Instanced Housing: Adventurer Hideouts!

[hydralus]

The idea of unlimited instanced housing has been suggested since before housing even existed and the only thing they've done is added more limited housing. Even island sanctuary will (probably) not fit the role of housing as I am betting it will not allow you to: Use the hundreds of pieces of furniture in the game, have airships/subs, allow you to invite people over. If I'm wrong then that'd be great, but I imagine it's just going to be a solo instance where you're just given some bullshit busywork.

[SturmChurro]

Just a thought: What if the housing sanctuary successfully fixes the housing issue and that leaves the housing wards pretty much empty, save for unbought FC plots.

I seriously doubt the island sanctuary will be much more than a novelty, and better for crafters/gatherers. Anyway, a proper instanced housing feature would pretty much make the housing wards obsolete. I mean something on par with the idea suggested here, like ESO's or something - I hesitate to mention ESO however, due to how monetized the system is/was.

Not that the housing wards aren't already empty.

[Soge01]

I seriously doubt the island sanctuary will be much more than a novelty, and better for crafters/gatherers. Anyway, a proper instanced housing feature would pretty much make the housing wards obsolete. I mean something on par with the idea suggested here, like ESO's or something - I hesitate to mention ESO however, due to how monetized the system is/was.

Not that the housing wards aren't already empty.

Honestly, I thought about the wards recently and thought how Yoshi-P should have just left the wards for FCs until they were filled up enough where whatever few spare houses were left could have been handed over to individual players. That way he and his team could have worked on looking for a realistic solution to giving everyone a house outside the ward system.

I think Yoshi-P's biggest issue is him just giving in and catering to the demands of the player base instead of really take a nice long look at the criticism and feedback he's given and identity the certain comments that actually could help better design his game.

About housing sanctuary being basically just a special hub for crafters and gathers...I honestly wouldn't mind that. Having a place that focuses more on giving something special to crafters and gathers would be neat. And it's not like those who don't do either wouldn't find some sort of use for the sanctuary.

Also, the housing wards don't have to become obsolete. Just make them mostly for FC wards and individual players who want that kind of shared hub system and let the rest of us have our own private little island houses. xD

What is ESO? :0

[SturmChurro]

What is ESO? :0

Elder Scrolls Online. In ESO housing, much of the player housing exists as a location in the game world. By this I mean, you can walk up to like the gates of the property, or the building inside a town, and enter an instance. Some are private islands, I myself have this gigantic island mansion I got for free a few years back even. They can be small, or massive. If someone wants to see proper instanced housing, ESO is one of the good ones. However, it is heavily monetized. To the point they charge(d) $100 for some houses, "limited" time sales (fomo), housing items in lootboxes, the cash shop, etc..

[Soge01]

Elder Scrolls Online. In ESO housing, much of the player housing exists as a location in the game world. By this I mean, you can walk up to like the gates of the property, or the building inside a town, and enter an instance. Some are private islands, I myself have this gigantic island mansion I got for free a few years back even. They can be small, or massive. If someone wants to see proper instanced housing, ESO is one of the good ones. However, it is heavily monetized. To the point they charge(d) $100 for some houses, "limited" time sales (fomo), housing items in lootboxes, the cash shop, etc..

Todd Howard is a menace to Western gaming... And sadly one of many.

I can imagine Yoshi-P pulling this off, but possibly at first limiting the housing sizes for instance housing to just small and medium for some reason...Until the FFXIV community comes for him again, lol! xD

[Wanzzo]

I really want this place (the Hermits Hovel in Outer La Noscea).





I don't mind if the path down has an "instance gate" into a private version I can decorate and enjoy.

and the music there is awesome as well!

There is a similar place after you pass the coeurls (and some Galagos) at upper la noscea (I think) close to a small lake. You go there in a MCH job quest, btw. Very nice and hidden place as well!

[Theodric_Thorne]

Tom Howard is a menace to Western gaming... And sadly one of many.

I can imagine Yoshi-P pulling this off, but possibly at first limiting the housing sizes for instance housing to just small and medium for some reason...Until the FFXIV community comes for him again, lol! xD

The man's name is Todd Howard. And he has nothing to do with ESO.