(05-03-2014, 10:24 AM)ArmachiA Wrote: ^ IT's going to be both. A personal apartment in 2.3 and then your own house shortly after.
There was an article the other day that said this:
As for personal housing, you’ll need a level 50 character and get up to a certain rank in the Grand Company. This will be introduced sometime after the Free Company’s personal rooms are made available in Patch 2.3, and the size will be a little larger than the ones at the inns. The prices will be around 850,000 gil, which Yoshida says might be a bit too much, so it could be lower.
Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/01/fin...ttrsQw0.99
850k, if they all aren't one size, is probably for the small house. I have enough for the medium house on Armi, though if I wanted to push it I could get her the large. That's of course they don't decide housing is going to be all small houses only. Loki is more of an apartment girl so my plan for her is to live off the FC house. I'm not sure if the apartment is the same price? It's not clear if they are charging for the FC apartment at all.
Anyway, it doesn't really bother me, the price. Shockingly, there aren't THAT many money sinks in this game and unless you're burning through all the crafts like a boss you're just not spending your money (I have one craft to 50, and I mostly just sit on the money I make if I'm not donating to the Guild Bank) so it does not surprise me at all that housing is going to be the big money sink for people. Other games that have Free Housing probably have other money sinks at the end of the game to compensate. This one really doesn't.
It's also a little easier to make money now-a-days with the gil rewards FOR EVERYTHING, so I'm actually glad they gave us this much notice so people can save up if they want one.
^ ^ ^ This, basically. I'm not bothered by it. Makes sense to me to put time in and actually play the game to take advantage of some of the perks. But I suppose I'm the type of player who doesn't like seeing MMOs turn too casual friendly. Chances are I won't be buying one for my alt but ICly she isn't the type to settle down, anyway. Jajara will hopefully get herself a cozy little place in Ul'dah once she stops spending all her gil on stupid hats and things.