunseiKei]

Really sucks for those that want to potentially get someone else's pot, but are a newer player, but you know they are going to move. For some, it's not just about getting a house, but also a nice location. This only works for new locations at best, but not those looking to pick up available houses from relocaters.

[Penthea]

This would be very punishing on the older servers because not only are they very highly populated, they have an enormous amount of long time players. It also punishes newer players. Just because someone isn't a veteran doesn't mean they will appreciate housing less nor does it mean they are less deserving.

[Thraze]

I'm a Legacy account, so I wouldn't complain if this was implemented, but it would still cause unrest and frustration and not really solve the issue except for some of us.

[Risvertasashi]

It would feel pretty unfair to newer players, particularly since SE markets FFXIV's housing as a flagship feature.

[Kerwin]

Interesting idea. It's something to be considered at least!