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[Kenny__026]

So me and my friends are with a group of 7 and we started talking about housing. I took this responsibility on me and started reading online. So......

Should we even try to get a FC house or wait for an update?

[Catstab]

'Updates' being ward expansions do not happen often. We gained 3 wards in October 2020 and in October 2019. You could be waiting 6 months or more. If you decided to try earlier, the process looks like this. You'll need your FC to be Rank 6 and have at least 4 members.

What is camping?

Camping is the only way to claim a house for a player or FC that does not currently have one.

Any open plot is subject to a timer that is both hidden and randomized to the second. When you attempt to purchase a plot you will likely be given the message "This plot is not yet available for purchase." You must then re-attempt your purchase, at which point the message will present again, or be replaced by "You purchase the deed to plot ## ward ##.” The plot will allow itself to be purchased after 0-22 hours have passed. No indication that the plot can be purchased will be given, it will simply allow the next person who clicks it to buy. Relocators, whether players or FCs, are not subject to this timer.

Tips for camping:

-Be courteous. If you win a plot, lose a plot, or are joined by another camper please remember not to act cruel or entitled. The other players deserve the same chance you do

-Check city aetherytes at the top of any hour exactly, right as the clock rolls over from --:59 to --:00, this is when demolitions go off

-from the city aetheryte plaza, choose 'Residential District Aethernet,' check the directory page for all 48 wards and sub-wards, plots for sale show a price in white

-Goblet plots will be abandoned most frequently and camped by the fewest others, conversely, lakefront and beachfront properties are very likely to be taken by relocators

-Use the numpad (with numlock on: 0,0,0,0,4,0) or a controller to target/navigate the placard dialogue rather than the mouse, this avoids 'large mount' griefing

-Type /busy once to automatically reject all tells and trade offers while camping. Enter the command again when done to cancel.

-Conventional wisdom says that a plot will not become available until between hour 8 and hour 22 of the timer. So if you see a plot become vacant or know where someone relocated from, return in 8-10 hours with the goal of camping 12-14 hours, rather than camping the full 22. The only benefit of camping the first 8 would be possibly getting the tip on someones old plot when they relo into your camper

+FC specific: give multiple ranks the ability to purchase land for the FC, allowing you to camp multiple plots at one time and/or to camp plots in shifts

[Jojoya]

It never hurts to try. You may get lucky finding a plot just as the timer is about to release the plot for purchase.

It's up to you and your FC to decide how badly you want a house and if camping is worth it. If you decide to camp, split the duty up between members so no single member is doing all camping.

[Frizze]

Isnt Twintania one of the two Euro servers that still has hundreds of open lots? You ask us what you should do, so heres my advice. Next time you log in, visit the housing areas of the 3 starter cities(Mist for Limsa, Lavender Beds for Gridania, Goblet for Ul Dah). Look at the listing of the wards. A house with a green or red name is currently owned, one with a white price tag is probly available for purchase right now(for the price it shows, then building the house will be more, and decorating is up to you) - note, this only currently applies to Twintania and Spriggan as for most other servers a house with a price tag will be on the lockout timer mentioned previously. If im right and there are many lots to choose from, walk around and get a feel for each district(people on other servers are advised to buy the first thing they can regardless of location and hope to relocate to something they like later). You are in no rush(people on every other server must rush). Find one that feels right to set up in(people on other servers can worry about this for relocations only). Talk about it as a group(people on other servers should already be absolutely certain). And finally, buy the thing if you already have the money or start saving up to do so(people on other servers must already have the money, as the time it takes to earn will surely see the open lot sold to someone else).

If my info is out of date and the two newest servers have joined all the rest as being effectively out of open houses, then refer to the advice from the previous posters as you will need it.

[Kenny__026]

Thanks for all the answes peeps! We are on twintania so we will check it out right away.

We don’t have the gil yet but i guess our first priority should be gil farming then.

Thanks all for these good answers

[Catstab]

We don’t have the gil yet

Are you so sure? Many plots on Twintania may be devalued, so you may only need 2,000,000 or perhaps even less. Leaving each of the 7 of you to save up 300,000.

Make sure you've unlocked the Challenge Log in Limsa and pay close attention to the 'Adventurer in Need' bonuses on roulettes. Remember to sell anything tradable on the market board.

edit: fixed numbers. an FC must be 4+ so I said '500 ea' based on standard min, OP has 7 members.

[KayRadley]

Welcome to Eorzea, mate!

My personal suggestion would be to hold off for the Endwalker expansion's introduction of Ishgardian housing (and new plots to go with) before focusing on housing. The current supply cannot keep up with demand, so trying to get an FC house is gonna be prohibitively difficult until then.

[Ludattore]

Haha! Welcome to the House's World inside FFXIV. I love this.

[Catstab]

supply cannot keep up with demand

I missed it in my first posting, too, but OP is from Twintania EU. It and Spriggan are actually the only two servers worldwide with consistently available and devalued housing. Our OP will likely never know the struggle of fighting a crowd for a house.

Ishgard housing is 10-14 months away, too, so that will be a long wait.

[Kenny__026]

Yeah i found some plots in all three cities. There are only S plots available though.

Maybe all we can do is hope the PS5 release will get a whole new demographic to the game, which i doubt since most come from PS4 and are likely playing it already.

But i got to say, man what a game. I missed out on WoW back in the day. Well, more protected myself since i saw five collegues/friends getting fired and even divorced over it. But now that i’m older i’m a bit more balanced i guess

Thanks for the help peeps. Really helpfull!