Housing

[Tranquilmelody7]

I said in my own thread that I dont know what the best solution would be... but perhaps instead of stating the blatantly obvious of why it cannot be done, you all (addressing the critics) could actually try to brain storm on how it COULD be done.

What's the point?
You've been offered a lot supportive, pragmatic insight.

Any solution that we could theorize is simply not in SE's interest, and most likely been brought up several times before.

I'd rather offer gil or other practical support to someone seeking to own a house than spin up a bunch of false hopes.

[Bright-Flower]

These are unfortunately necessary restrictions for the system they set up with the wards. Pesronally though, I'd trade the positives of the ward system (having neighborhoods for them is pretty much it) away to get an instanced housing system where everyone can have full access to housing AND THE GAMEPLAY LOCKED BEHIND THEM (airships/subs, gardening) etc.

Having persistent housing wards with neighborhoods is neat and all, but not worth restricting full on housing to a small part of the playerbase. And while apartments 'help' they are small, have no outdoor, and are lacking the outdoor gardening and airships/subs that only full on fc houses can get you.

So yeah not a fan of the ward system all in all, though with us HAVING the ward system, the demolition timer is neccisary to ensure the limited supply of plots are vacated when not being used, so the housing timer is here to stay outside of times they pause it due to natural disasters etc.

[Ever_is_the_night]

Housing was meant to be competitive from the very first day. The FC with the most gil or the one that would have enough gil by the time the plot had devalued significantly could claim it as theirs. Even though housing prices are nothing but a sad joke nowadays, the competitiveness remained through player transactions.

[Eldevern]

Housing was meant to be competitive from the very first day. The FC with the most gil or the one that would have enough gil by the time the plot had devalued significantly could claim it as theirs. Even though housing prices are nothing but a sad joke nowadays, the competitiveness remained through player transactions.

This is not the questionable part (thought few people in ARR time were complaining about the prices). What is more is the fact that FCs and individuals are in competition. If it is not a design problem, how to explain they are forced to make FCs first when new wards are released. Many weird things, some details show they always chose lesser evil since they should but don't want redesign wards and housing system. We will see how it turns with Ishgard, but I don't make myself illusions.

[Cirque-it]

Housing was meant to be competitive from the very first day. The FC with the most gil or the one that would have enough gil by the time the plot had devalued significantly could claim it as theirs. Even though housing prices are nothing but a sad joke nowadays, the competitiveness remained through player transactions.

This has been discussed. Can you provide proof that this is how the devs intend it (as a PvP experience) because for me (and a few others in here) that does not sound logical. IT also took me more then a year to even stumble upon that idea.

[YellowCrystarium]

There are mansions on Spriggan, that server has the highest amount of free plots to date.

[HeyMcFly]

I'm currently lvling my crafters so I can make the gil to buy a M plot when/ if Ishgard housing comes. I've been told to wait for a M plot to open but I know if I don't have the gil ready when Ishgard houses open & if I'm not spamming a M plot to relocate my existing small plot? I know I'll most likely not get another chance to grab a M plot due to how stingy people are with it & the lack of M plots that are given.

[kaynide]

This might be a bit heartless, but I would say restrict the M or L sized houses to FCs only. Then on top of that, have said FCs require a certain number of active members online... both during purchase and regularly in play.

Again nothing crazy, maybe something like 8 online same time to purchase the L, 4 different accounts enter every 45 days or so to negate demolition.

End result makes more effort to have larger FCs if housing is your jam...and should severely negate the 1 person FC housing nonsense.

[Gula]

This might be a bit heartless, but I would say restrict the M or L sized houses to FCs only. Then on top of that, have said FCs require a certain number of active members online... both during purchase and regularly in play.

Again nothing crazy, maybe something like 8 online same time to purchase the L, 4 different accounts enter every 45 days or so to negate demolition.

End result makes more effort to have larger FCs if housing is your jam...and should severely negate the 1 person FC housing nonsense.

Free Company size does not dictate the size of the estate. Especially when some people literally don't care and just want the buffs. What you're theorizing isn't heartless, it's nonsensical.

[Cirque-it]

This might be a bit heartless, but I would say restrict the M or L sized houses to FCs only. Then on top of that, have said FCs require a certain number of active members online... both during purchase and regularly in play.

Again nothing crazy, maybe something like 8 online same time to purchase the L, 4 different accounts enter every 45 days or so to negate demolition.

End result makes more effort to have larger FCs if housing is your jam...and should severely negate the 1 person FC housing nonsense.

I am not a fan of this idea. I hate the thought that I cant buy a house just because I dont have control over an FC.