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[HisShadowX]

As you can see I have been here playing since 2013.....Instanced public housing would be great. In fact I would pay real money for themed instanced public housing land.

[RavenLyer]

Instanced public housing would be great. In fact I would pay real money for themed instanced public housing land.

I agree with this. Give us houses to decorate on those islands in development. Hell, give us FC islands where we can build neighborhoods of our own in small, ready-made wards. Make it a gil sink, even. It's all been done in other games, many of which had far less funding.

[TMW001]

I agree with this. Give us houses to decorate on those islands in development. Hell, give us FC islands where we can build neighborhoods of our own in small, ready-made wards. Make it a gil sink, even. It's all been done in other games, many of which had far less funding.

This 100% instead of FC buying up entire wards they can build one up on their own.

[Illmaeran]

As you can see I have been here playing since 2013.....Instanced public housing would be great. In fact I would pay real money for themed instanced public housing land.

I'd pay $20 for a Medium plot that I owned until the servers shut down with no demolition, ever, even if I don't play for the next nine years.

[Condygurl]

You didn’t see huge numbers of entries because there are more FC houses available than there are FC’s. Half of the FCs aren’t even active anymore. And many are made up of just one person. They literally gave thousands of houses to FCs when it’s the general pop that wants houses now. No one in my FC owns their own house but most have been trying for months if not years.

Add insult to injury we had 9 members bid on one large in Ishgard…winning number…0

[ElysiumDragon]

Housing is a cultural problem as much as it is a scarcity problem. I'm from Spriggan, and I've seen entire wards owned by a single person, entire subdivisions being the same, a great deal of empty and unfurnished homes, and yet the apartments are all but empty, despite this vaunted 'demand'. Somewhere like Balmung is an easy fix of just getting more housing/apartments into the system, but somewhere like Spriggan (a server that was quiet until last year) needs a fundamentally different approach.

[EvieLilou]

I've been playing 14 since last summer and only recently jumped into housing... Trying to get a house has been the most UNFUN I've had in a game the 20+ years I've been playing MMOs.

I sent feedback to SE saying so, because what else is there to do (besides breaking ToS)? After spending 18 total hours placard clicking with the old system, I absolutely fumed after watching bots and AFK scripters win house after house. Then, I was gutted to see SE's 75% free company ward decision the day this new lottery system rolled out.

At this point in time, I think we can only hope for the best and keep providing feedback to SE. Personally, I'm of the mind that I pay a sub and should be able to receive housing with everything it comes with, just like other homeowners.

I have a beautifully furnished apartment that I spent 9 days decorating. I have my 2 gardening pots, a crystal bell and retainer bell. I would love a bit more space (a small will do for this lil lala), a yard, and the experience of being part of a neighborhood without the instance factor that comes with apartments. If that is not possible for everyone, I vote for instanced housing for all. I have a lot of opinions on this matter and joined the forums because I don't know what else to do as an active player. We'll see how the lottery goes, but I for one, so far am not impressed and see that there is a ways to go before every player who wants one can own a home.

[Drakengarde]

Think of it like this from a business standpoint I believe the reason they are so bent on not doing instance housing or permanent plots is because having the housing system like it is keep people subscribed. They are called anchor plots for a reason. Think about it if you try for week, months or even years on end to get a house and you finally manage to get one, are you likely to unsubscribe and loose it? I would say hell no. Scarcity attracts people to something makes them want it more so people who have plots do not want to give it up. The best I will ever see square do is make more and more wards with time. So banking or hoping on them making instance housing you have a better chance finding bigfoot in your backyard.

[MoonmoonMoonmoon]

Think of it like this from a business standpoint I believe the reason they are so bent on not doing instance housing or permanent plots is because having the housing system like it is keep people subscribed. They are called anchor plots for a reason. Think about it if you try for week, months or even years on end to get a house and you finally manage to get one, are you likely to unsubscribe and loose it? I would say hell no.

I would say they don't have anything to worry about subscribers counts now. They are the big MMO on the block. They have beat their competitors by simply producing a better game. How? By listening to their players. Personally I want more apartment options with variety that are a little more than a consolation prize for not getting a house or a more expensive FC room. Incidentally, I have created a request thread for this purpose.

[Cerusia]

Think of it like this from a business standpoint I believe the reason they are so bent on not doing instance housing or permanent plots is because having the housing system like it is keep people subscribed. They are called anchor plots for a reason. Think about it if you try for week, months or even years on end to get a house and you finally manage to get one, are you likely to unsubscribe and loose it? I would say hell no. Scarcity attracts people to something makes them want it more so people who have plots do not want to give it up. The best I will ever see square do is make more and more wards with time. So banking or hoping on them making instance housing you have a better chance finding bigfoot in your backyard.

Some people may disagree with this but you are right. I can definitely say there's been several months where I subscribed just to enter my house and keep it from demolishing precisely because I knew how scarce houses were, especially within the last 2-3 years. And I know of other people who have done the same.