Shell FCs are a bigger problem than we think...

[Kyssa]

Yes, because any standard account is allowed to buy 8 FC houses and 1 personal house, per world. There was a temporary restriction on FC houses, but that only lasted one week. For whatever reason the housing mini site was never updated to reflect that the temporary restriction was removed (and since nothing in-game points to that site, most people won't even see it and even know there were restrictions)



That's because the requirements are different.

An FC house needs a FC that is rank 6 or higher, the level of the player isn't important because the house is owned by the Free Company.

For personal housing (FC room, apartment or an actual house) it requires the player is level 50+ and has at least second lieutenant rank with their grand company (also if it's Shirogane then they need to have finished 4.0 MSQ too).

Understood, but my point remains. I have no qualms with this player getting housing for active characters but that level 2 isn't active in the guild. The level 80 likely used the guide posted in this thread to get the FC they made to rank 6 (we've watched it happen many times with just this one person- it's taken the person less than 2 days time to achieve this- which was easy to do as the level 80 has every crafting/gathering skill maxed), acquire plot and hand it off, where it just sits- placeholder character not even doing anything to progress from level 2 which you get within 10-15 minutes of playing the game.

I have nothing against FC's with 2, 3 or 4 people. Heck, me and my family play and we're the only ones in our FC- but we are actively playing. Actively progressing. I do take issue with what I've described though as there are many people out there that share the same play-style I do being denied housing because one person and their army of level 2 alts are hoarding plots they clearly intend to sell.

*edit to add- I understand the rules of apartments and private homes- however given the issue at hand, I think the system of FC ownership is working in a way that was unintended.