Housing Interior Size Upgrade

[Jojoya]

It's kinda weird how the digest thread words it like that, considering Yoshi-P made it sound like it was already confirmed for a future patch during the Live Letter stream.

Except that could have been an error by those doing the unofficial live translation. Even if accurate, it wouldn't be the first time we were told they were working on something and then had to abandon the idea.

This at least seems to be very possible since the assets exist in the game. What they need to do is create the mechanism that allows for the swapping. Just like the glamour dresser item they had originally planned to make for housing, they might run into trouble.

So somewhat less hopeful that this will actually happen and it sounds more unlikely to be in Dawntrail even if it does.

[Rydio_Dax]

All I have is a private small and that is enough for me. I'm just glad I will be able to get rid of the pillars! I hate them so much and the clipping I have to go out of my way to avoid.

[Veritas-Ancora]

I personally can't wait. This is the most excited I've been in ages!

[Rinoa_353]

I hope to see increased activity in the wards since owners of smalls will soon be able to decorate the same as us that own mansions after they pay the upgrade fee. I predict 25 mil or so for a mansion size and maybe 15 mil for a medium size inside a small for example. This has me excited because now I can upgrade my solo small FC into a nice home for my alts the size of a mansion inside. My neighbors in Shiro are excited and we plan to all renovate when this is released and then invite friends and more to have a guided tour of sorts, I look forward to that :3

I just hope the furnishing limit increase is generous, for now, I'll stick with my modest prediction:

Cottage: 50 more slots inside, 5 more outside

House: 100 more slots inside, 10 more outside

Mansion: 200 more inside, 20 more outside

[Khryseis_Astra]

It's kinda weird how the digest thread words it like that, considering Yoshi-P made it sound like it was already confirmed for a future patch during the Live Letter stream.

I’m sure they wanted to take the opportunity to clarify there, since they didn’t have a live translation of the event.

I know what you mean though… they made it sound like “interior size” would be “one or two more patches,” while the item limits didn’t have a firm date, when it was the other way around. Without knowing Japanese though, it very well could be what they originally said, and the translations were off.

[Khryseis_Astra]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...dac12ea93909ea

1st November Part 2.

That more a less means, 12th or 19th Nov for the patch.

Just a reminder that as it stands now, item limit increase is 7.2/7.3, while the interior size has no “implementation schedule” yet. What we’re getting in 7.1 is the “interior renovation” that will allow us to change the style to any neighborhood theme or the “plain” no pillars theme.

The pricing needs to be similar to what a plot of that size costs or no one would ever buy a medium or large plot outright and would just buy smalls and upgrade them if it turned out cheaper.

I don’t disagree with the idea that those kind of prices should be paid, although I think tier should be left out of it, since tier is based on plot location and not size. But I’m sure people will still want “true” mediums and larges regardless of pricing, if only for the larger yard space and/or location.

The nice thing about this will be the ability to have whatever interior you want regardless of your plot. The downside is that smalls will now be just as competitive in the lottery as the other sizes, especially once auto-demo resumes in NA. I think you’ll also see less demoed plots after the interior size change takes effect as well, so we’ll be back to the main problem of FFXIV housing again: scarcity! lol

[NightHour]

The downside is that smalls will now be just as competitive in the lottery as the other sizes, especially once auto-demo resumes in NA. I think you’ll also see less demoed plots after the interior size change takes effect as well, so we’ll be back to the main problem of FFXIV housing again: scarcity! lol

Yeah Supply definitely won't be able to keep up with demand, it's gonna be extra rough on high pop servers like Balmung, Odin, Zodiark etc.

But on the flip side, it would be nice to see Small's not being ignored anymore.


There's many smalls available right now, even on the high pop servers.

[Khryseis_Astra]

All I have is a private small and that is enough for me. I'm just glad I will be able to get rid of the pillars! I hate them so much and the clipping I have to go out of my way to avoid.

I’m hoping they’ll see how excited people are for this and eventually offer more layout options, whether that’s just micro-managing the different parts of the interior (Could we maybe remove windows too? Switch out to new, different staircases? Etc.) or different sizes and shapes of floors and rooms.

Like you, I’m happy with my small interior and exterior. What I’d like to see for the interior design is a Lavender Beds style that only uses the thinner, almost flat pillars, while removing the big thick ones in the corners, but that’s probably too oddly specific to ever happen!

I also would like the option for an attic on a small, as I’ve detailed in other posts. I like the ground floor and basement as-is, I just want a stairwell on the other side of the ground floor going up to an attic, about the same basic size as the ground floor. No reason all house sizes couldn’t be three floors, especially when so many of the housing skins already look like there should be an attic up there! I’d definitely shell out some gil for that renovation!

[Khryseis_Astra]

But on the flip side, it would be nice to see Small's not being ignored anymore.

There's many smalls available right now, even on the high pop servers.

I don’t think it’s so much that smalls are being “ignored,” but that the lottery pretty much encourages you to “go big or go home.” lol If someone knows they eventually want a medium or a large, those don’t open up as frequently, so if you see one, you may as well through your hat in the ring, because there’s no more instant relocation, and you’re as likely to suffer through just as many failed lottos for a small as you are for a larger size. Smalls are my preferred size, both for the interior and exterior layouts, but I’m happy that the option to change the interior size will be there for those that want it.

As for availability… with auto-demo paused on NA, there’s not much on some worlds. So far there will only be 1 personal plot up for bid next round on Bryn. We’re not even the most congested server on Crystal! lol Some worlds are at 0, some have like 3. Not sure what the FC-only plots look like, but that’s all that’s available for personal bids.