Plot Relocation Feature Question

[DJaySaint]

Quick question I was hoping someone who may have experienced this could answer. I tried contacting a GM and they closed my tickets twice with a copy/paste answer totally unrelated to this question... and I contacted phone support and the agent basically didn't know.

So according to the official site here: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes.../housing_land/



When a plot is vacated, it is not for sale. As said before in live letters, there is a random timer on it. This much I understand.

However, after reading the red text, and as was described before because it is a different feature, it is still possible to relocate your house to that empty plot that is locked by the timer.

Is this the correct assumption? Has anyone done this before that can verify 100% this is working? I ask because customer support said "I don't know but someone here said you cannot do that" and couldn't give me a definitive official answer, and the GM staff won't give me a proper answer to my ticket, instead just copy/pasting some generic "we cannot assist with guides or in game mechanics, please see the forums for dungeon mechanic guides" (they obviously didn't read the ticket at all). Since there is no official way to get a definitive answer, I figured posting here and asking I might find someone who has either been able to, or not been able to.

When housing was released for 4.2 I heard a lot of people saying the plot relocation feature was giving them issues so I wanted to verify that it is indeed working, and that my assumption that you can relocate to a plot with a purchase lockout timer is correct.

TL;DR - Can you still relocate your house to a plot with a purchase lockout timer?

Thanks!

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Short answer, yes. Relocation bypasses the lockout timer regardless of whether it's for personal or FC use.

[Niraye]

yes you can relocate to a lockout timer, one of my FC members actually did this one on accident for a goblet house, they bought one they didn't want but didn't realize it would lock the plot, so when the FC member who did want it went to it. it was found they could NOT move there, but another FC member tried it and it said "purchase" and the only option to come up was relocate, so you can yes move to a plot that is locked, click it and try on the placard, i dont think its been changed at all since personal housing release (when this was done) also he ended up "teeing off" (to replace a swear word) the FC next door by getting it cuz they where going to wait for the timer to go away to get it for a member

[Ametrine]

SE isn't worried about locking out relocating players since it doesn't lower the overall total of available plots to other players.

[Drkdays]

But what about the old plot that's left behind after someone relocates? The relocation description says it becomes available to other players....but when? Does the "left behind plot" also get a secret timer? Or is it available right away to the first person to click the placard with enough $ to buy it?

[worldofneil]

Does the "left behind plot" also get a secret timer?

Yes, it's treated as demolished so that gets a (different) random timer on it. But as before, someone can relocate to that property straight away.