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

[DragonFlyy]

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

[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"

[MistakeNot]

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).

So add instanced housing wards. Then you get all the benefits of instanced housing, while still making a housing community a possibility.

[TheLittlestLala]

So add instanced housing wards. Then you get all the benefits of instanced housing, while still making a housing community a possibility.

That's... what the housing system is...

[MistakeNot]

That's... what the housing system is...

No, as it is the housing wards aren't instanced. They are rather like the normal zones - always active even if nobody is in them.

[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.