Cannot put housing items on wooden loft but others can

[MoltresRider]

I have seen many residents and apartments where people used the wooden loft housing item to make a loft and they have furniture on the loft.

However, I am unable to put ANYTHING on the loft! It does not matter what I try to place, it always shows the purple "cannot place" color and it will not place. Other people have all kinds of things on their lofts in their apartments but for some reason, I am not allowed to put things on the loft. I have tried chairs, beds, small tables, other furnishings, yet it is ALWAYS purple and will not place. All those things that I have mentioned, I have seen others with those housing items on their loft, but I am not allowed to put them on mine.

I have stairs leading to the loft and I tried placing things while standing in every position possible both on and off the loft.

Does anybody know what the problem could be?

[ItMe]

Float the items you want "on the loft" in mid air.
Float the loft underneath them.
You now have the illusion they are "on" the loft.

[MoltresRider]

I have no clue what you mean. What do you mean "float the loft underneath them" and "float the times 'on the loft' in mid air"?

[worldofneil]

Basically they're not actually placing the items on the loft, it just looks like that.

You'll need to look it up YouTube as it's something you need to see to understand (and it takes a bit of practice to get right), but basically the items "on top" of the loft are being floated up into the air and then the loft is being placed underneath them. It gives an illusion that the items are on the loft, but in fact they're not connected at all.

[Rhaervis]

Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience that has occurred when playing Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately the issue you are describing is not a technical issue. We will be moving this thread to "General Discussion".

Good luck with your adventures through Eorzea!

[Vidu]

In addition to what has been said:

Lofts are considered "tables" by the game - any item thats labeled "tabletop" can be placed directly on the loft (if the option to place items on surfaces is active).
Anything that isnt a tabletop item - and most larger furniture items arent - has to be "floated", which involves using a glitch to place furniture in places where it doesnt belong, like in midair or on a loft.

[Zomkei]

here is a 5.5 guide on how to float objects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhlfvASvro

[MPK]

here is a 5.5 guide on how to float objects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhlfvASvro

Openly showing people how to exploit bugs wow

[RedAkihabara]

Openly showing people how to exploit bugs wow

In which world does this make the game worse? It's ridiculous that I can create a perfect designer's house but cannot place an NPC on a loft. Without bugs in housing, houses would look 100% simpler, and people couldn't use their creativity to create beautiful houses. I find your comment hypocritical, to be fair, and I hope that Square Enix will address this.