FC housing and personal housing merged together through instances

[Archaell]

The basic idea is that only free companies would be allowed to own the outdoors of houses (perhaps keeping the privilege for monthly gil fee - upkeep cost is the best defense against shells imo) while the indoors would be instanced allowing multiple solo players to own and edit their own personal instances similarly to FC rooms, but at larger scale and without the requirement of being part of FC. This would make it possible to stash multiple players in one plot, while creating communal places for social interactions outside, greatly improving the feeling of neighbourhood.

Example: Instead of having a street of 4 personal houses, there would be a street of 4 FC houses, each hosting instances for 10 solo players. The traffic then being increased from 4 ppl to 4 FCs + 40 random individuals.

[Brygd]

The idea of hubs with high foot traffic is a great idea. If SE ever does explore the idea of instanced personal housing, I am a strong advocate of placing market boards and aetherytes in central hubs, helping to increase interactions and foot traffic.

[Shibi]

You are effectively suggesting apartments. Which we already have.

The basic idea is that only free companies would be allowed to own the outdoors of houses...

Won't work. Time and time again we see people who want a personal house with huge dreams of growing onions* and making millions. So, gotta stay fair there, or then people with instanced houses would be crying for onions still. Despite having haus.

We see the same in the apartment threads - "give us a garden so we can grow onions" / "give us a balcony so we can place event furnishings."

More people want the house only for it's bragging rights. Apartments are there for most people already.


*(Of course, if every man and their chocobo could grow onions the price would plummet and they'd almost be worth the vendor scrap price)

[Jojoya]

If the entire system were that way, it would potentially be more restrictive than the current system. Only a few members of large FCs would be able to obtain a house because of the limited number of personals. Players who prefer not to be part of FCs wouldn't be able to obtain a house, either.

FCs should not be used as a gatekeeping system for housing.

[Brygd]

More people want the house only for it's bragging rights. Apartments are there for most people already.

I want a Medium House for the bigger yard. Upon seeing that new jumping post platform for outdoor furnishing released in 6.15, my first thought was that it would be awesome to plop several large ponds down and create my own Jusenkyo Springs training ground.

"Oh sirs! Very bad you fall in spring."