We need another Housing purge

[NanaWiloh]

The FC doing this most likely has member's with multiple services accounts. Which means they are not violating any rules. As the rules are PER service account, meaning each service account is allowed to have 1 FC house per world. So if you have lets say 4 service accounts you are allowed to own 4 FC homes even if they are on the same world, that comes out to 1 FC home per service account just as the rules state!!

[Freyt]

The FC doing this most likely has member's with multiple services accounts. Which means they are not violating any rules. As the rules are PER service account, meaning each service account is allowed to have 1 FC house per world. So if you have lets say 4 service accounts you are allowed to own 4 FC homes even if they are on the same world, that comes out to 1 FC home per service account just as the rules state!!

I'm not at all convinced that is actually what is taking place. I laid out a free and easy method of doing it, I doubt people would make additional accounts when such an obvious method is in front of them.

[NanaWiloh]

I'm not at all convinced that is actually what is taking place. I laid out a free and easy method of doing it, I doubt people would make additional accounts when such an obvious method is in front of them.

Looked at the housing thing again and I see one way it could be done. But that still fits with in the rules that are in place of 1 FC house per service account as its not multiple FC houses being purchased on one account. This does need to be solved but how, these players are following the rules SE set down.

[Lukha]

What we really need is different rules with regards to housing based on how populated a server is, and how many housing plots are available. My server has a few wards that are still mostly empty, there's absolutely no reason anyone should have to worry about losing their house if they decide to take some time off.

[m1saka]

Of course it's gonna be hard to get a house in a really populated server, also it's not against the rules to own multiple FC houses, as said by people above if you are willing to pay for more then one service account go on, from a business perspective this is a wet dream for SE. And i'm sure they would love for everyone to have 2 subs instead of one.

[Solarra]

I can see why people are annoyed by what appears to be one FC owning almost an entire ward but at the same time I don't want the rules tightened further because those proposals are going to hit innocent players far harder than the people you want to target. We already have reclamation, most worlds have empty properties and the people who were grandfathered need to stay active to keep their houses. If the people who own multiple properties did not break any rules at the time they purchased them, then they should be allowed to keep them.

Instanced housing I can get behind far more for the following reasons:
- No need for reclamation
- It should be possible to have a much larger outdoor furniture limit
- It would provide a much needed gil sink
- Potential to put housing in desired areas like Ishgard or the Sea of Clouds which are not suitable for wards due to lore or story-locked access

FFXIV housing is something that has the potential to be great, instanced houses would let players get really creative. I'd happily swap my personal in Mist for a private island in the Sea of Clouds or even one off-shore from Mist.
I'd like to see more people enjoying housing rather than trying to punish players who have a house and making them jump through hoops if they want to keep it.

[LaylaTsarra]

Is it ok OP if a service account owns a house on multiple servers. Can I own a house on 8 different servers and be within the rules and would that be fine with you? Just checking before i do that with my alts. I want to be sure you approve.

Edit: Oh and how about if I create a small FC on each of them as well and get two, one FC and one personal?

[Frizze]

The mistake SE made was announcing the change in rules before the patch went live. On a few servers this caused FCs to "break up". They made LSs to stay in contact, and the individual members started their own FCs with similar names. They used the 2-ish weeks the new rules were known to level their new FCs up to house buying levels, and then when new wards went live they swarmed in and bought FC houses for their new 1-member dummy FCs. Every member willing to put in the work could now have their own airships(and later subs) - which personal housing doesnt allow for.

[OliverB]

Mew is my FC, ask me anything.

[Abelfei]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with what they are doing, nor is it against the rules.