Are the devs going to do something about the housing purchase timer?

[RyuSaarva]

Instanced housing with yards would fix a lot of the issues.

that would completely ruin the local housing community (which is currently almost entirely ruined anyway because there are way too many houses, so you rarely see people anymore).

[TwistedTea]

that would completely ruin the local housing community (which is currently almost entirely ruined anyway because there are way too many houses, so you rarely see people anymore).

For people who want persistent housing/neighbourhoods for that 'community feel', they can choose to buy in the existing housing wards.

But for people like me who just want access to a garden, I would gladly give up my current house if instanced housing with gardening was an option.

Additionally, upgrade apartments so that they can go from small to large with balconies for gardening.

Also on a related note,I think, locking airships/submersibles behind an FC house was a bad idea.

Since, it's usually only the FC leader and their inner circle who benefit from them.

On the flip side,often it's the case where only the FC leader and officers who are working on the airships/submersibles/FC projects etc.

I'm saying this as someone who created an FC with a few friends so that I'll eventually have access to airships/submersibles/company workshop.

However, I think a greater portion of the playerbase will benefit, from personal airships/submersibles/workshop etc.

Even the in-game lore could be worked around this, for example:

Skysteel Manufactory in Ishgard for airships.

Limsa/Kugane for submersibles.

[White_Wolf_X]

that would completely ruin the local housing community (which is currently almost entirely ruined anyway because there are way too many houses, so you rarely see people anymore).

Ruin a very low % of people's "Local housing community feeling" vs Make it so every player are able to get a house if they can get the gil for it.

Hmm...

[Arrius]

Ruin a very low % of people's "Local housing community feeling" vs Make it so every player are able to get a house if they can get the gil for it.

Hmm...

Given that even FC rooms and Apartments are of limited availability, it's very unlikely that SE decides to give everyone access to their own instanced house.

[White_Wolf_X]

Given that even FC rooms and Apartments are of limited availability, it's very unlikely that SE decides to give everyone access to their own instanced house.

True but still giving all players the option to get a house ( instanced ) is overall the best option, i mean.. wildstar did it and it was damn great .. there is overall no reason for them not to be able to give it to us ... well .. apart from "servers went up in smoke/servers can't handle it"

[Kleeya]

One month ago there was an interview with this question.

Gamer Escape: Regarding housing… trying to get a plot is very difficult, and it takes a lot of time and there’s a random element involved because of the timer. Has there been any consideration to change how the system works?

Naoki Yoshida: This system is necessary to address RMT / gold farmers. We want to eliminate issues where they are farming for land as well, and if we were to remove this system then nobody will be able to buy land properly anymore. We wanted to make it so that it’s fair to everybody. So yes, luck is involved in that process unfortunately, but for the time being we don’t have any intentions of changing the system.

https://gamerescape.com/2019/06/16/e...naoki-yoshida/

[ForteNightshade]

I recall people complaining in game left and right about the old system, and I even saw it on the forums. People were begging for any change that doesn't allow for people to sell their homes (funny enough they still do), and this is what became of it.

Not that I disagree it should be changed or anything. But the clamoring and out right anger people had for home sellers and people buying up entire wards was and still is real, just less so.

Please note I never said they didn't complain. Just that the solution provided wasn't what they suggested hence why I worded it that way. Furthermore, people have now mentioned several times how problematic the devs solution has become. Said concerns were all but dismissed. So nothing has actually been solved.

[MomomiMomi]

Please note I never said they didn't complain. Just that the solution provided wasn't what they suggested hence why I worded it that way. Furthermore, people have now mentioned several times how problematic the devs solution has become. Said concerns were all but dismissed. So nothing has actually been solved.

People were actually begging for a random timer. They may not have said how long, but they were asking for it. I know they did because I argued with them plenty of times on what I believed was a better solution.

[DarkMasamune]

Do we know for sure that Ishgard housing is going to be a thing though? Thought it was just a restoration project, unless there is a link somewhere I missed that definitely says it WILL be player/FC housing.

I did hear they were looking to add more wards to all the districts though so perhaps waiting for that is better.

No, it never was confirmed. People just keep assuming it's going to be that, 100%, and when it won't be, forums will blow up.

I wish Ishgard housing is going to be a thing of course, but I'll believe it when it will be clearly announced

[SamSmoot]

Instanced housing with yards would fix a lot of the issues.

Yes. The whole plot would be instanced, with any number of owners. You'd select which one to display / enter via the placard. Less desirable plots would automatically have their prices reduced until occupancy approached the more popular ones, making housing even more available.

However, having perhaps thousands of house owners per neighborhood would require a lot more storage, which Square seems reluctant to upgrade.