Why do you want a House?

[Uvi_AUT]

Because housing is my favourite activity in any mmorpg. I am a sucker for decorating interiors and exteriors.
The fact that FFXIV has Neighborhoods and not boring instances like many other games makes it even better.
Unfortunately, I dont think I will ever get a house in this game.

[Illmaeran]

Alright alright, let's rein the discussion back in. There are plenty of threads to complain about the Housing situation, this post was designed to find the reason for the madness.

Interesting enough though, in the past it would have seemed people wanted Housing for benefits like gardening but it would appear most people on this thread want a decent size space to express themselves. The question is though, how small is too small? Is the three city inn rooms too small? What about the Crystarium Inn? Another question, is an outdoor space essential?

For me the outdoor space is the most important aspect. As much as I enjoy interior decoration, I love landscaping and designing the perfect outdoor space to relax in. I can't help but imagining being my character when playing MMOs and housing is an integral part of that self-insert/isekai fantasy. In the past I was very happy with my FC house room while saving up for an actual house. Once I got the house and had a yard to mess with, the FC room no longer scratched that itch.

The single floor in apartments/FC rooms is a decent amount of space for what it is, but there's just something more about having another floor/basement, and I don't mean simply the extra space.

I wouldn't say the outdoor space is 100% absolutely essential, to the point where I won't engage in housing without it, but I would much rather wait to see if I can get a house and not get an apartment even if I have the Gil to spare. If I still haven't been able to get a plot by the time the Great Land Grab of 6.1 is over I'll start seriously considering an apartment as an option.