[dev1301] Private Player Residences Discussion

[Mihana]

I'm glad there's a bit more information on this, but a couple things I'm wondering:

* Will be be able to have a room in each of the city-states or only in our starting city-state? I'm taking it as our starting city-state seeing how the quests required for completion are the main storyline quests before heading to Ul'dah.

* In the future might we be able to choose from a preset choices of layouts? While I know we can't customize it being able to decide from a couple different layouts that differ a little might give us at least a bit of customization.

* Can you interact with furniture? Sit on stools, or the bed? I'm aware in some of the main storyline quests where beds were available in a certain given area you could sit down upon them.

* Will a retainer bell be available in your private room for calling up your retainer?

* Can others visit your room via party invite? Meaning if I team up with a couple other players can we all relax in my room and just hang out.

I'm pretty eager to see what's in store for the private rooms and glad they're finally coming at last.

[Doho]

You can't..... craft in there? w-why??

[Arcell]

Well if nothing else it's a start at least. We should be grateful that we're even getting it for once. It's the foundation for a system that will grow to greatness, let's just be a little patient.

[Kasumuni]

It's frustrating to think everyone hangs around Uldah, and other people have housing in Limsa / Gridania.....they would need to port back and forth from rested experience.

I think SE need to seriously create / open another city. Jeuno / Whitegate types so everyone doesnt feel left out by not selecting uldah as thier main city + grand company.

[Mihana]

Yeah the fact you can't craft in this area almost doesn't make any sense, unless you accumulate a rested EXP bonus just by being in the room. If that's the case then it probably does make sense not to allow crafting as you could easily sit there and get an endless EXP bonus. They intend it to be something you get for using these rooms, not really for spending all your time crafting in there. Also I figure it might even decrease the rate of interaction between players if that were the case. Less people sitting in an area crafting, more hiding in their private rooms for the EXP bonus.

[Arcell]

It's frustrating to think everyone hangs around Uldah, and other people have housing in Limsa / Gridania.....they would need to port back and forth from rested experience.

I think SE need to seriously create / open another city. Jeuno / Whitegate types so everyone doesnt feel left out by not selecting uldah as thier main city + grand company.

Well there's always Ishgard. However that wouldn't solve the issue of having to travel back to your home for rested XP. That would just make it so EVERYONE has to lol.

[Mihana]

Well there's always Ishgard. However that wouldn't solve the issue of having to travel back to your home for rested XP. That would just make it so EVERYONE has to lol.

And this is what I'm hoping isn't the case. I can just talk to an NPC in whatever city I'm currently at and pop into a room. Inns aren't really meant to be permanent places of residence, just a spot to relax so why couldn't we have a room in each city-state? But when player housing (actual homes, not rooms at an inn) is officially introduced we can then look at restricting it to only one city of your choosing.

[Tempestmoon]

It's frustrating to think everyone hangs around Uldah, and other people have housing in Limsa / Gridania.....they would need to port back and forth from rested experience.

I think SE need to seriously create / open another city. Jeuno / Whitegate types so everyone doesnt feel left out by not selecting uldah as thier main city + grand company.

Why does it matter what city your Inn is in? It's not like traveling takes time or is hard. 5 minutes to get on an airship, or seconds with Anima. I hope they Make all the rooms different, make it another reason for players to branch out.

I also have the same questions as OP and one further. Or maybe it's a request. Where will these Inn's be in the city? SE PLEEEEEEEEEEEEESE, don't add another option to the market ward/GC zone. That would be extreamly lazy and unfortunate. this should be a stand alone building that we don't have to zone into where we can then zone into our private rooms.

Also I hope you are able to allow us to Craft and allow others into your room before 2.0 as that will be what most people want imo.

Thanks

[Kasumuni]

And this is what I'm hoping isn't the case. I can just talk to an NPC in whatever city I'm currently at and pop into a room. Inns aren't really meant to be permanent places of residence, just a spot to relax so why couldn't we have a room in each city-state? But when player housing (actual homes, not rooms at an inn) is officially introduced we can then look at restricting it to only one city of your choosing.

You're right. Inns are for short term stay. Hopefully the quest is to unlock the ability to have access to inns, and everyone can stay in uldah since it probably has better beds and toilet facilities like all its other GC weapons and armor.

[Colino]

Well if nothing else it's a start at least. We should be grateful that we're even getting it for once. It's the foundation for a system that will grow to greatness, let's just be a little patient.

I'm not grateful when I eat a good steak because I paid for it in the first place.