Do you want instanced housing?

[Alacran]

As title says, do you want instanced housing?

The purpose here is just a simple vote via like button to show the devs your preference for the idea, ignore if you're against, simple as that.

For awhile now SE has attempted band aid fixes at nauseam to little success & frankly, we know now the lottery system is just more convoluted steps for a system that was a mess from the start.

While we still have little o no news of what Sanctuaries will be, i don't really hold out much hope despite my ludicrous wish for what it should be.
(instanced housing)

*edit*

The idea here was never an either or option in regards tot our current housing system, what is there should stay for those that prefer & have already situated themselves in it.

Nor is this proposal to be as limited as Garrisons or The Doman Enclave. This is meant for the call of a second housing system that would give players the ability to have an area all to themselves in which to build, decorate, furnish, & invite other players to their creations.

Many other games such as Elder Scrolls Online, Rift, Wild Star (rip), ect... have shown amazing customization but also incredible competence in allowing the player base to express & enjoy themselves via such systems.

It is in my opinion that the current systems adherence to the housing ward set up is what directly limits it & until another in made to go along side it, issues will ever continue to keep it a mess.

[Flaws]

Yes, absolutely. If we have both the current housing wards and instanced housing this gives everyone the choice. Do you want to be a part of a neighbourhood type thing but you have to be constantly active in the game to keep your house, enter through a lottery, etc or do you want a more chill housing experience with instanced housing where you can go inactive for as long as you want and you don't have to go through a lottery system. At that point everyone will be able to experience housing which is basically free repeatable content for many players.

Edit: In a perfect version of FF14 you should probably also be able to move your plot between wards and instanced housing if you decide to like you can currently move between plots. Assuming you win the lottery for a plot, you should be able to move your instanced house to a ward.

[Krotoan]

If implemented so anyone could have any house they want (possibly costing more or less or needing progression in a system) yes.

I don't care about neighborhoods and while I enjoy my seaside house i'd hope you could pick your environs to a degree and would be willing to sacrifice that aspect to have more customization and for overall player satisfaction.

[Lexi_Krallphekter]

I don't want instance housing.

I still feel sad when I am thinking of WoW Cataclysm and it "super" feature, Garrison.
I always felt lonely when being there.

I do not own a house in FFXIV but while being in a ward and seeing the other people's housing, you feel like you are in a neighborhood, even though most people are not really there and only visit their plot a single time in a month.
I feel instanced stuff will not give the desired satisfaction people think it will bring but that could just be me having bad experience from Garrison in WoW.

I know house wards lacks a lot of space. And in my opinion, instead of having 2 new servers added to Light and Chaos. I got the feeling those servers could be used to upgrade and have more wards being added too the current servers.
But that would mean that with every new major patch and expansion, the same issues might occur like it did with Endwalker launch. I dunno, I ain't an IT guy, I do not have insight in that data and even if I did, I would most likely not understand the numbers I'll be seeing.

[Aragon]

I don't want instance housing.

I still feel sad when I am thinking of WoW Cataclysm and it "super" feature, Garrison.
I always felt lonely when being there.

I feel instanced stuff will not give the desired satisfaction people think it will bring but that could just be me having bad experience from Garrison in WoW.

Yeah its abit hard to believe unless you are actually there when it happens but imagine walking into lower deck of limsa and its completely deserted, walk into new Gridania.. nothing. Everyone will be isolated in their own instance.

[Thaciscokidd]

Yeah its abit hard to believe unless you are actually there when it happens but imagine walking into lower deck of limsa and its completely deserted, walk into new Gridania.. nothing. Everyone will be isolated in their own instance.

Its a fine line.

On one hand we could have a Wildstar-esque Instance Housing where its super customizable and everyone gets one at a certain point. You and whoever you do whatever with will have privacy to do whatever. Have true contest with full housing design contest and not just the people who owns a house.

But on the other hand, with this game what would people do when you don't have to rely on another person house to do "Venues". Or rely on FC or Apartments just to get that one room.

There's pros and cons to this. Yeah it would be cool if everyone could get some kind of house but what would we lose in the long run.

[Aragon]

Its a fine line.

On one hand we could have a Wildstar-esque Instance Housing where its super customizable and everyone gets one at a certain point. You and whoever you do whatever with will have privacy to do whatever. Have true contest with full housing design contest and not just the people who owns a house.

But on the other hand, with this game what would people do when you don't have to rely on another person house to do "Venues". Or rely on FC or Apartments just to get that one room.

There's pros and cons to this. Yeah it would be cool if everyone could get some kind of house but what would we lose in the long run.

Exactly, as humans but i guess i'll talk for myself, there are many times where i feel or think something would pan out or would be really great, but ive had to take a step back and realize actually it may not work the way i wanted it. Instance Housing was one of them. And that's why I removed my suggestions.

We need to learn from the mistakes of others such as wow and swtor. I think the real issue that SE is starting to rectify is the sheer population numbers in NA and EU region, they are adding more Data Centers and worlds, with that many more wards. Maybe that's the solution to open up many more Data Centers to regions that have almost a billion people each in the periphery.

[Krotoan]

Yeah its abit hard to believe unless you are actually there when it happens but imagine walking into lower deck of limsa and its completely deserted, walk into new Gridania.. nothing. Everyone will be isolated in their own instance.

What makes you think that the people who love to sit in limsa will abandon showing off their toons for sitting by themselves?

There would probably be LESS people because then people wouldn't HAVE to hit hubs like that.. but people will still gather I'd believe.

[Aragon]

What makes you think that the people who love to sit in limsa will abandon showing off their toons.

Its not that i think, ive seen it happen. Do you have a swtor character by any chance? i'd love to invite you to my rather empty instanced Alderaan Castle I have fully done up and my 100% Coruscant apartment (that i love) so many hours decorating, very fun but that just meant I missed the fashion show and so did everyone else, and its also where we afk.