Housing Concern

[jesseleewelch]

We have all heard about player housing, the xp towers/pillars/whatever, and I think it goes without saying that many of us are all looking forward to it. We also know that there will be small, medium, and large plots of land and that housing will start off as free company only until it is ready for individuals to purchase. It has also been said that each housing instance will have maybe half a dozen large plots followed by a multitude of small and medium plots.

With that said, I think it is pretty obvious that anyone who wants to get involved with player housing will go straight after a large plot. This will create a situation where all the large plots sell very quickly and the small plots and many of the medium plots will sit there unsold indefinitely. When the devs see all the unsold small and medium plots they may conclude that adding additional instances is unnecessary because of all the unsold houses. This would ultimately create a situation where only a handful of people on each server would have large houses.

Does anyone else share this concern or am I out in left field about all this?

[Hycinthus]

I don't think everyone will necessarily want large plots. Some people like small houses. Others may not have enough money for the big ones. So I feel it will balance out.

Having said that, your concern may happen, but they'll deal with it when it gets to that point. I don't think the people who wants to buy large plots will be restricted.

[Punainen]

I just wish you could buy a small house and then 'upgrade' whenever you decide you need more room, without having to pay full price for a bigger house.

[Mjollnir]

I'd hope that a new housing instance would be set to automatically generate once all sizes of one plot are sold out. That's how it works with other games that use a very similar housing instance system.

[MithrasInvictus]

I think that you are drastically under-estimating the cost of the large plots. If they will require an entire company to purchase when they are introduced, people will not be lining up for them. The logic of thee original post seems to follow the line that those who cannot afford mansions/plantations willingly go homeless.
I'm not rich in FFXIV or otherwise, but I did retire my legacy character with millions of gil; suffice it to say that I won't be the proud owner of vast swaths of land when the game re-launches, but I will still be buying property when I can! One of the things that I loved about FFXI all those years ago was using the Carpentry guild as a stepping stone to decoration. I'm going to do that again. Anyway... I'm rambling. Affordable housing will always have a market.

[jesseleewelch]

Thanks everyone. I plan to save up until I can afford a large, even if the cost is in the millions. That said, I really hope there will be large ones on the market once I finally do have the money. I would hate to spend weeks watching and waiting for new instances to become available so I can buy.

[Fatestorm]

Thanks everyone. I plan to save up until I can afford a large, even if the cost is in the millions. That said, I really hope there will be large ones on the market once I finally do have the money. I would hate to spend weeks watching and waiting for new instances to become available so I can buy.

You know, not that I would turn DOWN a house, but like in Oblivion and Skyrim, I actually prefer the smaller, more nondescript houses that are more likely overlooked... I don't know but it helps me RP more. In Oblivion, for example, the little cozy run-down house in Leyawiin was my favorite...

Anyway, in XIV, I think medium would be the largest I would want for my personal house. Large is so big... feels kind of empty all by yourself... maybe...

[Jacien]

Wait, S/M/L plots of land? I was interpreting that you first buy the property, then you choose to buy S/M/L sized homes. L-sized being only for a Free Company early on.

Did I miss something recently?

[Vydos]

I do think you buy either a S/M/L plot of land first and decide which size of house you build upon. I'll have to see ingame how big everything is. But I know already that I won't be buying a L-sized house. They're a bit too big for just my character. The medium sized one looked perfect though. The land around it will depend on what we can use it for.

But yeah, I'm not expecting everyone to go for L-sized houses and lands. I might consider getting one eventually just out of boredom.

[Nix]

Ima go for an L-sized house, but it depends on the price. . . I'd end up getting it and my husband would probably wind up taking some space for himself; ; lol. If it's super expensive then I'll have to use my (not-so) magic money-making skills D: