Did Island Sanctuary satisfy any reasons you want a house?

[Jojoya]

First, I'll repeat what has been said over and over: Island Sanctuary is not a replacement/substitute for housing.

Just the same, it has a few of the features that players frequently mention when talking about why they want a house (gardening, larger private space, outdoor area, etc.).

With that in mind, we've had a week now to explore Island Sanctuary to see what we can do with it. Has Island Sanctuary satisfied at least part of your reasons for wanting a house?

If so, where did it "hit the spot"?

What does it still lack that you expect to get from a house?

What has been the overall impact on your desire to get a house?

[LittleChickenNugget]

Not really. While I have many apartments, I would like instanced housing I don't have to worry about losing if I need time away from the game. The "decoration" within the IS is very limited and no one will have anything different across their IS in general. Not to mention a lack of garden or stables to grow things (outside IS use) or tend to chocobos.

[Derio]

No. I would prefer Instanced housing with smaller neighborhoods and more of a exploration content max players cap if they need it.

[Mikki]

No. I would prefer Instanced housing with smaller neighborhoods and more of a exploration content max players cap if they need it.

How cool would that be?? If we could have our own instanced housing that would be a small neighborhood that you could share with friends to build however you want? I don't expect to ever get such a thing but I think it'd be so much more fun than the current housing wards where half the time it's dead and tons of people wish they could live near their friends but can't.

[SturmChurro]

If I was to take a guess, I think this will make people who don't have a house want one more, or at least instanced housing even more. IS needs more customization, and more to do in general.

[NekoMataMata]

If I was to take a guess, I think this will make people who don't have a house want one more, or at least instanced housing even more. IS needs more customization, and more to do in general.

This. Right now it seems to be just a bit of a daily/weekly thing. This isn't bad on its own but IS was sort of advertised, at least in my opinion as something we'd be able to customize to some degree to make it your own. You can't really do that though sadly.

[Vespar]

Island Sanctuary was REPEATEDLY stated that it wouldnt be a means to satisfy any housing need. So no, I didnt expect it would fulfill housing needs. And it hasnt. I still have mountains of housing rewards Im unable to use.
That being said though I do quite agree that now having seen what they are capable of in terms of INSTANCED solo content, I wonder why we cant have such a housing format.

We are constantly given housing furnishings as reward but all too few can use them due to housing demand, especially if said rewards are "outdoor furnishings" as Apartments do not allow for such functionality. Which leads me into my argument. If Island Sanctuary is possible, then so is SOLO instanced housing. I hope that after using Island Sanctuary as a trial run of sorts, the developers will try to create another option for housing. One especially for the common players who have otherwise been incapable of obtaining regardless of their many futile attempts.

[BIues]

Island Sanctuary was REPEATEDLY stated that it wouldnt be a means to satisfy any housing need. So no, I didnt expect it would fulfill housing needs. And it hasnt. I still have mountains of housing rewards Im unable to use.
That being said though I do quite agree that now having seen what they are capable of in terms of INSTANCED solo content, I wonder why we cant have such a housing format.

We are constantly given housing furnishings as reward but all too few can use them due to housing demand, especially if said rewards are "outdoor furnishings" as Apartments do not allow for such functionality. Which leads me into my argument. If Island Sanctuary is possible, then so is SOLO instanced housing. I hope that after using Island Sanctuary as a trial run of sorts, the developers will try to create another option for housing. One especially for the common players who have otherwise been incapable of obtaining regardless of their many futile attempts.

You do realize that they are pointedly not capable of instanced housing. The day Island Sanctuary came out, entire servers were locked out of housing wards and their island because they use the same server. I cannot imagine the strain real instanced housing would cause. They simply do not have the server space, apparently.

[Jojoya]

You do realize that they are pointedly not capable of instanced housing. The day Island Sanctuary came out, entire servers were locked out of housing wards and their island because they use the same server. I cannot imagine the strain real instanced housing would cause. They simply do not have the server space, apparently.

You mean it's like every player decided to check out their new Island at the same time, causing instance servers to be temporarily overloaded.

I haven't had problems getting into my housing on any of my characters or on my islands for my characters that have them since Saturday night.

It's only a problem when everyone wants to get into their housing or Island Sanctuary at the same time. Now that people have had a chance to see what the content is like, it's no longer an issue.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

You mean it's like every player decided to check out their new Island at the same time, causing instance servers to be temporarily overloaded.

I haven't had problems getting into my housing on any of my characters or on my islands for my characters that have them since Saturday night.

It's only a problem when everyone wants to get into their housing or Island Sanctuary at the same time. Now that people have had a chance to see what the content is like, it's no longer an issue.

So then why are people still getting the error?