[Salt thread] Owning a House Offically became Dead content for me

[Jojoya]

They could have repurposed the island for FC houses:

I was thinking something along these same lines earlier today. Island Sanctuary would have been great as a place for a FC's headquarters if they could get past the limit of 16 players in the instance. While that's sufficient for the majority of FCs that will never have that many players online at the same time, it would be problematic for the larger FCs that may have 20-50 (or more) online at the same time.

In my experience, FC members hanging out together are usually hanging out outside of the house not in it. They're usually only inside to use the vendors/summoning bell or if the FC is holding some sort of stage event. The island gives players plenty of that outdoor space to mess around.

One of the bluffs overlooking the Hideaway and entry cove would be a perfect spot to locate the FC workshop with airship landing attached and submersible launch below. Imagine being able to see a "life-size" version of the company vessels (even if it's only for looks and not something that can be boarded).

Little customization means little dissatisfaction that decorating in a FC house tends to get reserved to the FC officers.

The island inventory being attached to the island means FC members could share in the gathering/tending duties with everything going to the credit of the FC.

Each FC member could be given their own mammet team(s) at the island workshops to generate seafarer cowries for the vanity items they want. The islander cowries could be a currency system for changing the appearance of the Hideaway in addition to buying things like the glamour prisms/dispellers to share with FC members.

[DeNada]

If you can't really get a house, an apartment is also just as good to get a taste of decorating your own little slice of Eorzea.

The only thing it's missing is outdoor gardening and no one really misses that since it's mostly tedious busywork with little rewards since the value of onions have gone down dramatically that it's barely worth the effort to do it anymore.

[Imora]

If you can't really get a house, an apartment is also just as good to get a taste of decorating your own little slice of Eorzea.

The only thing it's missing is outdoor gardening and no one really misses that since it's mostly tedious busywork with little rewards since the value of onions have gone down dramatically that it's barely worth the effort to do it anymore.

They're not very big, and you can have multiple setups in multiple places with a house, too.

I have a house, apartment, and FC room, and they're all *very* different vibes. In Everquest 2, I had 5 mansions. 5. MANSIONS. all decorated to the nines. Instanced housing has so much more potential than just allowing everyone to have A house.

[ASkellington]

If you can't really get a house, an apartment is also just as good to get a taste of decorating your own little slice of Eorzea.

The only thing it's missing is outdoor gardening and no one really misses that since it's mostly tedious busywork with little rewards since the value of onions have gone down dramatically that it's barely worth the effort to do it anymore.

Apartments are trash tbh. And this is coming from someone who has owned several.

Part of that is because housing customization in general is equally as bad. We have lofts, but can only place certain things on them. We have stairs, and yet they have specifications to where they can go.

Apartments aren't even customizable by size. I get FC rooms should look like rooms, but if I am buying an apartment, why do I NOT get the option to choose S, M or L OR sink gil into upgrading it.

No. Apartments =/= housing until they fix those issues. If we aren't going to have different sizes of apartments or different styles, then at least fix lofts so we can make them ffs!

[AnnaUK]

I moved to a new server. Got a medium no problem.

[NekoMataMata]

I moved to a new server. Got a medium no problem.

I planned on doing this but the new NA servers keep getting delayed. Can't really expect people to move out of their regions either...

[Silverbane]

I planned on doing this but the new NA servers keep getting delayed. Can't really expect people to move out of their regions either...

I'm thinking when the new NA servers debut, I'll get together with the people I play with, see if I can get them to create new alts with me on a world there, create an FC on that world, and see what we can get for an FC house. A cozy cottage in the Mists would be nice.

[Corrupted]

Moving servers seems to work for people here, but y'all, not all who want a house can move servers. Not much of a solution there tbh
Really wish they'd stop adding more to this problem and address it properly

[Jojoya]

Moving servers seems to work for people here, but y'all, not all who want a house can move servers. Not much of a solution there tbh
Really wish they'd stop adding more to this problem and address it properly

What do you feel prevents you from changing servers now that we have both World Visit and Data Center Travel? I can think of one specific reason that would prevent it from being an option (ironically related to housing) but it's an outlier situation. I think the majority would find not moving is more a matter of convenience than necessity.

I don't think telling players to transfer is the correct way to address the problems with housing supply but it is an option that should work for most.