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[SXTC]

Housing shortage.. its something thats always been here and isn't easily fixed so I suggest a get-around to decrease demand for housing on a psychological level.

As it is now:

You can teleport to housing through the friendslist and enter the housing if guest access is ticked on.
If a house is shared you can use the NPC's and maybe move items if the host allows it.

What I suggest is reforming these 2 options and merging them into 1 basically:

- By allowing outsiders to apply to an FC for Membership or Spectator.
The second would allow outsiders to be "almost" treated entirely like members in which case they would be able to use all the NPC's & retainer bells + log into that plot every time they log into the game. In the memberslist those people would also be shown but with a clear "Spectator" mention instead of a rank mention. When they communicate they would also be using FC chat.

They would not be allowed to use the vault or gain rights to use the workshop & vessels (but they can deliver materials to projects, yet not collect them). But it would give them time to decide if they belong in the community or not after which they can leave at any given time without a penalty. They would however not enjoy the effects of FC actions/buffs.

If you have the spectator status and you want to join, the leader can simply promote you to a rank allready supported since the promoter rank would be added as an additional separate rank (rank 16 or -1).

[SXTC]

I think this idea would be ideal for people that need more time to decide because usually people forget about your FC.
And in this situation they won't be able to and will be able to spectate chat without becoming part of the community "yet".
It would improve chances of finding the people you are want, and for people to stop wasting their time more then they have to.

[katthekat]

I don't understand how this applies to housing. Sure, people can visit other people's houses, but a lot of people want a house for the experience of owning a house. Decorating it. Gardening. Doing all the stuff that comes with actually having a house. Sure, you might get lucky and an FC will allow you to decorate theirs, but that's a very rare occurrence especially when housing's so limited and everyone wants a try at being an owner of one.